THREAD: A deep dive into some of your current holiday options, as per the green list:
1. Ascension Island: Accessible by cruise ship or personal yacht. No commercial flights- Royal Airforce flight from RAF Brizenorton.
Fun fact: ?possible former open prison for sodomy
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1. Ascension Island: Accessible by cruise ship or personal yacht. No commercial flights- Royal Airforce flight from RAF Brizenorton.
Fun fact: ?possible former open prison for sodomy
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2. Tristan da Cunha- The most remote inhabited archipelago in the world. Travel by ship from Cape Town- 6 days. No airstrip.
Fun fact: No ships called to the island between 1909 and 1919, until HMS Yarmouth stopped to tell them about the end of WW1
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Fun fact: No ships called to the island between 1909 and 1919, until HMS Yarmouth stopped to tell them about the end of WW1
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3. South Sandwich Islands- Accessible by sea. No visitor accommodation.
Fun Fact: Remote inhospitable collection of islands. National Toothfish day is celebrated on the 4th Sept as a bank holiday
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Fun Fact: Remote inhospitable collection of islands. National Toothfish day is celebrated on the 4th Sept as a bank holiday
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4. St Helena- Fly to Capetown then the RMS St Helena.
Fun Fact: Jonathan, the 185 year old homosexual tortoise lives here
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Fun Fact: Jonathan, the 185 year old homosexual tortoise lives here
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5. Australia & NZ
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Ps. If you are thinking of making the trip to any of these locales, remember that Cape Town in South Africa is currently on the red list....
PPS. Update on St Helena: It has an airport!
I also found this excellent musical number about Jonathan. I’m tempted to visit tbh...
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I also found this excellent musical number about Jonathan. I’m tempted to visit tbh...
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