I have about four hours till I get taken to the airport to wait three more hours for my flight to Papeete. Despite some early problems, I think this week has been a good start to my foreign adventures. I managed to get by in the most isolated place on Earth without knowing the language. …
Oh man, today has been a winner. 1) As stated before, the one ATM on the island doesnt take my ATM card. 2) VERY few places here take credit cards. 3) I can´t convert any of my Pacific Francs (XPF) anywhere on the island. Most of my cash was in that form. You can see, …
May 7, 2007, 12:30pm I’m on Easter Island! Let me repeat that. I’m on Easter Fricking Island!!! Easter Island is everything Tahiti is not. Few tourists. Few people. Reasonable humidity. Isolated. Cheap. Clean. I’m staying at a guesthouse called Chez Cecilia run by a woman named, you guessed it, Cecilia. The price is very reasonable …