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Cafe Pacific: Cafe Pacific - Overpriced and Insipid
LiveOnAPlane Says: This is the island cafeteria. It is an all you can eat operation, but the food is uninspired and usually bland.French fries are usually old and cold. If the featured entree is actually any good, you can be sure they'll run out of it before you get there. Decent salad bar,...
Three Palms: Island Snack Bar - Decent
LiveOnAPlane Says: Pretty decent prices here, and much better food than the cafeteria. They have a short order grill, pizzas, and usually 3 hot food entrees with a daily featured entree for lunch and dinner. The two standards are fried chicken and roasted chicken, both of which are actually...
Ocean View Club: Kwaj Nightlife
LiveOnAPlane Says: The Ocean View Club has been here for a long, long time and is one of the few night spots on the island. It is a roofed, open air night club right on the ocean. It is one of the favored hangouts here and is affectionately known as The Snake Pit.Great views, ocean breezes,...
don't know!!!: Zydeco Party Band - 3 concerts Dec29, 04-Jan4,05
zydecopartygirl Says: Zydeco is New Orleans Mardi Gras music - foot-stompiin', whoopin' and hollerin' and dancin' type of music. Colorful clothes, feathers, beads, shiny objects, funny hats, masks, ......and your dancing shoes!
LiveOnAPlane Says: On the island, the primary mode of transportation is the bicycle. While there are motorized vehicles for business use, privately owned motorized vehicles are not allowed unless a physical disability requires one. For those who are not comfortable on a 2-wheeler, 3-wheel...
LiveOnAPlane Says: There are two ways one can come here for a casual visit. The preferable method is to have someone living here sponsor you for a visit. The Army, for once, requires a minimal amount of paperwork in order for one of us to get an official OK for you to travel to Kwaj. It's not...
Micronesian Handicraft Shop: Micronesian Handicrafts
LiveOnAPlane Says: This shop is run by the Yokwe Yuk Women's Society and profits go to benefit the Marshallese. It has a good number of Marshallese handicrafts and others from such places as Yap.It has limited hours of operation, so check before biking down to it. The favored items are wall...
Marshallese Land Ownership, Part 3
LiveOnAPlane Says: The Alap (owner/elder) and Rijerbal (commoner) acquire land ownership initially through faithful service to the iroij, primarily in times of war. Both are often referred to as the iroij’s power (kajoor). After conquering a group of islands, the iroij would call all his...
Marshallese Land Ownership, Part 2
LiveOnAPlane Says: When talking of land, Marshallese distinguish titles from rights – although both are passed through the mother. For example, suppose a leroij (female chief) has two children (a boy and a girl) when she dies. Assuming that the leroij has no brothers or sisters, her title and...
Marshallese Land Ownership, Part 1
LiveOnAPlane Says: (This is a very, very important thing among the Marshallese, and it is rather involved, so I will split this tip into 2 or maybe 3 sections.)Few things are more precious to Marshallese than land. That’s not a hard concept to understand since the land mass of the 29 atolls...
LiveOnAPlane Says: There are primarily three different classifications that will reveal a Marshallese individual’s identity to other Marshallese. These are the person’s home island, his family name and his clan. An informal identification process usually happens in this sequence: at first, an...
Kwajalein: Things To Be Careful Of
LiveOnAPlane Says: Sun - We're not far from the equator and the UV is intense. Sunscreen, sunglasses, and hats are highly recommended. The time between getting a little red and total immolation out here is 6.3 seconds, so don't say you weren't warned.Sharks - You go diving or snorkeling,...
If You Have To Have It, Bring It!
LiveOnAPlane Says: Since we use bicycles almost exclusively, a backpack comes in handy. Bring sturdy tennis shoes; they're a necessity for walking the reef (if you're so inclined at low tide) and the selection here is very limited. Rain gear is readily available so don't worry about...
Take a Side Trip to Roi-Namur or Meck
LiveOnAPlane Says: One thing to do while you are here is to visit some of the lesser-known islands in the atoll.You can fly free on a space-available basis on the commuter planes (19-pax turboprops) to Roi-Namur for a day or over the weekend. Roi is in a far more natural state than is Kwaj....
Plan a Kwajalein vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Kwajalein locals
Life on Kwaj - Kwajalein is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It has white sand and coral beaches. It has clear water that is every shade of blue you can imagine. The islands of Kwajalein Atoll form the...
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Q: I am travelling to Ebeye, Kwajalein, at the end of October, but I am having lots of difficulties finding any information on the...
A: I'm not sure, but we have a friend who works for Space-X and my understanding is that only people with special permits are allowed on Kwajalein. Here's what I found on...
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Kwaj is so off the beaten path that there is not much interest in visiting here. However, since there are the occasional hardy souls who express interest in the place, and since it is rather difficult...
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Any info would be appreciated. Zydeco Party Band is playing 3 parties somewhere in the area, that's all I know.
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Kwaj... sooooooooo much to say.
I lived on this beautiful 3 mile long, 1/2 mile wide Island back when I was a mere 18 years old. What an experience. I can honestly say that was the best 6 months of my life. Graduate high school,...
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Kwajalein is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It has white sand and coral beaches. It has clear water that is every shade of blue you can imagine. The islands of Kwajalein Atoll form the...
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Kwajalein Island, Almost Heaven
I am not sure if this is some place that caters to tourist, but it does offer some of the best diving in the Pacific. I was there on a military flight and did not spend a lot of time there.
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