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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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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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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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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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...

https://twitter.com/sthelenanews1/status/1390796957862580230