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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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There is a revolving
restaurant at the top, but advance reservations (made downstairs in the
lobby) are required, insuring no one sets foot in it unless they actually
plan to dine there. According to the menu downstairs, the cheapest options
for dinner were RM85-RM95/US$22.37-US$25.00 -- extremely expensive by
Malaysian standards, so at the top, I opted simply for an ice-cream at the
snack bar, resting for a bit to write a few notes in my journal after taking
in the 360-degree view. Up on top were three Telekom Malaysia card phones,
and as was proving to be the norm, none of them worked correctly.
Back down walking into town again, I stopped at a Shell petrol station
along the way and had my first "100 PLUS" soda -- a "refresh" drink made by
Coca-Cola that's pretty much a carbonated version of Pocari Sweat.
It was now cloudy, and a few drops of rain were beginning to fall. As I
passed the Telekom Malaysia Museum I decided to have a look, as I've always
been interested in telephones and the sign outside indicated it was open
until 5:30pm even on public holidays. As I tried to enter though, the lady
at the gate said simply "closed today!" (I guess I should have expected this
from Telekom Malaysia). Expecting the few drops of rain to soon turn into a
downpour, I headed back for the indoor Central Market now that everything
would be open, and walking past Masjid Jamek and Merdeka Square, found it
just as it started to sprinkle.
Inside the Central Market are various shops of all types, mostly for
tourists, but a few for locals as well -- and everything from Malaysian arts
& crafts to souvenir T-shirts to violins can be found here. Near the
entrance was a booth with a large crowd gathered in front of it: the police
had set up a graphic display (complete with gory video) to warn people of
the dangers of drinking
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
