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Palauan  Flag After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Asso... [read more]
Blog: Unexpected building and a Paradise on Earth
Date: March 10th 2007

Let me explain the title. What was unexpected was finding this huge, brand new, pseudo-classical building up on the top of a hill in the middle of nowhere on the main island of Koror in Palau. This is the new government building, which has been designed so inefficiently from an energy view point that it is costing the government tens of thousands of US dollars a month to maintain! That's money the ... read more




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Hi! I'm Kat and I like traveling. I also like, in no particular order, films, graphic novels, basketball, capoeira, well, any kind of sport really, reading books, eating good food and spending time with my friends. I guess the place I call home is Crete, Greece but most of the time I'm based in the UK. Update: That was me in 2007. What's changed? I'm married to the most wonderful man in the world, Guy Dominic Machito Morris and I live in Fiji! My sporting passion at the moment? Outrigger paddling. More on that in the blogs! ... full info
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