Motu Tetairaire

The latest issue of Outside's Go (travel and style magazine for affluent, active men) profiles Ralph Fasi, CEO of California-based high-tech giant Visionone who has developed his own private island, Motu Tetaraire in the far reaches of Tahiti.

He searched from Switzerland to Hawaii, but Ralph Fäsi, CEO of high-tech giant VisionOne, never found the perfect escape—until he bought his own. Welcome to Motu Teta, one man's private island in the far reaches of Tahiti.

The article has some gorgeous photos of his place and a great piece on how to develop a private island.

Fasi's Private Island
High, Dry, and Satisfied
By Kate Siber
Photos by Amanda Marsalis
Outside's Go, February/March 2008

To rent the island contact here ...

www.yourdreamisland.com

Nauru Island

When I was a child my uncle worked as a mine Engineer on Nauru, and I visited once for Christmas holidays. I was about 7 years old and remember the Air Nauru flight to the island as my first overseas island expedition.

At that time Nauru was the richest country in the world (per capita) and I remember being amazed at seeing Cadillac’s being used on such a small island.

Today the Nauruan are destitute: their natural resources exhausted, their wealth (and health) squandered, and their future scarcely imaginable.

For more about this story click the link below …

South Pacific tragedy: The island that had (and lost) everything
By Kathy Marks, The Independent
Thursday, 21 February 2008

Cayo Timon & Cayo Zacate

Picture perfect small private Islands Paradise in the Honduran Archipelago.

Back in 1998 I visited the enchanting Cayos Cochinos islands with a friend who wanted to buy a private island. We looked at Sandy Caye which was for sale for just $100,000, but my friend decided it was too small and remote to live on.

A pristine perfect 1/2 acre island in a choice location of unspoiled 50 acre Marine Reserve called Cayos Cochinos, a small Archipelago located just 19 kilometers off the northern coast of Honduras.

AVAILABLE FOR RENT

The island is ideal for TV commercials, and is available for Print or Film work.

Luxury yurts (all inclusive) set up just for you to enjoy nature at it's best.

The Caye's Blog

For more about the Cayos Cochinos Click Here

Panama Castaway

I am always fascinated to read stories about island hermits, and below is a great one about a German hermit living as a selk-imposed castaway on a remote island in Panama.

Panama's Robinson Crusoe
By Don Winner,
Panama Guide
Sunday, November 12 2006

Island Sitting

Have you ever wanted to spend a few months alone on an island, spend time getting to know a piece of wilderness better, take part in protecting rare wildlife in the wild, feel the joy of caring for and releasing a wild animal or bird or head to the back country and do some real work?

WILDCARE members voluntarily staff Maatsuyker Island (south of Tasmania) and Deal Island (Bass Strait) as Island Caretakers. Each "shift" is three months in duration, during which time the volunteers are self-sufficient, but in regular contact with Rangers.

Special training in weather reporting is provided for Caretakers on Maatsuyker Island, as the WILDCARErs provide 3-hourly weather reports to the Bureau of Meteorology. The Bureau pays a small stipend for this work.

Deal Island Caretakers carry out quite a bit of visitor information and assistance work as the island is a popular stop-over for cruising yachts and kyakers playing around in Bass Strait or crossing between Victoria and Tasmania. There is also a small museum on the island.

Caretakers on both islands carry out a variety of maintenance work on the houses, lighthouses and other buildings. There are a number of requirements relating to training, experience and abilities before selection as an Island Caretaker is possible.

Both Maatsuyker Island and Deal Island have Community Action in Reserves (CARes) groups, providing support to volunteers and the Rangers.

To register your interest, fill in the WILDCARE membership form and forward it and payment to the WILDCARE Office (GPO Box 1751 Hobart 7001).

Register for the island of your choice (or both) on the form under the CARes branch. You will then be forwarded information, working bee notices and so on direct to your home address.

If you are already a member of WILDCARE, simply contact the WILDCARE Office (office@wildcaretas.org.au or phone 03 6233 2836) to alter your membership details to include the island of your choice. Alternatively, you can change your details on-line.

Further information

For Deal Island … view the Friends of the Deal Island page or contact the Northeast District PWS Office on (03) 6359 2217

For Maatsuyker Island ... view the Maatsuyker Island page or contact the Southern District PWS Office on (03) 6264 8460

Email: islandcaretakers@wildcaretas.org.au

Deal Island Caretakers

Deal Island is part of the Kent Group of islands, situated 72 kilometres west of Flinders Island in Bass Strait of Australia. Deal Island is about 1,450 hectares in size, consisting of granite cliffs rising to 260 metres on the southern side, gradually descending over the island northwards in rolling hills and grasslands to several white sandy beaches.

The island has a lightstation with existing buildings dating back to the opening of the lighthouse in 1848, Superintendent's House (now a museum) and other buildings in a fenced compound 3.5 kilometres from the lighthouse. The caretakers house was built in 1962 and previously used as a keepers residence. The lightstation was de-manned in 1992, and is now serviced by 2 offshore automatic lights on North East and South West islands.

In 2000 the Parks & Wildlife Service (PWS) started a caretaker role for the island, with caretakers staying for 3 months on the island with transport by boat from Flinders Island (4 hours) and return provided by Parks. Caretakers have to be self sufficient in food for 3 months and all requirements are brought on the boat to the island. The house is fully self contained and radio and telecommunications are provided.

