I heard this is one of the ultimate "remote island beauties" there is, the ones very few.mention and one of the few worth visiting, dear ausies is this true?
I heard this is one of the ultimate "remote island beauties" there is, the ones very few.mention and one of the few worth visiting, dear aus...
is this where all those australian youtube "stranded on desert island 24hours" vids are filmed?
looks nice regardless
Seriously OP? Not even a name?
Cocos keeling islands
It's one of those threads where you just imagine a picture of a remote island and it's an enjoyable experience.
Most Australians have never been. It's a weird colonial hold over. Interesting history though.
Damn shame
I knew someone that was stationed there for like 30 years, he said returning to society was hard
It's very remote but I'm sure it's more accommodating to tourists now than 30 years ago
Why did they stayed for so long?
They liked the remoteness, weather, girlfriend and presumably getting hundreds of sun cancers
I can't ask him anymore because he's dead, but he always had positive things to say about it
Cool mspaint flag
on the list to check out
there are good docs about it
Wealthy Englishman Alexander Hare hired a captain to bring him and a volunteer harem of 40 Malay women to the islands, where he hoped to establish his private residence.
Clunies-Ross returned two years later with his wife, children and mother-in-law, and found Hare already established on the island and living with the private harem. A feud grew between the two. Clunies-Ross's eight sailors "began at once the invasion of the new kingdom to take possession of it.
After some time, Hare's women began deserting him, and instead finding themselves mates amongst Clunies-Ross's sailors. Disheartened, Hare left the island. Encouraged by members of the former harem, Clunies-Ross then recruited Malays to come to the island for work and wives.