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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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cones, and as I had developed a small
blister on my foot from walking too much with a new pair of sandals, bought
some terrible German-made Band-Aids (which didn't stick at all) at the small
pharmacy (RM1.50 for just a few).
From Sogo I walked to the Central Market, thinking I should buy a pair of
socks for myself since the Band-Aids weren't working. There, the shops
selling socks were asking RM12-RM15/US$3.16-US$3.95 for just one pair, but
on a longshot, I asked at an Indian-run clothing store if they sold socks,
and was shown a pair of brown socks for RM3.50/US92c. Still continuing to
look though, I went upstairs and noticed the music store which had been
closed the other day -- inside, everything from Chinese-made student violins
(starting at RM350/US$92.11) to Dominant strings were for sale. I talked
with the young Chinese owner for a few minutes, but soon went downstairs to
buy the RM3.50 socks -- as every other shop was asking quite a bit more.
Sitting down on the floor by the front entrance to take my sandals off
and put the socks on, I heard a "hello!" coming from somewhere. Looking up,
I saw the mother and daughter from South Carolina I had met at the Bird Park
yesterday. The mom had developed a blister wearing sandals as well, and
thanked me for my suggestion to eat at Jalan Alor (where they had lunch
earlier in the day).
From the Central Market I wanted to head to Chinatown and look around the
Jalan Petaling area during the day, as so far I had been there only early in
the morning or at night. Knowing it would probably rain soon, I started on
my way... and once there, I only had a little time to look around before the
rain came at 3:50pm. Heading for S&M Plaza and Koto Raya, I had plenty of
time to look around there again, as the rain only became heavier as the
afternoon wore on.
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