The main role on the island for caretakers is to provide a 'presence' on the island and maintain a maintenance program for the structures on site and continuing weed control works and other tasks required at the time.

To read the experiences of a couple who acted as caretakers for the island click the link below …

Take a lighthouse deal
Today Tonight
Reporter: Jackie Quist
November 02, 2007

Branson's Eco Island

Islands are often known as the setting for evil geniuses bent on world domination, or destruction.

But Sir Richard Branson has turned his private island of Necker in the British Virgin Islands into a place where world leaders and business tycoons can meet to solve the world's ecological crisis.

To read more click the link below …

At island retreat, Branson and friends seek to save a world 'on fire'
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
International Herald Tribune: March 20, 2008

Roti Island, Indonesia

East Nusa Tenggara
Indonesia

Located in East Nusa Tenggara, Roti Island lies between the Indian Ocean on the west and the Timor Sea on the east. It is 80 km long from southwest-northeast and about 23 km wide and has an area of 467 1,210 square km.

The capital of Roti is Ba’a, which is located on the western side of the island. The village of Pepela is located on the north-eastern end of Roti and on the southern side of a large sheltered bay. Here you will sandy beaches and mangroves, while coral reefs are located in its centre. The uninhabited Dana Island (also called Ndana) just south of Rote is the southernmost island of Indonesia.

Roti island is beautiful with hills, valleys and escarpments but it is underwater where the beauty lies. Here the diving is good with spectacular walls and caverns, and a huge variety of marine life. Agriculture is the main form of employment. Fishing is also important, especially in the eastern village of Papela. In the village of Pepela, the sandy beach drops away steeply providing a deep-water anchorage close inshore. The bay is attractive and provides year round shelter from the strong easterly and westerly monsoonal winds.

There is excellent surfing in the south around the village of Nembralla. It has a beautiful beach that offers a natural panorama and fascinating sunsets. Nembralla Beach is one of the very few beaches ideal for surfing. June to October are the best months for surfing and don’t be surprised to be sharing the waves with surfers from around the world.

The architecture of Roti Island is unique and so is their exquisite Ikat weaving. Roti has many historical attractions including fine antique Chinese porcelains, as well as ancient arts and traditions. The popular traditional music instrument Sasando comes from Roti Island.

Getting There:

A passenger ferry operates daily between Kupang and Pantai Baru, a small mangrove fringed bay on the north-western side of Roti. A motor boat also travels twice a week between Pepela and the village of Namosain in Kupang. The trip takes around four hours depending on the weather conditions.

The Legend of Johnny Lingo

Island Films:

The Legend of Johnny Lingo 2003

Tama (Tausani Simei-Barton), a boy who washes up on the shore of a South Sea tropical island. Though at first it's believed that he's destined for big things, the mischievous boy finds himself being bounced from family to family. He's received with equal amounts of joy and fear — the former from the island tribe's chief, the latter from the chief's wife, who notes that the new boy is taking favored status away from their own, biological son.

Eventually the tribe curses and ostracizes him, and the only real connection he makes is with Mahana (Fokikori Soakimi), the supposedly homely daughter of the village drunk. But when Tama gets old enough to leave the island, he heads out on a one-man craft and doesn't look back.

When he washes up on a yet another island shore, he's lucky enough to meet legendary trader Johnny Lingo (George Hanare). While others continue to scoff at the boy, Johnny sees something in him — even after Tama steals from his treasury.

The kind-hearted man plans to have the boy succeed him as the next Johnny Lingo (it's more of a title than an actual name, you see). But in his heart, the now-teenage Tama (Joe Falou) makes it his goal in life to return to reclaim his true childhood love, Mahana, the only person who's ever really understood or cared about him.

The tropical island scenes were shot on the atoll of Aitutaki, in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.

Johnny Lingo the movie website

To buy the DVD Click Here

Agatti Island Beach Resort

Agatti Island Beach Resort is on an island that's just 2.7 sq. kms. and for immediate neighbors all around, you have the Arabian Sea. The water is so clear that a crystal will go green. Pristine, virgin, white, white beaches and the only loud sound in the gentle roar of the waves.

The Agatti Island Beach Resort, with limited cottages and the tallest structure, the coconut tree. Exotic flora and fauna, the deep blue sea, sea birds, fish and still more fish. Soothing sound of waves, solitude and peace. The best thing to do would be to stay completely at ease and let nature caress you and do exactly as she pleases.

Lakshadweep is a group of tiny coral islands which lie scattered in the Arabian sea. Agatti island is the most westerly fall in islands in the group. On the horizon to the North wards can be seen coconut fronds of Bangaram, Tinnakara, Parali and Kalpitty. The Agatti island offers a crystal clear lagoon as well as coral reefs renowned for its unspoilt natural beauty situated inside and uninhabited area of 3sq km and strategically located a stones throw away from the only Airport, Island.

The resort consists of 10 independent huts of 20 beds built in wood and concrete and designed to facilitate natural air-conditioning. The roofing has been constructed out of hollow bricks with the top covered with glazed tiles, in order to alleviate heat. Every hut is fully furnished in European style with attached bathrooms and fridge. Each hut accommodates two people and faces the palm fringed western beach of Agatti island.

Agatti Island Beach Resort
Lakshadweep Islands, India