CBSN New York's Natalie Duddridge saw such a place recently and profiles the impressive spot in this week's edition of Living Large. It seems like even getting to the island is an adventure.

Glen McLaughlin wandered into a London map ... island is anything surrounded by difference," she wrote. And California has always been different -- isolated by high mountains in the east and north ...

The north coast area also has a particularly popular tourist attraction: The beautiful Waipio Valley, or "Valley of the Kings." Some of Big Island's top attractions are also located in small towns ...

Sometimes, you just have to follow your instincts and let serendipity take care of the rest. North Ronaldsay, a remote island north of mainland Orkney, has a population of about 50 and a lot of sheep.