Island Travel 
Choosing your Perfect Piece of French Polynesia
Marlon Brando was not the first famous visitor to fall for French Polynesia; this scatter of 118 idyllic islands that glistens across an area approximately the size of Europe has been winning overseas admirers for hundreds of years. Brando fell for the Society Islands while filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1960, but the first Europeans landed in Tahiti in 1767. Captain Cook, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, W. Somerset Maugham and James A. Michener all later took home glowing descriptions of the archipelago — one of five island chains that constitute French Polynesia — and Paul Gauguin brought the colors of its lush atolls and shimmering lagoons to life on canvas.
Choosing your Perfect Piece of French Polynesia
A WORLD AWAY IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Tucked off the eastern coast of Guadalcanal, the island of Tavanipupu is part of the mountainous and heavily forested Solomon Islands archipelago, an island nation of just 600,000 people — 1,200 miles northeast of Australia and 300 miles east of Papua New Guinea. The capital city Honiara, on Guadalcanal — the largest of the Solomon Islands, is a three-hour flight from Brisbane.
A WORLD AWAY IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Living the Private Island Dream on the Great Barrier Reef
South African couple, Wayne Rumble and Laureth Craggs bought Pumpkin Island in Australia’s Keppel Islands in 2003. Drawn to the area by the surrounding waters’ fantastic fishing and the desire to have a tropical hideaway for family get-togethers, they fell head over heels when they first saw this pristine private island in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Today, Wayne and Laureth still live on the idyllic island and their charming resort — perhaps the ultimate home business — offers five comfortable beach cottages at the ocean’s edge. Cottages are self-contained
Living the Private Island Dream on the Great Barrier Reef
Seven-star Seclusion in the South Pacific
Proclaimed one of the hundred most beautiful hotels and resorts in the world by Hideaway Hotels, Laucala Island (pronounced Lothala) opened in 2009 to guests seeking the utmost discretion and privacy amid almost unimaginable tropical splendor. Once owned by publishing magnate Malcolm Forbes, Laucala was bought by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz in 2002. One of Fiji’s northeastern-most islands (the nation has 322 islands), Laucala distinguishes itself in a crowded field of highly qualified contenders—and soars above the competition. Laucala is, quite simply, idyllic. Unofficial estimates put the cost of Mateschitz’s redevelopment at an incredible $30,000,000. At this level of excellence, exceptional service, extraordinary cuisine, a fine wine cellar, and exquisite surroundings are, as one would expect, de rigueur.
Seven-star Seclusion in the South Pacific
Double Life in Far North Queensland
As I woke the first morning on Double Island, with the insistent rays of the Far North Queensland sun streaming through the bedroom’s long, linen drapes, I had an intriguing realization – I didn’t actually know what this island looked like. It had been dark – with a humid tropical heat that came as a blissful contrast to Sydney’s winter chill – when our plane landed outside of Cairns, and the island was as pitch black as the surrounding seas upon our arrival by boat later that night. Never having seen a picture, I lay in bed and tried to imagine what was waiting for me outside.
Double Life in Far North Queensland
The Mysterious Paradise of Palawan
Certain particularly beautiful tropical islands brighten the desktops of thousands of computers around the world –extraordinary rocky shapes jutting out of the sea, adorned with sparkling beaches and covered in rich green jungle. These islands are exotic, compelling and like nothing else on earth. But as the staff at Private Islands Inc. can attest, the question on hundreds of people’s minds is - where on earth are they?
The Mysterious Paradise of Palawan
Sri Lanka’s Exotic Island Paradise
At the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka’s coast sits a small, lush island, with a luxurious mansion offering the ultimate in gracious colonial living. Discover the unique history of this pearl of the Indian Ocean.
Rarely has a country had such an evocative series of names as the beautiful nation now called Sri Lanka, or “sacred [...]
Exclusive Cruise Line Ports of Call
Some of the world’s biggest cruise lines are now snapping up private islands for their guests to enjoy, putting this exclusive experience within reach of almost anyone. While sharing a private island with a few thousand other guests may not seem quite so “private” after all, cruise line islands often do have the advantage of [...]
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