Chance to stay on an island - for free

[Jazzy]

A Swedish philanthropist is giving people the chance to stay on a beautiful island for free - so they can think properly.

Frederik Haren is giving people the chance to holiday on one of the three islands he owns so they can unleash their creativity.

He and his wife own two islands off Sweden and another one in the Philippines, reports Metro.

People can apply for a short holiday on one of them and just need to convince Mr Haren why they need the time and space to come up with new ideas.

A charitable donation of about £600 is encouraged but it is not compulsory and the stay itself is completely free.

All applicants need to do is explain why spending a week cut off from civilization would help the project they're working on, or hoping to develop.

Previous guests include art collective The Barefoot Basterds, entrepreneur Benjamin Joffe, artist Gustavo Malucelli and organic food expert Trudy Fawcett.

Palawan island in the Philippines is currently closed, due to typhoon damage, but Vifarnaholme and Svanholmen, both off Stockholm, are open from 1 June to 30 September.

People interested - and who wouldn't be - can apply via the Ideas Island website.

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Would you like to spend a week cut off from civilization?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Sure, but I have nothing to accomplish with my creative side.

 

[Jazzy]

I'd love to live there!

 

[Evil Eye]

No thanks. Not unless I stockpile a bunch of books first and even then...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Way to small I would go crazy in just a few days.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Way to small I would go crazy in just a few days.

I'm sure you'd be alright.

 

[DrLeftover]

While I have a valid passport, somewhere, and would enjoy the solitude and do have projects to work on, that would involve one thing that simply makes it not an option for me.

My van can't swim that far, and I doubt if the host would spring for a trans-Atlantic cruise as I am NOT going to ever board another aircraft of my own free will.

 

[DrLeftover]

Why not just buy your own island?

A lease of a Venetian island described as one of the most haunted places in Italy is due to be auctioned off next month as the Italian state desperately seeks to raise revenue.

Poveglia, a small, uninhabited island in the Venice lagoon, minutes from St Mark’s Square, is among five prime properties, including a castle and a monastery, that will go under the hammer in an online auction to help cut Italy’s massive debt pile.

The 17-acre island was fought over by the Venetians and the Genoese in the 14th century - and still shows traces of being fortified - before it became a quarantine station for ships arriving at Venice in the 18th century.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10767781/Worlds-most-haunted-island-up-for-auction.html

 

[Jazzy]

Oh, I would just love to own this! Anyone want to chip in on the bid price with me?

 

[Evil Eye]

Oh, I would just love to own this! Anyone want to chip in on the bid price with me?

Sure, I can spare €10