Sunday, September 10, 2006

Solitude

Since these are the only ones I could afford on the whole planet, should I choose this one or this one?

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. People can actually own islands? Anyway, I'd say the second.

Anonymous said...

Nova Scotia...I like the trees! :)

Darren said...

Check out his entire site. This guy is the world's best-known "island salesman".

I might could afford those two islands. He has others around the world for 10s of millions of dollars. Slightly out of my price range.

Darren said...

Fine. What about the other one? It's in a lake :-)

Anonymous said...

Looking for a place to displace once President Clinton takes office in 2008?

Darren said...

Allen: not that I'm seriously considering buying such islands, but even if I were, after the purchase I'd have no money left to build a palace! Heck, I wouldn't have any money left to buy the canoe to get me to the island!

And anonymous: no, I'm looking for a place to displace President Clinton to should she ever take office :-) We can think of it as Elba--and if that doesn't work, we'll try St. Helena.

Anonymous said...

So if you buy an island, is it like your own country? lol

Also, how does this guy sell them off in the first place?

Darren said...

No, it wouldn't be my own country. I'd still have to pay property (and any other) taxes to whatever political jurisdiction the island falls under.

And Vladi is a real estate agent, and islands are just a specific type of real estate.

Anonymous said...

So an island is just treated as property of whatever country it belongs to?

Darren said...

Sure, just like any other piece of land.

Anonymous said...

Darren:

I'd prefer you pick an island with deep water mooring facilities. That would, of course, include electircal and water hook-ups and perhaps a swim up bar. When I motor over to visit I don't want to be roughing it! We're off to anchor at one of our favorite islands in the Bay, Angel Island for the weekend. By the way, I'm still planning the Alaska cruise.

Captain

Darren said...

Captain, judging from the locations, neither of these islands appears to have any utilities currently. I'd probably have to set up a generator.

Anonymous said...

I like the trees on the second one, but the first one has sheep (there's an investment, if you're willing to put up with the stink and the mess).

If the sheep come with the island, go with the first one. If not, I'd take the second one just for the trees.