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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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water to swim and relax, watching as he and his partner
packed up for the evening.
Walking back through the Rasa Sayang lobby, I asked one of the employees
if the hotel was owned by the same people who own the Sri Sayang apartments
across the street. Being told no, I felt bad about walking through their
lobby in swim trunks -- but it's how I was told to reach the beach by the
staff at the Sri Sayang.
Back at Sri Sayang I noticed their swimming pool, and even though I had
just come from the ocean, decided to give it a try, as there was a
waterslide off to one side. With water gushing down a twisting, turning
tube, the slide was a bit smaller than something you'd find at a water park,
but was certainly just as nice (no mats required). As the only people in
the pool were a few kids off in the shallow end, I immediately climbed the
stairs to use the slide nonstop for the next half-hour... I lost count of
how many times I went on the thing, but it sure was a lot of fun (especially
trying it in different directions... forward, backward, sitting up, lying
down, etc).
Finally finished with water, I collected the safe deposit key (and my
wallet) before going back up to the room to change. Batu Ferringhi has a
large night market, and I wanted to spend the evening exploring the area
(the Sri Sayang Apartments are situated at one end of town, and I spent the
next few hours walking through town towards the other end). There was an
occasional light drizzle, but I didn't even go back to get the umbrella, as
it was still quite warm and pleasant.
I soon passed a seafood restaurant with specimens of all types on display
in the lobby (which you can order), including crayfish (RM18/100gms), goby
fish (RM18/100gms), a large morra eel (RM17/100gms), and a huge estuary
garoupa (RM26/100gms). Though there are more restaurants than
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
