Still there

Adventures in Paradise

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January 4th 2012
Rotting on the Beach with Spot the dog. With the constant sound of the trade winds rustling through the palm leaves I didn’t hear the dog walk up behind me.<span> I don't know how long he had been there.<span> I only noticed him when he leaned against my leg.<span> His warm brown fur tickled my leg as he slowly sank to the sand…sound asleep.<span> I knew how he ... read more

Oceania » Kiribati » Kiritimati

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The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with... ... read more