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Detailed travelogue on visiting the remotest inhabited islands in the world (Tristan da Cunha and St Helena), also South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia. Very interested read, and indexed.
Remotest Islands in the World St Helena, Tristan da Cunha + S. Africa, Malaysia, mor
Larry2006-05-27 03:20:07
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was told to "wait there" --
but I knew that was incorrect, as it's supposed to leave from next to the
Bangkok Bank building. Asking someone else on the street, I was told
(correctly) to go to the Bangkok Bank as he pointed it out. As I approached
the bank, I noticed the 11D bus leaving its stop and heading towards me.
Flagging it down, the driver stopped to pick me up, and the fare all the way
to the caves was only RM1.60/US42c (as I didn't have the exact change
though, I put in RM2). There were other tourists on the bus, and the
30-minute ride out of town takes you through some nice quiet residential
areas before leaving you off just across the street from the start of the
entrance to the caves.
At the entrance is a nice Indian-style structure and a line of hawkers
selling water, snacks, and peanuts (to feed to the monkeys). The caves are
reached by a 272-step staircase... I know this because walking up, I was
behind a small group of Japanese tourists counting the stairs as they went.
At the top, one of them shouted "ah -- koumori!" ("ah -- bats!"), but she
was mistaken, for the "bats" turned out to be just a group of birds. There
are plenty of monkeys around though, and they're constantly looking for
handouts, often drinking from discarded soda cans or even a baby bottle.
The caves themselves have stalagtites, dripping water, and an Indian
religious hut used for praying (local Indians make a pilgrimage here on
certain holidays), and while the caves are mildly interesting, if you only
have limited time in the KL area and wind up missing them, it's not a great
loss.
As it was sunny and hot walking back down the stairs, I bought a can of
100 PLUS soda out by the main entrance to drink while waiting for the bus --
but no sooner did I buy it than the bus came by (without exact change again,
I wound
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
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Singapore Gallery
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South Africa Gallery
