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The Siren Song of Isola Li Galli
Returning from the legendary fall of Troy, Jason and Ulysses both heard the sirenic call of Isola Li Galli — an archipelago of five islands, 1.5 miles off Italy’s Amalfi Coast and 3.5 miles southwest of Positano. Isola Li Galli was believed to be the home of the Sirens, mythological women with the bodies of birds (“li galli”: “the roosters” in Italian) and beautiful human heads, whose haunting music lured sailors to their deaths on the rock cliffs.
VICEROY MALDIVES RESORT: The Door Opens for Villa Ownership
Recent changes in Maldivian law mean that foreigners can now own property in the stunning Maldives archipelago. The new Viceroy Maldives Resort is pre-selling 12 of its superlative Deluxe Beach Villas on the private island of Vagaru — offering discerning travellers an opportunity to combine exclusive lifestyle enhancement with significant investment income. Operated by Los Angeles-based Viceroy Hotel Group, the resort is scheduled to open in January 2012. Set on 17 idyllic acres of Vagaru Island, in the Shaviyani Atoll, Viceroy Maldives is just less than an hour north by seaplane from the capital Male. Developed as a joint venture between Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company and EoN Resorts with interior designs by Toronto’s Yabu Pushelberg, Viceroy Maldives Resort comprises 61 bungalows — 32 over the water and 29 Beach Villas, of which 12 have been reserved for private sale.
Savage Jungle: Island with 100 foot waterfall
Nestled in the world-famed but untamed Patagonia region of Chile’s rugged south, Savage Jungle (Jungla Salvaje in Spanish) is an incredibly unique property and one that its current owner searched for some two years and 30 countries before finally finding. A man on a mission searching for a needle in a haystack; said owner had keenly wanted to discover a locale that might allow construction of a top-end luxury resort icon as spectacular as Frank Lloyd Wright’s tour de force, Fallingwater, in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Wakaya: The South Pacific’s Ultimate Address
People looking for the ultimate exclusivity and privacy in Fiji don’t even have to leave Wakaya Island. Following a sales trend seen in other high-end private island resorts like Kamalame Cay in the Bahamas, it’s now possible to purchase your own private estate on Wakaya. Rai Ki Wai (aptly translating to “View Over the Sea”) is a private 47-acre estate of freehold land on Wakaya Island. It is one of the most beautiful homes in the South Pacific with 20,000 square feet of living space and 200-degree views of the ocean. This unique and spectacular estate property comes with seven suites and nine baths spread among the Main House Pavilion, the Master Bedroom Pavilion, Guest Pavilion with two guest suites, and three detached bures
The Perfect Turnkey Development in the Philippines
Hailed as “the best island destination in East and Southeast Asia” by National Geographic Traveler, as “one of the world’s Top 10 best scuba dive sites” by Forbes Traveler Magazine, and as “the next property hotspot” by Islands Magazine, there is quite a buzz about the Philippines’ Palawan Archipelago. The archipelago is located in the South China Sea and spans over 300 miles. Palawan consists of 1,780 islands, measures 4,208 acres and offers a coastline that stretches more than 1,250 miles
The Perfect Family Island: Halfcrown Island, Quebec
The perfect family island, just a 90-minute drive north from Ottawa, Half Crown Island sits on pristine Thirty-One Mile Lake. Surrounded by the stunning lake country and towering evergreens of western Quebec’s Gatineau Hills, the glacier-formed lake has points that are over 200 feet deep and its clear waters make for wonderful summer swimming. Half Crown’s current owners started visiting in 1979 and rented until 1993. When their predecessors got older and decided to sell, these summer tenants immediately snapped up the 3.86-acre lake isle and now spend up to five months of the year there
BC’s Perfect Wilderness Island
The West Coast of BC offers a landscape like no other; vast sun- and sea-bleached trunks of Douglas fir lie tumbled on sandy beaches, orcas surface on the Sound, eagles soar over centuries-old fir, Pacific dogwood, towering arbutus, lodgepole pine and yellow cedar. In the midst of all this majesty sits the peninsula island that separates Five Coves from Zorro Bay — off the grid, yet five minutes from the nearest liquor store. It’s the perfect West Coast wilderness island. Five Coves in British Columbia’s stunning Howe Sound — North America’s southernmost fjord — offers splendid isolation, just minutes from Vancouver. Facing south, verdant islands dot the Sound
Kakula Island – A Rare Island Estate
Offering extraordinary value in a coveted location, Kakula Island is one of the most exciting properties currently on the market in the South Pacific. The island nation of Vanuatu — described by designer Diane von Furstenberg as “the most beautiful” such place she had ever seen — is known as the Jewel of the Pacific. Basking in the gleaming waters of the Pacific, just off the north coast of the Vanuatu capital, Efate, Kakula Island is one of its brightest stars. Situated 15 minutes from the mainland and only 50 minutes drive from Vanuatu’s international airport, Kakula offers over one and a quarter miles of private white sand beach, lush foliage and crystal clear waters. Purpose-built and envisaged as an exclusive celebrity retreat in 2005 with leading edge infrastructure installed, including a mainland jetty, the existing facilities are a starting point for constructing a larger, upscale destination to attract an international clientele
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.
Living the Private Island Dream on the Great Barrier Reef
By Aefa Mullholland 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 and eco-friendly, powered by wind and sun. Each has its own private bathroom, fully equipped kitchen and large deck with BBQ and sunset views.
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