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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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compartment of the funnel, he managed to evade the routine stowaway search,
and lived on a diet of apples which he'd stolen from the dockside. Once
discovered, a pass-around kitty from the passengers raised £257/US$385 to
help him buy clothes, and upon finally reaching St. Helena, he asked for
political asylum (though he has since left the island).
Suddenly, some music began to play over the loudspeaker... first, it was
a St. Helena song... then another piece... then to the music of "Pomp and
Circumstance" the ship took off, with everyone waving as we left the Cape
Town docks. Once underway, the crew asked all passengers on board for the
first time to grab their life preservers (located under the bed in the
cabins) and assemble in the sun lounge for a lesson on how to use them, as
well as a lecture on general safety and a reading of the ship's rules.
Out on deck I ran into two gals wearing "St. Helena" sweatshirts, and
when asking one where she bought hers, was smartly told "St. Helena, of
course... well, you walked into that one!" The two girls were British
teachers returning from holiday to their 2-year contract jobs as school
teachers on the island, and with them also was Mike, another ex-pat
instructor who teaches science at Prince Andrew School. Though Mike said
the pay on St. Helena isn't as good as that available in Britain, the
tax-free income afforded to ex-pat teachers (along with other benefits such
as free housing) is actually far higher than a similiarly-qualified Saint
would receive, and the income disparity between ex-pats and locals was
definitely a sore point with the Saints. Mike also hosts the weekly
Classical Hour on Radio St. Helena (pre-taped for broadcast on Sunday, with
a repeat on Wednesday), and when he found out I was a violinist, asked me a
few days later if I wouldn't mind
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
