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Breaking Island News Breaking news keeps readers up-to-date on the latest island news  Within the frigid wilderness of America’s most northern state, one brave man is intending to strand himself on an uninhabited island and live like a hermit for a year. (Latouche Island Historical Image) For 17 years, oil company employee Charles Baird has harboured a usual dream; to strike out into Alaska’s forbidding wilds …Read More: USA: Alaskan Plans Year Alone on Remote Island  Japan’s balmy tropical islands in the area of Okinawa seem like an ideal place to set up camp and live like a hermit, and one 76-year old man has done just that for more than two decades. (Sotobanari Image Courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) When it comes to stepping …Read More: Asia: A Real Island Hermit Found Near Okinawa  When some people are suffering from a broken heart, they get a new hairstyle or go on a diet – Ian Usher, on the other hand, sold all of his possessions and bought a private island. (Image copyrght Daily Mail/Mark Richards) British native Ian Usher has become an internet sensation after revealing the …Read More: Latin America: The Man Who Sold His Life and Bought an Island  Less than three months after his controversial resignation as president of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed is back hitting the press circuit. (Film at theislandpresident.com) It’s almost unheard-of for the leader of a small country like the Maldives to achieve international prominence, but in the case of Mohamed Nasheed, …Read More: Maldives: The Island President Speaks Out  The sentimental prince put in a special request to visit the island, a favorite of the late Princess Diana, while on his 10-day tour of the Caribbean. (Image of Windermere by Greg Huntsman) While Prince Harry was visiting the Bahamas earlier this month as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration, excitement among …Read More: Caribbean: Prince Harry Visits Windermere Island on Jubilee Tour  An exciting new publication is now available from Vladi Private Islands, the company that first showed the incredible beauty and variety of islands in their sold-out coffee table book Luxury Private Islands. (Publisher: teNeues/Photo: Farhad Vladi) No company can boast of a more intimate knowledge of the business of private islands than Vladi …Read More: New Island Book: The World of Private Islands  The world’s premier company for the sale and rental of private islands is searching for an independent young IT specialist with great writing skills for the position of a lifetime. (See bottom of page for larger version) Hamburg-based company Vladi Private Islands caused plenty of excitement in the media this week when it …Read More: NZ: Vladi Private Islands Seeks Web-Savvy Hermit for Island Job  Holiday makers visiting the island resorts of the Maldives are advised to be cautious, but flights and resorts are operational despite the political turmoil in the capital city. (Islands in the Maldives/VPI Photo) For such a small and isolated country, the islands of the Maldives have been making a lot of waves in …Read More: Indian Ocean: Travel Industry Calms Concerns over Safety in Maldives  |
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