Mud Island
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008I was watching the 1993 film “The Firm” the other night which is set in Memphis. One part of the movie took place on “Mud Island” an island I was unfamiliar with. I decided to do a little research and it turns out it is a pretty interesting piece of property.
First, Mud Island isn’t actually […]
Efficient Modular Housing
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Modular homes range from the cheap to the expensive, the basic to the elaborate. No matter what type of modular housing you are interested in, these types of buildings make island living easier and more attainable to more people.
A friend sent me an interesting article the other day about Abod modular homes. These modular homes, […]
Nantucket!
Thursday, May 15th, 2008After over a year of posting on this website it occured to me that I have never wrote about Nantucket. Granted its not a private island, but its still a pretty interesting piece of property and a significant part of American history.
Nantucket is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod. Together with the small islands […]
Pulau Samosir: An Island on an Island
Monday, May 12th, 2008Although rare, from time to time you come across an island that is large enough that it has its own lake. Even more rare is to have an island with a lake that has an island on it. So rare is an island within an island that I am not even sure if there are […]
Celebrity Island: Naushon Island
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Although I wouldn’t call them celebrities in the contemporary sense, the Forbes Family who own Naushon Island in Massachusetts is one of the great families of American enterprise…and they are islomaniacs! The Forbes Family first purchased Naushon Island, part of the Elizabeth Islands, seven miles of Cape Cod a century and a half ago.
First purchased […]
Portable Solar Power
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Some people prefer to power the entire infrastructure on thier island, others need no power at all, and some need just need a little here and there to “juice up” a few devices.
A great product that is perfect for island owners/visitors is the Voltaic Systems line of solar bags. The Voltaic Solar Bags are mobile […]
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Great Keppel Island Australia
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Great Keppel Island is one of those undiscovered treasures sitting amidst a group of National Park Islands off the Capricorn Coast. For the last several years this idyllic island, which is home to 17 white sand beaches has operated as a unique private island getaway, offering both island camping and cabins to visitors.
Recently the main […]
Island or Cruise Ship
Sunday, April 6th, 2008When I came across AZ Island I wasn’t sure I was looking at a cruise ship or an artificial island. To me it looks like both, and in many ways it is! This futuristic project which is being developed by Alstom Marine and architect Jean-Philippe Zoppini is being dubbed the titanic of the future.
The […]
Monte Cristo’s Treasure Island to be Opened for First Time
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008According to the Time’s Online the secluded and mysterious island where the Count of Monte Cristo found buried treasure in the novel by Alexadre Dumas is being opened to the public for the first time.
The island, which is 10 square kilometers in size is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, between the Italian mainland and
Corsica. The […]
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