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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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Caves back in
December). Passing the various tile and bath shops, I also came upon two
very nice Indian temples and stopped inside them for a look. There really
wasn't a reason for walking this route again except I just felt like going
out walking... a bit after passing the Ford dealership, I turned around to
return back.
On the way back, I decided to walk past the Putra World Trade Centre...
as there's not too much there (it's more of a meeting/exhibition center), I
was going to check out the shopping mall across the street -- but then I
noticed the Malaysian Tourist Information Office inside. Stopping in to ask
the hours of the Petronas Towers, the lady behind the desk gave me the usual
cold shoulder, actually giving priority to incoming telephone calls rather
than the one person in her office -- me. When I asked if Petronas would be
open to the public today, she said "yes" to brush me off -- but as I knew
many places close mid-day on Fridays, I then asked specifically if Petronas
would close in the afternoon. Finally taking out a book and looking up the
correct schedule, she casually mentioned that it would close at 12:15pm (it
was now 10:45am)... if I hadn't specifically asked her about it closing
early, I would have missed my one last chance to see the building. The lady
suggested taking a taxi there (as one needs a reservation time to enter the
Sky Bridge), and though I wanted only to walk the city this morning, I now
had no choice but to go outside and catch a cab.
Having never taken a taxi in KL before, when one pulled up in front of
the World Trade Centre, I asked the driver if he'd use the meter (otherwise
I'd refuse to get in)... when he said "yes", I entered and sat down in
front. Pulling away, he hadn't yet turned the meter on... as I once again
reminded him to use the meter he became
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
