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beautiful island
tats my island is nice to always stay there....nice pic
From Blog: Lifuka and Foa Islands - Ha'apai, Tonga
Date: 11th February 2011
so grateful
umm theres nothinq to say...but just a word of thanks for u and your team by helping my people for their need which they benn suffered a lonq time aqoo.And yeah this cannot happen if you guys not show up but theres youu.that all and god bless.
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
so grateful
umm theres nothinq to say...but just a word of thanks for u and your team by helping my people for their need which they benn suffered a lonq time aqoo.And yeah this cannot happen if you guys not show up but theres youu.that all and god bless.
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Date: 27th October 2010
upscaling
We will have a bigger boat soon, hopefully it will be ready for your return. Your stone fish pic is so cool, what a great find, but photoshop will make all the difference!
From Blog: You Want Me To Go How Many Miles Offshore In That Little Boat?
upscaling
We will have a bigger boat soon, hopefully it will be ready for your return. Your stone fish pic is so cool, what a great find, but photoshop will make all the difference!
From Blog: You Want Me To Go How Many Miles Offshore In That Little Boat?
Date: 14th July 2010
Great evaluation! Thanks ++ USA!
I do not know how the Tourism Department does collect the information that will help transforming Tarawa into a better and more beautiful place. This is one excellent opinion expressed honestly without prejudice by one of our great volunteers. From 1979, no government has so far and ever seriously considered tourism as a potential economic driver. I wish I am a President. I can just spend some time every week visiting these backyards and do something about them asap. Some are pretty straight forward and do not need big formulas. Visit regularly a targeted community and ask for their support in protecting the special sites (foreign cemeteries & war sites). Then regulate the use of those special areas for tourist attraction. Revenue generated from the tourists' visit to these sites over time will contribute to the improvement of the chronic sanitation problem no government has ever been able to address. And the list of measures goes on. If sanitation is a stubborn health problem, then perhaps it is time for the Kiribati people to elect a President who knows better how to deal with this health phenomenon. Sincere thanks to the article author and the U.S people.
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Great evaluation! Thanks ++ USA!
I do not know how the Tourism Department does collect the information that will help transforming Tarawa into a better and more beautiful place. This is one excellent opinion expressed honestly without prejudice by one of our great volunteers. From 1979, no government has so far and ever seriously considered tourism as a potential economic driver. I wish I am a President. I can just spend some time every week visiting these backyards and do something about them asap. Some are pretty straight forward and do not need big formulas. Visit regularly a targeted community and ask for their support in protecting the special sites (foreign cemeteries & war sites). Then regulate the use of those special areas for tourist attraction. Revenue generated from the tourists' visit to these sites over time will contribute to the improvement of the chronic sanitation problem no government has ever been able to address. And the list of measures goes on. If sanitation is a stubborn health problem, then perhaps it is time for the Kiribati people to elect a President who knows better how to deal with this health phenomenon. Sincere thanks to the article author and the U.S people.
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Date: 29th May 2010
Your post about being in the Navy was really interesting, and I enjoyed reading it! I loved your photos too, and I can't believe there's a butterfly inside the Singapore airport! Seems like an amazing way to see the world! My blog is looking for travel tips, photos, etc, to share. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email us at dirtyhippiesblog@gmail.com. Continued fun at sea! Heather :)
From Blog: Fond Farewells
Your post about being in the Navy was really interesting, and I enjoyed reading it! I loved your photos too, and I can't believe there's a butterfly inside the Singapore airport! Seems like an amazing way to see the world! My blog is looking for travel tips, photos, etc, to share. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email us at dirtyhippiesblog@gmail.com. Continued fun at sea! Heather :)
From Blog: Fond Farewells
Date: 20th May 2010
very impressive!!
hey...just want to say thanks so much to u and yre team mates if yre one of the team who visited my country for the construction of Bouta bridge....i really appreciate what u've done for us, I-Kiribati people and THE LORD will pay back what u've done to us...IT'S A GREAT AND BIG HELP I CANNOT FORGET.. am also impressed from what u wrote about Kiribati in yr article....all u've mentioned about the foods, people and so forth in yr artilce including all the diagrams u included...they are all beautiful and impressive to me... again just want to say that i'm grateful and thankful for what u've done to my poor loving country, KIRIBATI..if not for all yr help and contributions, we, as I-Kiribati people, will still find it hard and difficult to reach and approach the village of Buota.. THANK YOU ALL-a friend from Kiribati
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
very impressive!!
