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 […]
Virus Hits World’s Most Remote Island
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Tristan da Cunha, a tiny island in the South Atlantic and regarded to be the most remote inhabited island in the world is seeking help after the outbreak of an acute virus
Many of the 271 British citizens living on the island have developed severe breathing problems and they need assistance to ensure their supplies […]
Seven Island Wonders of the World
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007A great little blog called WebUrbanist recently came out with their list of the seven island wonders of the world. A great idea, and one that I am a little jealous that I didn’t think of. In any case, their list is an exploration of the worlds most amazing, mysterious and remote islands in the […]
Private Island Weather Station
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007When you live on a private island the one thing that most island owners want is up to the date information on the weather around their island. Most island owners rely on radio or television to provide this information However, for many island owners their islands are too remote to get an accurate forecast, […]
Discovering Eden
Friday, October 12th, 2007Many people not only dream of owning a private island but they also hope to one day open their a resort on their piece of paradise. Private island resorts are difficult and time consuming to build and establish. Occasionally however, a private island resort comes on the market. The advantage of these […]
Evolution on Islands
Monday, September 24th, 2007Islands are delicate and valuable ecosystems that hold the potential to harbor strange and new forms of life. Here is a new article from Wired Science about a species of miniature people just three feet tall that lived on the tiny Indonesian island of Flores.
Ever since pieces of eight tiny skeletons were found several […]
The Incredible Kiribati
Sunday, September 9th, 2007For the last several days whenever I sat down to write my post(s) for the day the first island that popped into my mind was Kiribati. Unfortunately each day I found something slightly more important to write about. Today however I am giving this tiny island nation the attention it deserves and finally […]
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