THE VICE GUIDE TO NOT BEING IN A BAND

9. EXPLORE A DESERTED ISLAND

The United States is 3.7 million square miles big. There are a lot of deserted islands here. There’s Nomans Land (Massachusetts; unexploded ordnance), Burlington Island (New Jersey; burned-down amusement park), Plum Island (Wisconsin; 250 shipwrecks), and High Island in Lake Michigan (former cult home, buried treasure). Many of these places are illegal to visit, highly accessible, and unguarded. Then there’s Robins Island, a 435-acre oasis of primordial wilderness in Peconic Bay, just two hours from Manhattan. The tycoon who owns it (and occasionally uses it for pheasant hunts) will never know you’re there. Maybe combine this adventure with #8 or #12. Circus Island?!? Did I just give you that idea for free?

PROS: Catch that Mark Twain reference in the intro? You now have the opportunity to live that.

CONS: Snakes, bears, boars, rats, wolves, tarantulas, the mysterious stick-men left by your campsite every morning.

HOW: Check the URL at the end for a long list of islands.

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