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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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Leaving my bag by the front desk, I went out
for a quick walk up the street to see which stalls and restaurants were
still open -- and was surprised to see about 1/3rd of them still serving
customers. Returning back to pick up my bag, I asked the man at the desk
what time the stalls closed... his answer was that some stay open pretty
much throughout the night, from 6:00pm to 6:00am. Going outside to wait for
the shuttle, the driver showed up right on time at 5:00am, and we soon
headed off early this Saturday morning.
At the half-way station I paid my RM25/US$6.58 and boarded the 5:30am bus
with a few other passengers. While the airport shuttle is currently the
only practical option to get to-and-from KLIA, that will soon change, as
while reading the Sun (an English-language Malaysian newspaper) later on the
plane, I found out that an Express Rail Link between KL and the airport will
become operational by next year (with the article commenting on how limo
drivers tout and harass arriving passengers).
Reaching the airport at 6:25am, I first went upstairs to fetch the bag
from the left-luggage facility before going down to check in for my flight.
Getting seat 60A (the first row with 2 seats instead of 3), I then went to
get some breakfast. Burger King didn't offer a breakfast menu, so I went to
McDonalds for 2 Egg McMuffins (no ham in Malaysia) for RM3.65/96c each...
interestingly, this time when I asked for a cup of water I was given one
(perhaps enough people had complained). I still had some ringett left
afterwards, but most of the souvenir shops were still closed (with only a
few pricier ones open so early). Using the last of the remaining credits on
my Time Kontact card, I called up a few friends in the US and Japan, as the
800 access number didn't seem to be blocked from the airport phones
anymore. Time Kontact
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
