Samantha Brick has touched a nerve this week. Wait, make that a thousand nerves. The internet has gone into overdrive in response to her two Daily Mail columns. From Twitter to the broadsheets, and the tabloids in between, few haven’t been compelled to pass comment on the declarations of this, up to now, relatively unknown woman.
If you do don’t know who Samantha Brick is (where’ve you been?), here’s the low-down. A successful 41-year-old woman who has made a career in the tough world of broadcasting penned a column for a major UK newspaper about the double-edged sword of living with good looks.
Throughout her adult life men have spontaneously bestowed gestures of goodwill on her – bottles of champagne, flower bouquets and train tickets – prompted solely by the way she looks.
But, of course, for Ms Brick having such luck with men has come at a price – namely resentment from female cohorts and co-workers, a resentment that’s ultimately led to the loss of friendships and formed barriers to her career progression.
Given the voluminous and vitriolic response to her column, Ms Brick is probably looking for an escape. An escape to a place detached from the rest of the world. A place without the internet – where she’s neither in earshot of the Twitterstorm she’s created, nor able to succumb to urges to whip that very frenzy up again. Here’s our rundown of the remote hideaway destinations Samantha Brick should be seeking out.
Pitcairn Island
Famous for being made the home of HMS Bounty’s mutinous crew almost three centuries ago, the island is today inhabited by less than 50 people. The 10-day boat ride from New Zealand required to reach the island alone provides ample time for those in need of reflection.
Easter Island
Considered to be the most remote inhabited island in the world, Easter Island promises round the clock respite from an enraged Twitterati. The tragic story of the island’s 887 extant monumental statues would likely prompt existential thought in even the most staunchly opinionated.
Deception Island
Today a remote tourist spot and scientific outpost, this island off the Antarctic Peninsula was once a whaling station. Famous for its geothermal pools, whales and penguins, Deception Island makes the ideal destination for those in need of a reinvigorating reconnection with the natural world.
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