hey...just want to say thanks so much to u and yre team mates if yre one of the team who visited my country for the construction of Bouta bridge....i really appreciate what u've done for us, I-Kiribati people and THE LORD will pay back what u've done to us...IT'S A GREAT AND BIG HELP I CANNOT FORGET.. am also impressed from what u wrote about Kiribati in yr article....all u've mentioned about the foods, people and so forth in yr artilce including all the diagrams u included...they are all beautiful and impressive to me... again just want to say that i'm grateful and thankful for what u've done to my poor loving country, KIRIBATI..if not for all yr help and contributions, we, as I-Kiribati people, will still find it hard and difficult to reach and approach the village of Buota.. THANK YOU ALL-a friend from Kiribati
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Date: 31st March 2010
Shore dive
Next time you come, grab your buddy, turn right off the cruise ship at George Town, walk about 10 minutes to Don Foster's at the edge of town, hire a couple of tanks and do the shore dive. Or hop a taxi and go to Sunset House, about a five minute drive from town, and do a shore dive from there. Both good sites and near enough for you to do a nice long dive, have lunch and a drink afterwards, get in a little bit of touristy shopping and get back on board your ship in plenty of time. If you've only got a few hours in Cayman and want to go diving, why waste your time on the boats and the buses to get there just to use up half your tank.
From Blog: Blowing Bubbles... finally.
Shore dive
Next time you come, grab your buddy, turn right off the cruise ship at George Town, walk about 10 minutes to Don Foster's at the edge of town, hire a couple of tanks and do the shore dive. Or hop a taxi and go to Sunset House, about a five minute drive from town, and do a shore dive from there. Both good sites and near enough for you to do a nice long dive, have lunch and a drink afterwards, get in a little bit of touristy shopping and get back on board your ship in plenty of time. If you've only got a few hours in Cayman and want to go diving, why waste your time on the boats and the buses to get there just to use up half your tank.
From Blog: Blowing Bubbles... finally.
Date: 18th March 2010
You know you loved sharing a bathtub with me, DREAM COME TRUE!!!!! Miss you!
From Blog: A Hindu Island in an Muslim Country
You know you loved sharing a bathtub with me, DREAM COME TRUE!!!!! Miss you!
From Blog: A Hindu Island in an Muslim Country
Date: 12th March 2010
Oh my gawd!
Great story of what sounded like a fantastic time!! But I was ready for a nap after reading it! Its been such a long winter with cold/wet here in South Carolina - worst anyone, no matter how old can remember - that I was actually wishing I was there on some of the less tiring activities!! At least it was warm! But this weekend and next week, just great or so they say. All is well here, back to doing some work soon it looks like, not full time of course. Where are you off to next, fill us in when you get a chance. Love Capt Ray
From Blog: A Hindu Island in an Muslim Country
Oh my gawd!
Great story of what sounded like a fantastic time!! But I was ready for a nap after reading it! Its been such a long winter with cold/wet here in South Carolina - worst anyone, no matter how old can remember - that I was actually wishing I was there on some of the less tiring activities!! At least it was warm! But this weekend and next week, just great or so they say. All is well here, back to doing some work soon it looks like, not full time of course. Where are you off to next, fill us in when you get a chance. Love Capt Ray
From Blog: A Hindu Island in an Muslim Country
Date: 26th February 2010
Nope...
Sorry to disappoint you, but it's so small you'll see everything (which isn't much) in the day. Don't let the hawkers scam you and the sun was the least disappointing part of being there. Take it as a beach day and get a trinket or two if you're into that sort of thing. Have fun on your cruise!
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Nope...
Sorry to disappoint you, but it's so small you'll see everything (which isn't much) in the day. Don't let the hawkers scam you and the sun was the least disappointing part of being there. Take it as a beach day and get a trinket or two if you're into that sort of thing. Have fun on your cruise!
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Date: 26th February 2010
60s to 2000
Jim, Yes, definitely a difference from when you were there. I was on a Civilian Naval Support Ship when I visited and many of my crewmates had been stationed there back in the day as well. It's degraded significantly since the outflux of American moolah, though they're trying to build it back up (hard with corruption rampant though). Take care!
