It is paradise without a passport (if you are an American) and it calls my name on every cold winter's day walking around New York's distant archipelago cousin, where I live and work.
Located 20 minutes away from the beach, it is a wild paradise for 20-something, flip-flop wearing Australian and Turkish youth and their version of fun.
It is the middle of summer in paradise and we are learning how to code and market iPhone apps.
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But there's one big flaw in this space-themed paradise: None of it is real.
That partially explains why Island Paradise is still running close to two years after it launched.
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One thing is clear: if this place isn't paradise, it's surely something close.
With so much to play for, it is not surprising that the grey market has become a lawyer's paradise.
West Indian cricket legend Brian Lara, who hails from Trinidad, is a notable fan of the sport, while France's Gael Monfils is among the top tennis players who have tried it on visits to Barbados -- which is best known as a tropical paradise for holidaymakers.
Third, high technology companies have their own product cycle, which makes it difficult to predict whether a fallen high-technology angel is about to rise to paradise again or burn in hell.
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The hotel is still open during renovations, but it won't resemble the promised palaeo-paradise until at least June.
If Vancouver is to continue to live up to its reputation as an urban paradise, it will need a city government with the power, as well as the will, to keep it that way.
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In a diminutive state seemingly so tightly packed with beachfront development, it is astoundingly easy to escape the tourist crowds and find your own patch of sand-based paradise.
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