Drifting away in the Maldives
21 May 2012, 11:25 pm
Find paradise on earth in Moofushi in the Indian Ocean.

“crusoe: Daniel Defoe, Robert Knox and the Creation of a Myth”
18 May 2012, 5:11 pm
The wrecking of a vessel on a remote island, from “The Odyssey” to “The Tempest” to “Lost,” is an evergreen beginning for stories about what makes us civilized and human. Daniel Defoe’s Robinson crusoe may be the archetypal survivor, who endures his desert island by imposing his values on inhospitable surroundings. When “The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson crusoe” was ...

Kip Patrick: Next Southeast Asia Hotspot? El Nido, Philippines (PHOTOS)
17 May 2012, 6:59 am
Travel in virtually any direction from town, and you'll discover hidden lagoons, secluded beaches, waterfalls, hot springs, and a myriad of jungle-draped islands pulled right out of Robinson crusoe.

Roberts grabs 11 wickets as rain foils victory bid
11 May 2012, 12:06 am
Donovan Roberts produced a magnificent spell of medium pace bowling as Club crusoe fought back after losing on first innings to almost grab an outright victory against C&B Sports in the Tobago Cricket Association 2-Day League competition at Shaw Park on April 28-29.

Why Economies Boom
6 May 2012, 1:22 pm
Garett Jones  -- Economist at George Mason University.  Follow him on Twitter: @GarettJones One of the major schools of thought in macroeconomics rarelymakes it into mainstream discussions: RealBusiness ...

The real Robinson crusoe, who bought a £8000 island
2 May 2012, 4:05 pm
Fifty years ago, a man bought an island in the Indian Ocean and began reintroducing the indigenous giant tortoise species.

Lunch break: A real life Robinson crusoe
2 May 2012, 11:57 am
An 86-year-old British man purchased an island in the Indian Ocean in 1962, where he now lives by himself - unless you count the 120 sea turtles also present. Via the BBC: Read full article >>

VIDEO: The real-life Robinson crusoe
29 April 2012, 12:58 am
An 86-year-old Yorkshire man, Brendon Grimshaw may have lived alone for many years on the tiny island paradise of Moyenne in the Seychelles in the middle of the Indian Ocean since he bought it in 1962 for £8000, but he is rarely lonely.

By 'eck! It's Yorkshire's Robinson crusoe: Fed up with rainy Britain? Meet Mr Grimshaw, who bought a cut-price island ...
25 April 2012, 8:18 pm
In 1962, Yorkshireman Brendon Grimshaw bought Moyenne - a small island just half a mile wide - in the Seychelles for the princely sum of £8,000, and he has been living there ever since.

Bulls Island
24 April 2012, 10:49 am
Here’s your chance to play Robinson crusoe. Bulls Island, a former hunting preserve, is an oceanfront part of Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. It’s open daylight hours only; most get there via the Garris Landing ferry: arrive 30 minutes before 9 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. departure; return at noon or 4 p.m. (Cost/schedule: www.bullsislandferry.com). Only wildlife lives on Bulls – egret, heron ...