From Blog: Zip-lines and Marine Biology
60s to 2000
Jim, Yes, definitely a difference from when you were there. I was on a Civilian Naval Support Ship when I visited and many of my crewmates had been stationed there back in the day as well. It's degraded significantly since the outflux of American moolah, though they're trying to build it back up (hard with corruption rampant though). Take care!
From Blog: Zip-lines and Marine Biology
Date: 26th February 2010
I am visiting Labadee on March 16th is there anything in particular that i should make a point to see???
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
I am visiting Labadee on March 16th is there anything in particular that i should make a point to see???
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Date: 20th February 2010
Long Ago
Krysten: Your blog is interesting and somewhat amazing to me: I was there in the mid 60s and it was very much different than your blog details. Are you on a ship when you visit? I kinda get that from your blog. I live in Coalfield, TN and a friend and I just finished a trip back to Southeast Asia, but we did not get back to Subic. That was our homeport while in the area during the 60s. Love to see more phots of the areas where the base was long ago. Thanks! Jim Rivers
From Blog: Zip-lines and Marine Biology
Long Ago
Krysten: Your blog is interesting and somewhat amazing to me: I was there in the mid 60s and it was very much different than your blog details. Are you on a ship when you visit? I kinda get that from your blog. I live in Coalfield, TN and a friend and I just finished a trip back to Southeast Asia, but we did not get back to Subic. That was our homeport while in the area during the 60s. Love to see more phots of the areas where the base was long ago. Thanks! Jim Rivers
From Blog: Zip-lines and Marine Biology
Date: 13th February 2010
Broken Bridge
Yeah, I got the impression that the government mostly catered to South Tarawa where the population is most dense. I'm glad we had a team check out the island as a whole, it was wonderful to see the bridge completed finally. Now I'm reading "The Sex Lives of Cannibals", all about Kiribati as well and it reminds me so much of the time we spent there. A must read if you're interested in Kiribati!
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Broken Bridge
Yeah, I got the impression that the government mostly catered to South Tarawa where the population is most dense. I'm glad we had a team check out the island as a whole, it was wonderful to see the bridge completed finally. Now I'm reading "The Sex Lives of Cannibals", all about Kiribati as well and it reminds me so much of the time we spent there. A must read if you're interested in Kiribati!
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Date: 6th February 2010
broken bridge of buota
we've been thre may 2009 and the bridge was still broken.when we asked the people when the bridge will repaired they told us:in the future.we think,without foreign help the would have been fixed"in the future",because the people of buota had no hope that the government would arrange something because buota is not really "south tarawa"and the government only serves items of the south. Hans from germany
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
broken bridge of buota
we've been thre may 2009 and the bridge was still broken.when we asked the people when the bridge will repaired they told us:in the future.we think,without foreign help the would have been fixed"in the future",because the people of buota had no hope that the government would arrange something because buota is not really "south tarawa"and the government only serves items of the south. Hans from germany
From Blog: Kiribati - A Disappointing, Potentially Beautiful Place
Date: 23rd January 2010
Ruins!
Krysten, only you could be so sure that you were going to break down that the crotch rocket actually heard you and ran over a nail or whatever! The real ruins are in Tulum, next time you go that's the place to visit and not so much on the commercial stuff as right at Playa del Carmen! At least you're warm and have some sun, SOUTH Carolina does not deserve the South part of the title here! Love Capt Ray
From Blog: Feliz Navidad.
Ruins!
Krysten, only you could be so sure that you were going to break down that the crotch rocket actually heard you and ran over a nail or whatever! The real ruins are in Tulum, next time you go that's the place to visit and not so much on the commercial stuff as right at Playa del Carmen! At least you're warm and have some sun, SOUTH Carolina does not deserve the South part of the title here! Love Capt Ray
From Blog: Feliz Navidad.
Date: 12th January 2010
You're right...
As usual, you're right. I want to be down longer than 30 minutes though... :) Guess I'll go somewhere else.
From Blog: Blowing Bubbles... finally.
You're right...
As usual, you're right. I want to be down longer than 30 minutes though... :) Guess I'll go somewhere else.
From Blog: Blowing Bubbles... finally.
Date: 10th January 2010
Cruise ship divers
Lets be honest Krysten, people who go on these diving trips on cruise ships cannot be allowed to do it on their own and its best for the wildlife that they only be allowed in the water for half an hour!! Love Capt Ray
From Blog: Blowing Bubbles... finally.
