An Oasis if my own

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Gywneth Paltrow’s thinking about doing it,

World is Not Enough, the third Pierce Brosnan

water jetties, desalination units, electricity,

Nicholas Cage and Julia Roberts have done it,

James Bond movie to be shot in the Bahamas.

telecommunication systems and airstrips. For

so has the fourth Baron Rothschild and then

Brosnan and co-star Salma Hayek also spent

the island hunter willing to customize a utopia

there’s Johnny Depp; who acquired Little Hall’s

three months on location shooting the action

from scratch, an undeveloped island comes

Pond Cay, a 45-acre idyll complete with private

comedy, After the Sunset. Most recently, Disney

with a starting price of US$50,000 per acre.

beaches.

commandeered Grand Bahama Island and the Exumas for the filming of Disney’s second and

Island hideaways in the Bahamas have become

third movies in the Pirates of the Caribbean

a must-have for those determined to own

moguls, movie makers and Hollywood A-listers;

series: Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End.

a piece of paradise. Surrounded by warm,

for island hunters who seek style, seclusion and

And, in 2004, the country hosted the first

crystal-clear turquoise waters, with cuts of

exclusivity, there are 40 to 50 islands for sale at

Bahamas International Film Festival, now held

deserted white beaches, the islands epitomize

any one time in the beautiful Bahamas, ranging

annually in December, which has become a

the dream of Caribbean living. Among the 700

in size from two to 800 acres.

popular, star-studded event on the Hollywood

islands and 2,000 cays lying south of the capital

social calendar.

Nassau, there is a small chain of immaculate

But private island ownership isn’t limited to

The star factor of the Bahamas extends

gems known as the Exumas.

beyond its moniker of “playground of the rich

In the 1990s, as tourism steadily expanded in

and famous” and has long been a desirable

the Bahamas, a small number of ready-made

There’s no understanding the allure of the

location for Hollywood movie makers.

In

islands became available for sale, complete with

Bahamas or why it captivates with such

1999, film director Michael Apted released The

main luxury residence, staff properties, deep-

absoluteness. You can kick off your shoes

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