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Winning an island: Even a 4-year-old can do it
Imagine this. Instead of the grand prize being a trip to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, the winner of a national lottery gets an entire island. That's what happened to one four-year-old boy. This small boy landed a small island in small country--Taiwan.
The island in Pengu County isn't his forever, but for the next five months he can go there as much as he wants. The great thing is, he gets to take seven family members with him. That's good because I'm thinking that without family along, a four-year-old might have a bit of a rough time making use of an island. It would make for an interesting Disney flick, though.
Lest you think that this small boy and his family will be stuck sitting on the beach looking for shade, this island comes equipped with running water, electricity and a cabin. Considering that Taiwan gets mighty humid and hot in the summer, this island get-a-way is quite the sweet deal.
Although this island is off limits to visitors other than that small boy and his family, Pengu, off the west coast of Taiwan does have 89 others. The scenery, culture, and things to do are worthy of a trip. Here's a link to a page of what you'll find if you make the journey. Straight off, I'm noticing the seafood.
Thanks to Jaunted for the heads up on this lovely island tale. The photo by Hairworm is of Jibay Island, another of Pengu's gems.
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Trini Sario Mar 10th 2009 4:00AM
This is not like the Survivor series right? Heh.
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