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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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ampatheatre outside, a group of 5 young singers in their 20s (a
white girl, a black girl, a black guy, and two coloured guys) were giving a
concert, singing light, entertaining South African songs concerning the
country's history (being the V&A, the songs weren't political or
controversial, but rather happy and upbeat). Many songs were in Afrikaans,
but others were in Dutch, English, and even Xhosa. Between numbers (sung to
a pre-recorded tape) the group put on little skits, and the crowd (including
many locals) loved it, laughing at some of the South African historal
references I wasn't aware of. The ampatheatre was packed, and it was a nice
way for everyone to relax in the late 6:00pm sun.
I had planned to leave the V&A at 5:30pm (to be back by 6:30pm), but was
enjoying the show so much, I didn't leave until 6:00pm (though I still left
before the end). Stopping only to pick up another phone card at the Telkom
shop, I left the V&A entrance (by the CalTex station) at 6:05pm, walking
very briskly back to the B&B. On the way home, I passed the internet cafe I
used to pass everyday last year (between the Mount Nelson and the Protea
Lodge, next to the pharmacy), but didn't want to spend time checking my
email tonight, as I had told Kritz I'd be home at 6:30pm. When I arrived
back at the B&B at 6:54pm, Kritz was outside working on his front lawn, and
showed me what he planned to do to the place over the next few weeks. When
finished, he needed a few minutes to get ready, so I sat down to watch some
TV until we were ready to go.
Soon I was driving with Kritz out to Century City, a huge new shopping
complex located outside of Cape Town (near the Ratanga Junction amusement
park). Century City is a large American-style mall done even one better --
with African and European-style murals gracing the walls and marbled
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
