Sovereignty 
King’s Island Denmark(0)
Created in 1890 by King Christian the IX is an incredible and historic piece of property.
The island is actually the largest artificial island, not connected to the mainland in the world. This rare offering is a unique gem of tremendous cultural importance.
Located just 15 minutes from the danish capital the island is home to an [...]
Maldives Getting Tough On Climate Change
The Maldives is getting tough on climate change with the government recently announcing a new plan to fund its climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts with a $3 per day tax on all tourists coming to the low-lying Indian Ocean nation’s island resorts.
In 2008 some 683,000 people visited the Maldives as tourists, which is nearly double [...]
Antigua Takes back Stanford Owned Island
Embattled investor Allen Stanford is losing his private island in Antigua. The governments of Antigua and Barbuda are making the move to take control of the texas Billionaire who has been accused of securities fraud.
Stanford, owned Guiana Island A 1,500 acre island that has emerged as the heart of his elaborate dealings. Antigua and Barbuda’s [...]
Liberty Island
It’s a time of war, change and hope for our country so I thought today I would feature a symbol of what we all strive for, not just as American’s but as human beings. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886 to commerate the centennial [...]
Tuvalu Seeks Help With Global Climate Change
One of the world’s smallest nations, Tuvalu, is facing a huge problem. Slowly, the tiny island nation is slipping beneath the rising waters of the Pacific. The government is reaching out to the world to help save the island nation which has about 12,000 residents.
Tuvalu is the world’s fourth smallest country, bigger only than the [...]
Visit France without Crossing the Ocean
What if you could visit France without flying to Paris. It is possible and you would be surprised how close part of France is to North America. Off the coast of Canada lies the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Located in the North Atlantic just 25 kilometers south of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland, [...]
The Solovetski Islands
I was recently flipping through June’s issue of Conde Nast Traveler and came upon an interesting article abot the Solovetski Islands in Russia. The islands are the home of monasteries and priests, but they are also haunted by the memories of the Soviet Gulag. Author Peter Savodnik writes a brilliant article about this unique island [...]
Man Crowns Self King of Island
Most island owners like to think of themselves as “masters of their domain” or the “king of their own island.” There is really no harm in doing this, unless of course thousands of people already live on the island.
A man named David Howe, was recently contacted by a genealogist in England who informed him [...]
Seven Island Wonders of the World
A 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 [...]
Why the Maldives are Wonderful!
In celebration of my favorite island nation’s birthday I thought I would celebrate its holiday with a little background on Maldivian history and culture. The Maldives, with a total land area of just 300km (about 1.7 time of Washington DC) is an archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited [...]