Brendon Grimshaw, a British editor, traded his high-stress job for a peaceful life on Moyenne Island, which he purchased for £10,000. Over 36 years, he and his friend Rene transformed the island into a stunning paradise, planting 16,000 trees, building nature paths, and raising 109 giant land tortoises. The island's value has increased to €34 million, but at 82, Brendon fears its destruction.
A Grain of Sand
A journalist walked away from his successful newspaper career in Africa to buy a secluded island, Moyenne Island, for £10,000, and spent the next three decades and a half living there.
