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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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while the restroom at S&M has a RM0.20/US5c fee
for cleaning, it was pretty dirty inside.
With the rain finally letting up, I walked to the skewer restaurant where
I had eaten at the night before. Due to the rain, they needed another 15
minutes to set up and get ready (I sat down and waited), and soon I was once
again eating wonderfully fresh seafood and pork, having ten "regular" sticks
(RM1.50 each) and two "short" abalone sticks (RM3.00 each), bringing the
total to just RM21/US$5.53 for a filling, delicious meal. Sitting there
relaxing with all the good food, I realized that my flight would be leaving
in a few hours, at 1:20am.
Walking back towards the hotel, I stopped to call MAS to make sure my
flight was still leaving on time... and along the way, also stopped at an
internet cafe to check my email. Earlier at the Central Market, I saw a
sign advertising a rate of RM4/hr or RM1/15mins for a nearby internet cafe,
but here it was RM4/hr or RM3/30mins. Still, they allowed telnet (my
preferred method of checking email, even though this time I had set up a
mail-forward to a temporary web-based account), and I was able to catch up
on all my mail for RM3/US79c for a half-hour.
Finally reaching the hotel (passing the Puduraya Bus Station area along
the way and continuing up the light-lined street towards the Jalan Bukit
Bintang area), I took a shower, re-packed, and relaxed in the room. On TV
was the Malaysian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" (in Malay)
followed by the local version of "Wheel of Fortune." Downstairs, I received
my room deposit back from reception (I had paid with cash rather than a
credit card), and with about 30 minutes left before I'd have to leave for
the airport, took a leisurely walk down Jalan Alor.
Seasons View had called the Airport Shuttle for me, and with Jalan Alor
being typically
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
