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| According to our tour guide, Oprah lives in the white house on the left and lets her guests use the beige house on the right. |
On the ferry ride between Nassau, Bahamas and Blue Lagoon Island, our ferry guide pointed out several houses known as Millionaire’s Row on Paradise Island. Most of the palatial mansions set on private beaches looked alike so I was never quite sure which one he meant.
He directed our attention to the homes of Tom Cruise, Christina Aguilara, Chuck Norris, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Elvis Presley, cosmetic mogul Mary Kay, and Nicholas Cage. We oohed and ahhed over all of them, but I only got my camera out when we passed Oprah Winfrey’s house. Because not only does she have one megamillion dollar house there– she has two. A multimillion dollar guest house right next to hers.
I’m not sure if I’d choose to have my megamillion-dollar beach house in the Bahamas, but maybe these superstars like being near each other. Which makes me rethink that. Maybe I would like to rub elbows with them.
If you were super rich, would the Bahamas be one of your homes-away-from-home?
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Ooh, tough question. There are a lot of places I want to travel to but I think it’s a different situation if you want to live somewhere else. I’d likely either opt for Taiwan (so I’d have my own place to stay when visiting relatives as opposed to staying with them) or maybe Hawaii. Or somewhere in Europe? Too many choices!
Hawaii! Now, you’re talking. 😉
I’m not too enamoured of the Bahamas, but maybe i just haven’t stayed in the right place there. The house on the right would do me just fine. 🙂
The Bahamas are not high on my list, either. I’d just as soon stay in Florida.
Having lived in Florida since 1980, and having gone through a few storms and hurricanes, I am fearful and worried about those large beach properties. The Bahamas get the tides and the wind. Oh, Oprah! Get a different real estate agent!
Haha! I’m sure this is just one of many houses. But you did make me wonder how big her real estate agent’s house might be. 🙂
I prefer Oprah’s guest house than her actual house. Not that I’ve been invited 🙂 I wouldn’t get a house in the Bahamas. I’m not really a beach person. A place in Argentina perhaps as a break from the winter? But that’s too far. Hmm, I need to give this some more thought.
Hhhmm. Maybe we should figure out how to be invited to Oprah’s house as a guest. Surely, she’d like to meet us. 🙂
haha, I’m sure she would!
A guest house!!?? Boy, I’m so small. 🙂
Maybe this is the wrong answer but, while I gasp with admiration at gorgeous properties, I’d have no interest in swapping places with their owners. I can’t keep my small apartment clean and tidy 😦
I’m sure there’s a team of people for that.
I wouldn’t choose the Bahamas either, even if I owned multiple vacation homes elsewhere.
It’s interesting that so far no one who’s commented thinks much of the Bahamas…
If I had the monies I would live on one of the Islands of Hawaii 🙂
I think I would, too, though I still haven’t been there yet.
A tiny cottage (Roy has a point) in the South of France for me! 🙂