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Pearl Shell Resthouse: The guest house on Butaritari

Pearl Shell Resthouse: The guest house on Butaritari, Gilbert Islands

 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... 

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Nikuao Hotel: The guest house on Abaiang

Nikuao Hotel: The guest house on Abaiang, Gilbert Islands

 Rusket Says:  Relaxing, nice and helpful people, a beautiful place.Sea my Abaiang travelogue for more pictures. Very nice beach. 

 Hotels in Gilbert Islands

Hospitality

Hospitality, Gilbert Islands

 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... 

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Storytellers

Storytellers, Gilbert Islands

 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.... 

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Fresh coconut

Fresh coconut, Gilbert Islands

 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... 

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Relax

Relax, Gilbert Islands

 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... 

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The plane

The plane, Gilbert Islands

 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... 

 Transportation in Gilbert Islands

Cargo vessel

Cargo vessel, Gilbert Islands

 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... 

 Transportation in Gilbert Islands

Hitchhike

Hitchhike, Gilbert Islands

 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. 

 Transportation in Gilbert Islands

Moped

Moped, Gilbert Islands

 Rusket Says:  You can rent a moped from local people, or they can drive you around :-) 

 Transportation in Gilbert Islands

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 You can rent a moped from local people, or they can drive you around :-) 

 

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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... 

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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

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 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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