# Condemned to an island paradise **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718 "2011-01-31T23:38:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/61 "2011-02-03T08:43:53Z")
The last time I checked, Tahiti doesn’t have fiber optic connections. I vote for Oahu too. I already know a lot of people there. I’m not a beach person, but a nice place in the Manoa valley would do me fine. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/62 "2011-02-03T11:11:54Z")
The Isle of Skye. No worries. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/63 "2011-02-03T12:56:50Z")
My dilemma is climate. I don’t like hot weather and too much sun, and beaches only temporarily amuse me. Hurricanes suck, too. So that pretty much leaves out a lot of places. I also don’t like cold, windy places, so that eliminates a significant portion of the rest. Climate-wise, Norfolk Island looks perfect, but it’s way too isolated. Plus, the Hurricane thing. One in the Puget Sound would be acceptable, but I have a feeling that an earthquake/volcano/tsunami is gonna wipe it out sooner rather than later. The Delmarva Peninsula is technically an island; that might be OK, and I suppose for practical reasons, Manhattan or Long Island would be good choices. Perhaps an island in the Mississippi or another major river would suffice. I kind of like the idea of the British Channel Islands, though I don’t like the idea of wearing sweaters in summer. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/64 "2011-02-03T18:33:26Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > A no-brainer choice would be one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is part of the U.S. and picture perfect and mostly pristine on St. Croix and St. John but there are towns. You don’t really have to give up anything if you don’t insist on having a big city nearby or need a huge job market and there are always people coming and going. You can easily travel to the British Virgin Islands (among many other varied islands) as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico for the big city stuff. A U.S. citizen can just move to the USVI as long as you have the money and it isn’t insanely expensive. There just aren’t that many good jobs. This is mine, except I’d live in Puerto Rico (Vieques to be exact) and travel freely between the USVI. A US citizen can also just up and move to PR without any kind of paperwork too, and I love Puerto Rican food so that’s a no brainer for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/65 "2011-02-03T18:41:32Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Uh, got news for ya: They get hurricanes. 5 since 1950. Not what I’d call a real worry. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/66 "2011-02-03T20:12:44Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > So taking the train off the island – e.g., Manhattan or my idea of the Isle of Dogs – is right out? Sorry, no can do. Swimming off the island to another place would be OK though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/67 "2011-02-03T20:14:23Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I’m no geographer, but isn’t Australia bigger than Sicily? > [@Shagnasty](#): > > I am not a geographer either but I think it was a typo. I think he meant _Austria_. Austria? :dubious: Maybe Easter Island (has some of the same letters in the name) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718/68 "2011-02-03T20:14:28Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I am not a geographer either but I think it was a typo. I think he meant _Austria_. And its lovely capital, Perth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718.md?page=3)