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Very detailed travelogue on visiting the remotest inhabited islands in the world: Tristan da Cunha and St. Helena, as well as S. Africa, Malaysia and Singapore, and Indonesia. Very informative, full of tips, history, what it was like to visit and stay there, indexed by country. Visit my webpage for this and other downloadable travelogues: http://www.tcp.com/~lgreenf
These are fascinating islands. Tristan has only 238 people, all with same 7 last names.
Remotest Islands in World St Helena, Tristan da Cunha + S Africa Malaysia, More
Larry2006-05-27 03:40:04
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clock tower, the
Market Building (market space, an office, and Joan's Bistro upstairs), a
bar, and Thorpe's grocery on the right, with some various shops on the left
(including Solomon's Souvenir, Pat Musk's shop, and the London Gift Shop).
Continuing even further up Market Street, you come to the school area on the
left (a first and middle school in the same compound, with a shared play
area in the center) before reaching the Salvation Army and the 7th Day
Adventist Church (there is a Salvation Army branch up in Half Tree Hollow
also -- as well as a Jehovas Witness building). A bit further up is the
Baptist Church (where I would give a mini-concert for the kids on Thursday)
and Dillon's (a bar with dancing) on the right. Further on, you come to the
turnoff for Ladder Hill Road on your right (though note that China Lane --
which you approach first -- is for one-way traffic coming off of Ladder Hill
Road, with the one-way entrance for Ladder Hill on the next street). Up at
the top of Market Street is also the Catholic Church, St. John's Church, and
the Hospital (which, like the Tourism Office, is located in the center of a
street which splits off into two smaller ones). Along the way are some
beautiful old buildings, and further up past Dillion's are some nicely-kept
up apartments.
Having only a little time this morning before the start of the tour, I
just looked around the central Main Street area by the Consulate Hotel and
post office. During the week, most businesses in town don't open until
9:00am (the post office and the Spar open at 8:30am), and with today being a
Saturday morning, not too much was open even though the town was filled with
locals walking about.
At 9:00am it was time for the Charabanc tour, and a large group of us
piled into the old green car. It was probably the best weather
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
