It’s All About the Seychelles
Sunday, April 20th, 2008The Seychelles, a tiny nation off the coast of Africa, is home to some of the most beautiiful islands in the world. However, this often does not translate into exposure in the media. However, that may be changing with the publication of more and more articles about the beautiful private islands in the region. A recent […]
The Aleutian Islands-An Alaskan Archipelago
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Most people have heard of the Aleutian Islands, but few could probably find them on a map. The Aleutian Islands are an arc of volcanic islands in the earth quake prone zone stretching 1,900km from the Alaskan Peninsula towards the Siberian Peninsula of Kamchatka.
The Aleutian Islands are made up of about 14 main islands, […]
El Hierro: The Organic Island
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008I always enjoy reading articles about individuals or communities living on islands. More often when I read these articles it is about communities who are finding ways to live environmentally friendly on their islands. Although it is imperative that as a global community we work to preserve our environment, on small islands it is […]
Recognizing Rarotonga
Friday, February 1st, 2008Bali, Tahiti, Fiji and Bora Bora, are islands that engender visions of warm sea breezes, turquoise waters and white sand beaches. Although these islands are certainly beautiful and definitely worthy of the praise they receive, I often wonder why other beautiful islands go unnoticed in a world hungry from remote island destinations.
Rarotonga […]
Calling all Island Owners
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Last summer I posted an article about the qualifications for becoming a private island caretaker (read the article here). Since that time I have received numerous inquiries from enterprising, educated and often highly skilled individuals looking to obtain a position as a private island caretaker.
Unfortunately it is difficult for these individuals to find an […]
The Island Archetype
Monday, January 28th, 2008When one thinks of a private island there is usually a standard image that comes to mind. Given the way private islands are typically portrayed in the media the private island that comes to mind is typically tropical, fringed by white sand beaches, surrounded by turquoise waters and perhaps adorned by a small tropical […]
Seven Island Wonders of the World
Thursday, January 17th, 2008People love making lists, I think categorizing things gives people a sense that everything in the world is in order. One of my favorite lists has been produced by WebUrbanist. The website recently wrote an article highlighting some of the “island wonders of the world”
Citing the fact that one in ten people in the world […]
Eigg Island to get Electricity for First Time
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008In 1997 a group of islanders purchased the island of Eigg from its German owner for 1.5 Million Pounds. Now as an ambitious project comes to a close, for the first time Eigg Island residents will have electricity.
Until now the residents have had to get by using diesel or hydro generators and have had to […]
Christmas Island
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007I have been waiting all year to do a post on Christmas Island, because doing a post on this island in July just didn’t seem appropriate.
Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean 2,600 km northwest of Perth. The island is home to just 1,600 residents who live mainly on […]
French Polynesia for the Holidays
Friday, December 14th, 2007I love spending the holidays with my family here in Michigan, and I couldn’t imagine a Christmas without snow. However, if I was to escape the cold weather for the holidays I would likely flee to a tropical private island somewhere. An island I have had my eyes on for a while is […]
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