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Pearl Shell Resthouse: The guest house on Butaritari
Rusket Says: We arrived without a reservation, and luckily enough all the three cabins were free. We chose the one in the tree :-) We had all our meals there, prepared by a...
Nikuao Hotel: The guest house on Abaiang
Rusket Says: Relaxing, nice and helpful people, a beautiful place.Sea my Abaiang travelogue for more pictures. Very nice beach.
Rusket Says: When we visited the copramakers on the Butaritari atoll, they brought us fresh pandanus to eat and coconuts to drink from. In addition, they cooked a meal from...
Rusket Says: I took my son out of school while we were travelling, and took the responsibilty for his education myself. The school gave me a great fridom to choose subjects....
Rusket Says: We had a pitstop with some local people when our hired moped broke down on our way to the ticket office on Abaiang. While we were waiting, they gave us fresh...
Rusket Says: People in Kiribati are proud of their lifstyle. They are not slaves of work nor television, they have time to relax and for good conversations. Food and...
Rusket Says: The best way to travel between the islands, is with the plane. The distance is to long for going by boat unless you are very fond of boating. I don't know how...
Rusket Says: We travelled by boat from Tarawa to Abaiang. It is a combined cargo / passanger vessel, with no comfort. But who cares, we were not there for the comfort! A...
Rusket Says: On the outer islands there are no buses and few, if any private cars. But there are trucks, and it is normally not a problem to catch a ride.
Rusket Says: You can rent a moped from local people, or they can drive you around :-)
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You can rent a moped from local people, or they can drive you around :-)
Q: Having read A Pattern of Islands when I was 12, many years ago. It mesmerised me and I said to myself that one day If I could, I...
A: I was looking at Kiribati last year - the only flights were from Air Pacific via Fiji - I think that will still be the case.
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The westernmost group of islands in Kiribati
The main island Tarawa, with Bonriki International Airport. During our 3 1/2 week stay on the Gilberts we used Tarawa as our base, and made two journeys: To Abaiang and to Butaritari. Pictures from...
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