World's most dangerous, remote islands Forget golden sands and
swaying palm trees Idiotic TV shows and all the latest apps
bumming you out on the 21st century? Ready for some "me time" on
the world's remotest islands? Forget golden sands and swaying
palms -- the reality of solitude is different as these
terrifyingly distant landfalls demonstrate. Tristan da Cunha
1,750 miles from South Africa The British island group of
Tristan da Cunha stands profoundly alone in the South Atlantic.
The nearest landfall is South Africa, 1,750 miles east, and to
the west, South America is more than 2,000 miles. It's the
world's most remote inhabited island chain -- so precariously
occupied that when a volcanic vent erupted in 1961, the whole
population was evacuated to England. Reaching Tristan da Cunha:
This is no easygoing excursion. To quote the official website,
"There are no package tours for independent travelers, no
hotels, no airport, no holiday reps, no night clubs, no
restaurants, no jet skis nor safe sea swimming."