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Where to go to Disappear off the Face of the Planet
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Want to disappear and never be found?
Such a desire is increasingly difficult in these modern times when internet cafes and satellite telephones reach nearly every corner of the globe.
Escaping the world and living off the grid is the theme of a recent article by Elisabeth Eaves for Forbes Magazine. Eaves discuses the challenges that modern-day technology poses for those who want to disappear, then recommends eight places where one can actually do so. Naturally, most of the places I've never heard of (otherwise they wouldn't be off the grid, now would they?).
Take for example, Tristan da Cunha, a tiny archipelago populated by just 300 people and only reachable by a five-day boat trip from Cape Town, South Africa. Or, there is the Darien Gap between Panama and Columbia where one of the cons listed is, "foreigners occasionally kidnapped."
Of the places I've heard of, Papua New Guinea, Kamchatka, and Mongolia I've only been to one: Mongolia. If the other seven locations are even half as remote as what I saw in Mongolia, you can truly expect to disappear for a long time.
Filed under: Mongolia, Russian Federation, Papua New Guinea
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dan May 10th 2007 11:43PM
Ha ha, I didn't know the definition of remoteness was if you can get cell phone reception or not.
Mark Hayward Jul 4th 2007 1:51PM
Great site! I lived in Papua New Guinea as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1997-1999 and more specifically in the Lakekamu Basin. There is no better place to disappear off the face of the planet. Just look out for the poisonous snakes :)
Mark
www.mytropicalescape.com
Clarissa Jul 24th 2007 9:33PM
I am from Papua New Guinea and truly believe that my country is somewhat of the beaten track.
Although we do have telecommunication services most of the nation is cut off from the rest of the world. To disappear of the face off the planet, come to PNG.