Palmerston Island
Located 2,000 miles NW of New Zealand. Scenic white sand destination is home to 62 people, 59 of whom are direct descendants of a man named William Marsters. No shops as the community doesn’t use money except for purchase of supplies by a ship twice a year.
A 8-day boat voyage from Tahiti, residents are welcoming of visitors. Only 2 telephones on the island, 6 hours per day of electricity, 4 hours of internet access.
Supai Village, Arizona
Tribal center of Havasupai Tribe, a remote village in SW Grand Canyon. Takes a rugged 8-mile hike & horseback ride. Havasupai means ‘People of Green Blue Waters’, 4 beautiful waterfalls along Havasu Creek. 208 residents get mail via a mule.
Oymyakon, Russia
Coldest inhabited place, average temperatures of -58 degrees. A treacherous drive on ‘Road of Bones’ to Oymyakon. No running water, everything’s frozen. Impossible to grow crops, meals include frozen fish, reindeer meat, ice cubes of horse blood with macaroni. 500 residents. 21 hours a day of darkness.
Pitcairn Island, British Overseas Territory
‘Mutiny on Bounty’, settled in 1790 by mutineers. Discovered remains of a Polynesian establishment – earthen ovens, burial sites, stone gods. 3,300 miles from New Zealand. 50 people call Pitcairn their home. 32 hour yacht ride.
Siwa Oasis, Egypt
Historically exciting location of Cleopatra’s Bath, Siwa Oasis is a 5-hour bus ride from Cairo, middle of Western Desert. Siwi language, Amazigh culture is well preserved. Swim in Cleopatra’s Bath, a luxurious mineral spring, sample delicious olives, dates.