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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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later said that as men, we weren't allowed inside the room
during the mail call).
The pub at Prince Philip Hall is a lively place in the evenings, and
walking inside, I immediately noticed the difference in people's behavior
from earlier in the day -- whereas most islanders were friendly-but-reserved
when tourists were around (answering a hello but never initiating one), in
the pub now at night with most tourists back on the RMS, it was a different
story: people were friendly and talkative, and everything from darts to a
serious game of snooker (on a beautiful brand new table) was going on...
locals came up to offer me a drink, and everyone seemed to be of good cheer.
In the pub I ran into Simon (who had managed to arrange accomodation for
himself as well -- other than the journalists and people on official
business, only myself, Simon, and one older couple had managed to arrange a
stay on the island). With the pub being about the only nightlife in the
settlement, everyone was there: the journalists, the vulcanologist, the
satellite techs, and a lot of locals just hanging out. Buying a Castle beer
for Ed, an older local drunk got me to buy her a drink as well (I had a
Sprite). Behind the counter, I met Dylis once more... earlier in the day
she had been working at the post office while I was buying stamps, but at
night she becomes the pub's bartender. Extemely friendly, we talked for a
while, with her telling me that the mail is sorted by hospital, police, and
the various families first before ringing the bell. The Austrian satellite
tech then came up to ask if I wanted a mailbag (as a joke)... and thinking I
could always use an extra carrying bag (especially if it had Tristan da
Cunha on it), I said "sure!"... so Dylis went away and came back with a huge
empty plain white sack made of rice bag material. Though it was
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
