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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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up late talking or writing, he'd always be asleep by the time I'd return to
the room.
With the RMS still in port, I went out on deck and met Pat (one of three
Pats on board), a 40ish South African in the shoe business who was born on
St. Helena but hadn't been back for over 30 years (he and his wife were
waving to their kids down below on the docks). Next, I met another Pat: a
60ish South African (originally from Britain) in the publishing business,
she was taking the trip mostly to cruise, and would spend only one day on
St. Helena itself, opting to instead stay on board the ship while it ferried
between St. Helena and Ascension. Most of the passengers for this voyage
were either British tourists, Saints returning home, or South African
tourists -- and other than a doctor originally from Germany but now living
in Conneticut, I was the only American on board. Walking into the lounge, I
met a middle-aged couple from Germany... the wife was quite nice, but the
husband was ranting on about how they wouldn't let him send file attachments
in his email (on board the ship for only a few minutes and already it's the
end of the world if he can't send emails with file attachments).
While still tied to the dock, many people were at the side of the ship
waving to their friends and family below (just like a scene out of a
movie). As the ship was getting ready to leave, an announcement was made
that a stowaway search would take place, and one soon did. This isn't just
an exercise: about a year ago, a 16yr-old recently-orphaned Hutu named Alain
Hakizmana escaped Tutsi soldiers in his native Burundi by making his way
through Zambia into South Africa. Once in the country, he travelled down to
Cape Town by truck, and managed to stow away aboard the RMS St. Helena
(having no idea what it was or where it went). Hiding
...
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
