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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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in the car, I drove through Scotland and Mt. Eternity (a beautiful
part of the island), reaching the quiant, super-tiny "St. Martin's in the
Hills" church (complete with four rows of pews). From there, I continued on
to the equally gorgeous areas of Crack Plain and Blueman's Field, where the
road suddenly ends at a small plant store (Cedarvale Plant Centre) and some
very nice paths begin. With no one around, I parked the car and began to
walk down the lower path for 5-6 minutes until it seemed to end at a house.
Surprisingly wired for electricity, the isolated house off by itself was
quite charming, and I could hear people's voices coming from inside. Not
wanting to bother them though, I turned around after looking at the rolling
green hills. Back at the car, two vehicles were now parked next to mine, so
I decided to walk into the plant store for a look around. Inside, a man was
talking to a woman and her kid... the man lived in the area, and when he
heard I had walked to the house, he told me it was possible to continue on
to the pasture -- just keep following the path as it splits. Hearing this,
I decided to have another go, as it was an extremely nice walk under some
shady trees. After 5-6 minutes I was at the house again -- and sure enough,
there's a lower path that continues past it. Passing the sheep in the
house's paddock, I reached the rolling green hills of the pasture, and sat
down for a rest and a bite to eat. Taking out a small box of Kellogs Cocoa
Krispies, two nearby grazing sheep approached me to see what I was doing,
but kept their distance. By now the sun had started to come out, and the
weather was becoming even warmer.
After walking back to the car (where the people were now gone and the
plant store was once again closed), I tried to drive back towards Plantation
House in order to get to Sandy
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
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Saint Helena Gallery
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Singapore Gallery
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South Africa Gallery
