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Fantasy Islands
September 2005
The Nude
Café's Liz
Egger looks at the lure of a private nudist paradise.
I
was watching a television programme the other night that profiled some
of the richest people in Britain.
One of these, a 23 year old with 6 million pounds in the bank had just
brought a large chunk of the Seychelles as a personal investment.
Another, the ubiquitous Richard Branson, has the island of Necker as his
private kingdom.
What these two had in
common (apart from great wealth), was that they both managed to buy
their place in the sun at knock down bargain prices. As they also
assured us that there were still plenty of bargains to be had in the
private island department, and as a private tropical naturist island
would be every naturists dream, I decided to do a little research on
your behalf.
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Here then is
The Nude Café guide to buying your own private naturist island.
You can expect to pay:
Between $10,000 (for a lump of rock off the wetter coast of Scotland)
and $40m (estate, buildings, staff, in South Ocean, Bahamas)
What
to look for:
 These
days you need something special if you really want to stand out.
Properties on the market at the moment include Little Ragged Island in
the Bahamas, a huge 700 acre chunk of paradise with over 9km of tropical
shoreline and an abundant supply of natural fresh water (seriously
expensive at $20,000,000), one in Florida that comes with an
international airport, a pearl farming business in Polynesia and Isla
de sa Ferradura off Ibiza in the Mediterranean. Advertised as “ an
island fit for a king”, this upscale rock boasts,130000 sq ft mansion
with all the trimmings, an artificial cave
complex with wide range of additional facilities – beauty centre, a
whirlpool, infra-red cabin, solarium, aroma bath, steam-bath, sauna,
tropical rain shower, vitamin bar, relaxation corner, etc
– its own water taxi, jeeps, sail and power boats and jet-skis,
and just in case you run out of champagne you can reach the supermarket
on the mainland via a private, specially constructed road bridge.
A snip at € 32,990,000
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Before
you buy check
out:
- Location
(“HOW far off the coast is it?”)
- Fresh
water (you’ll go mad if you drink the salt stuff)
- Political
stability (rich landlords are always first against the wall in a
coup d’etat)
- Chance
of house blowing away in tropical storm (Come on. You must have seen
“The Wizard of OZ”)
Where
to buy:
You can’t go far
wrong with the Caribbean, but watch out for volcanoes and creepy
crawlies. The Panama coast has the same climate for half the price, but
there is the risk of pirates and it’s in an earthquake zone. The South
Pacific offers privacy but is a bit too remote. Continental Europe is a
good bet, but it’s horrendously expensive and fresh water may be a
problem. And don’t get fooled by those agencies that try to tempt you
with the romance of an island off Scotland or in an Irish loch: we UK
naturists know the British climate far too well to fall for that one!
Try
before you buy:
Maybe you’re wondering whether your own private island is the right
choice for you. Why not test the waters by renting one first? Prices
vary from $55 per day (Ilha do Pico, Brazil, 36 acres and 2 fully equipped
residences) to $22,500 per day (Richard Branson’s Neker Island, where
the staff outnumber the guests and you’ll be walking in the footsteps
of rock stars and royalty)
Who
to contact:
Are you SERIOUS?
You are? Contact Private
Islands Online before the taxman catches up with you.
Better still, if you’ve really
got that kind of money, call me and ask me out to dinner; I’ve got
this great business idea for a nudist resort on a disused oil rig in the
North Sea …
What
if you’re broke?
Why not buy an
inflatable island? The
Inflatable Private Island, just $299.95 from Hammacher
Schlemmer has room for 8 adults and can be extended as your needs
(and your fortune) grows. When deflated it’s designed to fit in
the boot of your car or your boat cabinet so you can actually transport
it and enjoy your own nudist island wherever you like. Not a bad idea,
but it doesn’t beat the real thing - the Bahamas have never had a
puncture.
Regards
 Liz
liz@thenudecafe.com
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