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CITY LIFE:Diary Personal Paradise A private island is as good as it gets — especially when there’s a full service staﬀ waiting on you. By Renee Lucas is always on call should you equi e someone to make you a dinne of f esh local cuisine, mix you a um punch, sail you to a su ounding island, o b ing you b eakfast in bed. Fowl Cay is owned by Go don Stewa t, chai man of the Sandals chain, who pu chased the island just last yea and gave it the name Royal Plantation Island at Fowl Cay to match anothe one of his p ope ties, the Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios Jamaica. uite diﬀe ent than the senso y ove load at his all-exclusive eso ts, Fowl Cay is mo e focused on the p istine natu al beauty of the setting. Guests can walk alone on a p ivate beach, take a kayak out fo the day, o just bask in the sun — which is what I found myself doing on most days. F om the pano amic ocean view of my Sta light Villa, the Ca ibbean Sea displays eve y conceivable shade of blue, aquama ine, tu quoise, and indigo — it’s ha d to focus you eyes on anything else when such beautiful colo s su ound you. Of the six villas, Sta light is at the island’s highest elevation, and is a guably the best place to stay if you a e looking fo a oom with a view. The villa is split into th ee sepa ate houses; the cente living oom and kitchen, and a bed oom on each side — all connected by a deck with scatte ed lounge fu nitu e. In my opinion, this villa is the most p ivate. Howeve , if the sepa ation of a house into th ee sections doesn’t wo k out fo you, the e is the option of staying in a mo e conventional house, the la gest being The Bi dcage, a two-sto y, two-bed oom house with a p ivate f eshwate pool and la ge living oom with a ﬁ eplace. While the secluded coves and vast, endless beaches may make you feel completely alone, the island can accommodate up to guests at full capacity. Bette yet, the island is available to be booked in its enti ety, making it a g eat spot to gathe all of you f iends with little hassle o even host a small wedding, as famed wedding planne P eston Bailey p ovides his se vices exclusively fo the island. I f you were stranded on a deserted island, what would you take with you? It’s a question eve yone’s been asked, and the answe can be ve y telling of one’s pe sonality. Some people would be ﬁ ne taking with them only the absolutely necessa y means fo su vival. I, howeve , am not one of these people. Neve one to get excited about camping o “ oughing it” in any sense, I think that I would be completely helpless if faced with having to catch and then cook my own food. Even the thought of living without lotion, toothpaste, and the necessa y toilet ies is too much to handle. Howeve , the concept of being alone on an island, so fa away f om my hectic city life does sound pe fectly appealing. No access to a cell phone o BlackBe y; no busy mass t anspo tation systems to t ave se; and most of all, sunshine that isn’t blocked by skysc ape s and the sounds of c ashing waves that a en’t d owned out by ca ho ns and jackhamme s. I found the accommodating answe to my p ivate island d eams last month on Fowl Cay in The Exumas, a collection of cays and islands st etching ove miles of The Bahamas. This secluded -ac e piece of heaven is located miles f om Miami, and just a quick cha te ﬂ ight f om the main ai po t in Nassau. With only six villas sp ead th oughout the island, you a e able to live a completely secluded life when you choose, but a full se vice staﬀ The concept of being alone on an island, so far away from my hectic city life does sound perfectly appealing.

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CITY - Issue 61 Contents Our Friends Action Wanted City Moment Luscious Life Fast Food Inrogue Temporary Contemporary Diary Savania Davies-Keller & Roberto Crivello Pamela Love Sung-Joo Kim Jerome Berard Destination Dealerships Overly Opulent Inside Out Like a Clock in the Heart Qatar’s Crown Jewel BLING Urge to Splurge Just a Splash Luxe Life Solitaire Equus Where to Buy It Cityscape

CITY - Issue 61

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