Island living and me...

Living on an island conjures thoughts of leaving everything behind, burning all bridges and in a way, starting over. I certainly realize that it doesn't need to be that drastic and that many can be attracted to island living as a part-time endeavor. I guess, I love the mountains too much to consider even buying a second home on any island. The difficult access, the expense of just living there and the overall limitations island living implies, never ceases to bother me and I'm afraid that on it, I would become claustrophobic and feeling as if I had been stranded there.

I probably could live by the sea, as long as my place would be anchored to a continent be it Europe, America or something similar. Are Japan or Australia just islands and do they fall in that category? Not really, but anything smaller like New Zealand would make me queasy, not to mention the insulation factor. So this settles the debate; for the time being, I won't become an islander, Anywhere.