It was my bright idea to re-create a Fijian-style version — propelled by ocean kayak — of Robinson Crusoe’s adventures on a deserted tropical isle. It never occurred to me that Crusoe’s ...

Located just off the main coast of Fiji, Likuri Island (also known as Robinson Crusoe Island) boasts a private resort where you can find room rates for less than $100 per night.

Robinson Crusoe Island is one of three main Pacific Juan Fernandez Islands, around 400 miles off the coast of Chile (Image: ANA FERNANDEZ/AFP via Getty Images) ...

But the idea that there’s a single, real Crusoe is a “false premise,” says Andrew Lambert, a naval history professor at King's College London and author of Crusoe’s Island.That’s because ...