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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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primary mission is
to provide transportation for people and cargo to-and-from St. Helena, but
within that charter, the staff tries to make the long days at sea enjoyable,
and the food served on board is quite good. Even with my accomodations
being the "basic" shared type (rather than the expensive private cabins), I
still felt quite out of place on the ship though, as I'm someone who doesn't
care for luxury at all, preferring to just get from Point A to Point B in
the fastest, cheapest, and most practical manner possible (I would have
easily opted for a dorm on a container liner if one were available). Still,
the staff of the RMS tries hard, and the food was teriffic -- to give you an
idea of some of the food choices, take a look at the sample lunch and dinner
menus below. Note though that most of the food uses British names (for
instance, "pudding" isn't a mousse as Americans would understand the term,
but rather a cake), and almost everything is rich. You can order as much of
anything (or everything) as you like, but it's useless asking for smaller
portions of something, as most of the time the portions wound up being the
same size anyway...
LUNCH (Jan. 4) DINNER (Jan. 29)
Jellied Consomme HORS D'OEUVRE:
Minestrone with Parmesan Tristan Crayfish Tails
---- Wedges of Brie Cheese
Fillet of Haddock SOUPS:
Grilled Lamb Cutlets Rich Port and Game broth
Cheese and Tomato Omelette Cream of Parsnip
A Wide Selectin of Cold Meats MAIN COURSE:
and Seasonal Salads Flour and Butter Grilled Slip Sole
---- Prime Fillet Steak O'Brien and
Ciboulette Potatoes
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