Cruise ship divers
Lets be honest Krysten, people who go on these diving trips on cruise ships cannot be allowed to do it on their own and its best for the wildlife that they only be allowed in the water for half an hour!! Love Capt Ray
From Blog: Blowing Bubbles... finally.
Date: 3rd January 2010
Good Times
Hey Girly! Great to have a running partner for our fancy vacation! I have NEVER worked out or even contemplated working out on a vacation before this one! Thanks for the buddy motivation! Glad you made it home safe! Love ya!
From Blog: Leaving the Ship for a Break... At Sea?
Good Times
Hey Girly! Great to have a running partner for our fancy vacation! I have NEVER worked out or even contemplated working out on a vacation before this one! Thanks for the buddy motivation! Glad you made it home safe! Love ya!
From Blog: Leaving the Ship for a Break... At Sea?
Date: 2nd January 2010
Dunn's River Falls
Too bad about the concrete. The last time I went up it was very slippery but don't remember when that was but know that Butch and Kenny were still in high school so must have been the 80's. I also remember guys chasing Butch and Kenny around trying to sell them drugs on the street. Happy New Year! Ellie
From Blog: Yeah Mon, It's All Good.
Dunn's River Falls
Too bad about the concrete. The last time I went up it was very slippery but don't remember when that was but know that Butch and Kenny were still in high school so must have been the 80's. I also remember guys chasing Butch and Kenny around trying to sell them drugs on the street. Happy New Year! Ellie
From Blog: Yeah Mon, It's All Good.
Date: 1st January 2010
Culture shock is necessary
Thanks you two! Yeah, it amazes me at many tourists naivete when they go to a new country... unimaginable to me that people thought this was a real Haitian town. That donkey ride sounds cool, I'll have to keep Cap Haitien in mind if I ever do that again. :) Love you guys, happy new year!
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Culture shock is necessary
Thanks you two! Yeah, it amazes me at many tourists naivete when they go to a new country... unimaginable to me that people thought this was a real Haitian town. That donkey ride sounds cool, I'll have to keep Cap Haitien in mind if I ever do that again. :) Love you guys, happy new year!
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Date: 31st December 2009
Fake Town
How cynical to create a fake town so that most ordinary Haitians cannot profit from their own entrepeunerial spirits. Ray and visited Cap Haitian on a cruise ship in the 70's and took a donkey ride high into the mountains to the Citadel built by Henre' Christophe after the Slave Rebellion. It was a cultural shock for most from the ship but having grown up in Appalachia not so much for Ray and me. The tragedy of Haiti is one of the sadist stories of civilization and some insight can be had by reading Jared Diamond's COLLAPSE. Happy New Year! Love, Ellie
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Fake Town
How cynical to create a fake town so that most ordinary Haitians cannot profit from their own entrepeunerial spirits. Ray and visited Cap Haitian on a cruise ship in the 70's and took a donkey ride high into the mountains to the Citadel built by Henre' Christophe after the Slave Rebellion. It was a cultural shock for most from the ship but having grown up in Appalachia not so much for Ray and me. The tragedy of Haiti is one of the sadist stories of civilization and some insight can be had by reading Jared Diamond's COLLAPSE. Happy New Year! Love, Ellie
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Date: 31st December 2009
Cruises!
Krysten, I always had to answer the question "why would a Navy guy go on a cruise for a vacation?" All I could say was "there is no comparison between this cruise ship and what happens on it and a US NAVY Submarine!" Miss Ellie and I love cruises. On our first one we visited Cap Haitien and bought this wooden mask thingy, its still on our wall after all these years! Sounds like you're having some well deserved and truly enjoyable time off. Love your blog as usual. Well done on the run, you still look as great as ever. Love Capt Ray
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
Cruises!
Krysten, I always had to answer the question "why would a Navy guy go on a cruise for a vacation?" All I could say was "there is no comparison between this cruise ship and what happens on it and a US NAVY Submarine!" Miss Ellie and I love cruises. On our first one we visited Cap Haitien and bought this wooden mask thingy, its still on our wall after all these years! Sounds like you're having some well deserved and truly enjoyable time off. Love your blog as usual. Well done on the run, you still look as great as ever. Love Capt Ray
From Blog: Fake Town with Beautiful Waters
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we're planning to visit subic. this was helpful. thanks krysten!
From Blog: Subic Bay Diving