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Living on Pitcairn showed me that island life is no paradise

22 June 2019

9:00 AM

22 June 2019

9:00 AM

Islands have a special appeal. We imagine that on an island we’ll somehow ‘get away from it all’. In the era of Brexit and climate concerns, Pitcairn Island in the Pacific, more than 3,000 miles from the nearest landmass, is flooded with requests from people hoping to settle there. I would advise them to think again.

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