It’s quite rad to be in that gang of famous people who own their own islands. But you’ve done something particularly impressive when the aerial photo of your island is actually a satellite photograph. You gotta give it to Oracle boos, Larry Ellison – he really nailed it with this latest $500 – $600 million purchase. At 140 square miles, the island of Lanai is bigger than Malta (the country).
According to Wired:
With the buy, Ellison joins an exclusive club. Few people on earth have the cash, the desire, and the ego to purchase an entire island — or at least most of one. The club includes such big names as Ted Turner, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mel Gibson, Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, Eddie Murphy, and Diana Ross, and past members span everyone from Marlon Brando to Gianni Agnelli, Baron Rothschild, and Laurance Rockefeller. [more here]
So sick.
When you’ve finished buying a ticket to this week’s MegaMillions jackpot (R500 million jackpot = $65 million)..
CLICK Continue Reading to see some pics from the island. It’s got proper roads and cities and mountain ranges and gold courses..
[more pics here]
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