riohog 5,890 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, mackem said: I have been to some incredible beaches,pure white powder sand,pink sand even,and never seen a westerner,one of them was voted best beach in the world I think but when I was there it was tourist and development free. there is some beutiful islands and beaches still down in the south pacific ,but yes tourism is slowly fking it ' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,890 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, riohog said: there is some beutiful islands and beaches still down in the south pacific ,but yes tourism is slowly fking it ' viti levu coral sea coast 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,802 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 20 hours ago, green lurchers said: I think as you go thru life your tastes change I used to love the remote Bahamian family islands Run cay acklins ragged farmers cay t name a few cSome were real missions to get to some islands had tiny populations 25 or 50 folk with little i n the way of mod cons most could only be reached by Tiny planes or fast boats glad I done plenty of missions years back ,,recently Tampa bay is my honey hole got everything from superb fishing hog dogginig Great food love the place GL can never go back to the places he’s been to , there’s fcuk all left to eat or drink .. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,984 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 At the moment I am sitting in the Himalayas eating a curry chatting to my sister in Mauritius,the world nowadays is a tiny place and getting smaller by the day,I have a helicopter flight tomorrow that will take less than an hour to a place it once took me ten days to walk to. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,657 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 19 minutes ago, mackem said: At the moment I am sitting in the Himalayas eating a curry chatting to my sister in Mauritius,the world nowadays is a tiny place and getting smaller by the day,I have a helicopter flight tomorrow that will take less than an hour to a place it once took me ten days to walk to. Sounds amazing Mack, but cant help feel that modern technology is taking away the adventure and mystique 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,984 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 It is Steve,technology shrank the world and made it accessible for all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,890 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 40 minutes ago, mackem said: At the moment I am sitting in the Himalayas eating a curry chatting to my sister in Mauritius,the world nowadays is a tiny place and getting smaller by the day,I have a helicopter flight tomorrow that will take less than an hour to a place it once took me ten days to walk to. its increadable mate , ,you just cant beat the sounds and smeells of asia ,we are so lucky this day and age the oppertunaties are there , just grab it , i know you do , stuff we could only dream of as kids enjoy your trip ,, lol kind miss the hustle and bussle of konki fid still and the old star ferrys , .maybe ill dip my toes in the south china sea once more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,657 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Seen a news article this week of a missionary who went to convert to find a lost tribe to convert them to christianty , and was shot dead by a bow and arrow as he steppped onto the beach lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,984 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Just now, steve66 said: Seen a news article this week of a missionary who went to convert to find a lost tribe to convert them to christianty , and was shot dead by a bow and arrow as he steppped onto the beach lol Yup,they still haven't recovered his body,second time he went there and both times they fired arrows at him,second time fatally,in the old days he would have ended up in a tribes cooking pot. 4 minutes ago, riohog said: its increadable mate , ,you just cant beat the sounds and smeells of asia ,we are so lucky this day and age the oppertunaties are there , just grab it , i know you do , stuff we could only dream of as kids enjoy your trip ,, lol kind miss the hustle and bussle of konki fid still and the old star ferrys , .maybe ill dip my toes in the south china sea once more We are lucky to have experienced what we have when we did mate,got my Bhutan trip sorted,that's going to be something else,going to an archery tournament and staying on a farm in a valley,then Tibet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,601 Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 some nice pics there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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waltjnr 7,532 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Mack is there anywhere in the world you wouldn't go to? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,601 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 looks nice that tail 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,984 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 6 hours ago, waltjnr said: Mack is there anywhere in the world you wouldn't go to? I can't imagine Syria or Somalia being fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,601 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 lovely pics bud 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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