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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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have been there since she was growing up -- only they're a lot more
expensive now that the town has become a tourist area. Still, Kalkbay is
nice small town (there's not even an ATM here -- the closest one is in
nearby Fish Hoek) situated right at the water, with the train from Cape Town
stopping right by the shore. Walking onto the sand for a minute or two, we
soon decided on the Matisse Cafe for dinner, a nice little place to sit and
relax. I opted for a pizza with chicken (having half and giving the rest to
Russell and Judith), and we chatted on everything from music to how South
African banks charge customers to make deposits and withdrawls from a
teller.
After dinner Russell and Judith drove me back to the B&B, and though
there wasn't too much to write about today, it really was quite nice
spending it with Russell and Judith. Returning to the B&B at 10:50pm, there
was a note on my refrigerator mentioning that due to the main house
refrigerator breaking, Kritz had put a few of his items in mine just until
the main one could be fixed tomorrow. After writing a few notes in my
journal, I went to sleep about an hour later.
Dec. 29: Cape Town
Walking down the street to the KwikSpar this morning to pick up some Omo
laundry soap for the ship, I noticed that the KwikSpar (two blocks down on
Derry, open 7am-9pm) was more expensive than even the 7-11 just a few blocks
away. I was also hoping to pick up a cheap disposable shaver, but the
KwikSpar sold only the expensive refillable ones. It's interesting to note
that the 7-11s in South Africa aren't part of the international 7-11
chain -- nor are they open 24rs... when I asked a cashier at one once what
their hours were, I received a look indicating I must be stupid, with her
reply being "from 7 to 11."
It was a beautiful day, and after chatting
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See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
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Saint Helena Gallery
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Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
