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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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(in fact
Kritz installed the closet shelves later that afternoon while I was out
walking), and I'm sure will be even better when complete. The view of Cape
Town below isn't as impressive as from Bridle's (it's partially obstructed
here), but is nice enough, with a good view of Robben Island in the distance
(there are also plenty of guinea fowl wandering the streets up here).
Looking from downtown, Vredehoek is located up on the hillside just a bit
to the left of Oranjezicht, and is an extra 10 minutes further to walk to.
Kritz also has an apartment closer to the center of town where his daughter
used to live, and when he's finished fixing up the first place, he's going
to set up the other flat for longer-term rentals.
In the driveway of the B&B were two cars: an older gold Honda Prelude and
a newer white Honda Ballade/Civic (the same car I drive at home). When I
mentioned to Kritz I have the same car, he said he was considering selling
the Ballade in order to buy a Dodge Neon instead, as the Neons are
(relatively) cheap in South Africa -- but I advised him against doing it.
With it being a beautiful sunny day, I immediately wanted to go out and
walk around Cape Town. Leaving me off at the V&A Waterfront in his car
(Kritz didn't yet realize how much I love to walk to-and-from town), I
received a short tour of the neighborhood along the way. With the weather
as wonderful as it was, the last thing I wanted to do was spend time inside
a shopping complex, so after walking inside just to ask how much a
disposable camera was (an expensive R50/US$6.66 for one without flash), I
immediately turned around and walked back out.
Outside the V&A, I called the local office of Curnow Shipping (the
company currently running the RMS St. Helena ship I'd be taking in a few
days) to let them know I was in town
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
