Ever wanted your own private island, perfect for scheming to take over the world? Here’s one — a snip at only $US3 million. Lasers and shark pools not included.
Every once in a while I catch myself daydreaming about becoming a Bond villain. Let’s face it, right up until the moment you plunge screaming into the explosion, life is pretty sweet with curvaceous jumpsuit clad ladies aplenty, a cat to keep your lap warm and, of course, world domination just one stolen nuclear bomb away. But where to get started?
Private Islands Magazine (yeah, I wasn’t a reader previously either) reports on the first thing that I’d need to accomplish my world domination dreams; a private island retreat that I could start my quest for world domination from. It’s not even particularly subtle about its purpose, given it’s called “Savage Jungle Island”.
Sure, it doesn’t come with preinstalled laser death mines, although it is noted as having 26 waterfalls which I guess could make do as death traps in a pinch. The current economy means that deals to buy the island — in Patagonia, South Chile — have recently fallen through, and it could be mine for only $US3 million or so. Anyone want to pass the hat around? [Private Islands via Born Rich]
scrypton
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:22 AMIf I more there, do I have to pay an extra $1000 for NBN?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/home-owners-hit-with-1000-wiring-bill-for-nbn-connection/story-fn59niix-1226180927200
Peter Collinson
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:06 AMFirstly, it’s behind a firewall so can’t read it.
Secondlly, what does that have to do with a villain lair in another country?
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:40 AMIt’s an invasion of the right-wing nuts man… But given his name it’s pretty appropriate in this case- super villain if I ever heard of one! :)
He deserves the island.
Danny Allen
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:29 AMExcccellent.
Andrew
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:44 AMI would rename to Savage Garden Jungle Island.
Gaylord Focker
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:16 PMI wouldn’t
terrible idea is terrible
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:57 PMSavage garden? ye olde band from the 90′s? you must be shrooming
Sam D
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 1:53 PMThat’d REALLY keep people away.
Aliasalpha
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:51 AMThink they’d take 35 bucks upfront and a percentage of my takings when I ransom the moon or whatever nefarious scheme I get into?
Yoda
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:59 AMI bet commuting there is a bitch
Alex Kidman
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:25 PMPrivate rocketcopter job, surely?
MDolley
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 1:01 PMI am no expert on the subject, but doesn’t “Buying” an island seem kind of lame for a super villain?
If it was me I’d invest that money in death-ray R&D and then take the island by force.
Ben Zemm
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 3:14 PMVillains are always initially legitimate businessmen, so the island would be used as a cover for work for the US government, or something. Like Dr No and his guano!
red t-rex
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 3:55 PMI would go with “mostly initially legitimate businessmen” as in Lex Luther = yes, General Zod = No. If you stick to James Bond then yes but when you get into the Marvel universe that rule doesn’t always apply, although in a lot of cases it does. I know I’m just being picky.
red t-rex
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 4:02 PMActually, just thinking a bit more about Bond villains and I’m sure sure you could say many of them were at some time legitimate. Between SPECTRE, Mr Big (drugs), and Scaramanga (Assassin) to name a few, I can’t see them running a “legal” business.
Fred
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 1:25 PMThe article doesn’t mention anything about buying the whole island. He has bought “32 acres of private titled property, and a nine-mile stretch of leased concession”. The Chilean government is “barring any potential competing projects from building in the region for at least another ten years”……
Yes, he could be the sole occupant on the island for the next ten years but that’s it, it’s not a private island.
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 2:48 PMSpoilsport… now it just sounds like some lame real estate offering for a potential resort. :(
JNYBLK
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 2:23 PMWhere can I buy my sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads?
olearymo
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 3:17 PMand they must be frickin’ laser beams. no ‘damn’ laser beams here. I didn’t spend all those years at Evil Medical school to put up with this! :P
Jack Frost
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 3:14 PMBloody hell its cheap for what it is! you would have much change from a waterfront house in Cottesloe! Never mind having your OWN Island!
Bula Time
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 3:28 PMI was just in Fiji and there was an island for sale about 45 min from Deanrau Port for fjd$1.7M or less than $au1M that looked like a bargain …great scuba diving too…