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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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This puzzle wasn't just with Suntec, it was something to be
found all over Singapore: whether it be a department store, small boutique,
or merely a little stall, very few businesses opened before 11:00am.
Stopping to use one of the the phones in the lobby, I noticed they were
all green StarHub phones (a SingTel competitor)... and immediately I hated
the company, and refused to ever patronize them, as their phones would block
calls even to 800 numbers unless you bought one of their cards. I wanted to
call the tourist information line to ask for suggestions on things to do,
but was out of luck, as every telephone in the area was a StarHub phone. I
then notice a sign advertising one attraction I decided not to try: Snow
City -- for S$15/US$8.72, you're given an hour of playtime in "real"
artifically-generated snow (the price includes a jacket, boots, and
snow-tube rental).
Deciding I'd return to Suntec later in the day (as there was no reason
for me to be there now), I headed off for the aerial car to Mt. Faber and
Sentosa Island. Sentosa is a huge amusement park built on an island of
reclaimed land, with a Swiss-made aerial car connecting it to the mainland.
While I had no desire to visit Sentosa, the aerial car offers an impressive
view of the Singapore skyline and harbor between its three stops (Mt. Faber,
the World Trade Centre, and Sentosa), and is well worth the price. Figuring
I should head for the City Hall MRT station, I noticed a sign indicating an
underground passageway to the station, and entered Singapore's first
underground shopping mall. Though the bright, clean boutiques were all
closed, at least it was air-conditioned, and other people were using it as a
walkway as well. Finally spotting a normal SingTel phone, I called the
tourist information line to ask how to get to the aerial car from where
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
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Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
