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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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travelogue are that of a short-term visitor, and should be viewed as such.
By no means am I an expert on these countries, nor do I pretend to be. With
such a limited amount of time, I had a chance only to scratch the surface of
these fascinating places, and the views and opinions expressed in this text
are nothing more than my own personal thoughts -- which are of course
completely subjective. Though a travelogue can only hope to represent a
brief slice of time at a particular place, I hope that through these pages I
can give the reader a feel for what it was like to pay a visit to these
interesting little corners of the world.
My trip this year was really the conclusion of a trip started last year:
in 1999/2000, I booked passage on board the RMS with plans to visit not only
St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha, but Africa as well (as the RMS stops in
Cape Town). However six weeks before I was to leave, the ship's crankshaft
broke off the coast of France, causing Curnow Shipping to delay its St.
Helena sailing (ultimately having to rent an alternate vessel) and cancel
the Tristan da Cunha trip altogether. Deciding to postpone the islands for
the following year, I wound up having almost three months to explore Africa
in 1999/2000... and finally making it to St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha
this year, I was also able to see a bit of Malaysia and Singapore as well.
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Dec. 22/23/24: Los Angeles / Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
The day started early at 6:00am -- not with travelling, but with a full
day at home. My Malaysian Airlines flight wouldn't be leaving LAX until
11:35pm, but with so much to do before being away for seven weeks, I had a
full, non-stop day.
Arriving at LAX in the evening, I found myself waiting in a line typical
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
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Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
