Trouble in paradise? - Bilge

C cheekytiki Member The Haole Hut, London, UK Joined: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 1096	C cheekytiki Posted posted on Thu, Apr 28, 2005 1:14 AM Reef cuts,that turn in to tropical ulcers and then Staph infections on top, oh and then there was severe dehydration and being bitten by a poisonous centipede. Sun Burn, a Cook Island Tatoo (the local name for a burn from the exhaust pipe of a motor bike), food poisoning and of course mosquito bites. Ridiculous Fines from police for doing nothing wrong, fines from churches for not attending services( I used to pay a month in advance). The worst thing though is tourists who complain about stupid things, like not being supplied with a towell when staying in an basic open Fale on a beach, or the food being different to home. Not respecting the ways of other cultures. One time a group of foreign surfers in Samoa refused to accept that they couldn't surf on a Sunday when the conditions were good. The village chief ruled that if they went out no one else would be alowed to surf in that village again, ever! But what did they care, they were going home in acouple of days, eventually they had to be phisically stopped and were sent off the island. Can't think of any more at this point but I would go back in a heartbeat. http://www.cheekytiki.com [ Edited by: cheekytiki on 2005-04-28 01:27 ]

Reef cuts,that turn in to tropical ulcers and then Staph infections on top, oh and then there was severe dehydration and being bitten by a poisonous centipede. Sun Burn, a Cook Island Tatoo (the local name for a burn from the exhaust pipe of a motor bike), food poisoning and of course mosquito bites.
Ridiculous Fines from police for doing nothing wrong, fines from churches for not attending services( I used to pay a month in advance).
The worst thing though is tourists who complain about stupid things, like not being supplied with a towell when staying in an basic open Fale on a beach, or the food being different to home. Not respecting the ways of other cultures. One time a group of foreign surfers in Samoa refused to accept that they couldn't surf on a Sunday when the conditions were good. The village chief ruled that if they went out no one else would be alowed to surf in that village again, ever! But what did they care, they were going home in acouple of days, eventually they had to be phisically stopped and were sent off the island.
Can't think of any more at this point but I would go back in a heartbeat.

http://www.cheekytiki.com

[ Edited by: cheekytiki on 2005-04-28 01:27 ]

Post #155423 by cheekytiki on Thu, Apr 28, 2005 1:14 AM