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  1. theperipateticepi avatar

    Re: Nightlife for a group

    by theperipateticepi 15 January 2012

    Palau +can+ be a rocking place if you've got the right group of people. With 20 of you, you should be fine. Most places stay open until…

  2. 5Waldos avatar

    RE: Moving to Palau

    by 5Waldos 14 January 2012

    I lived there for 3 years. You have to understand about island time. going down there angry is not the way to go. One does not live in…

  3. monkgonemad avatar

    RE: Moving to Palau

    by monkgonemad 14 January 2012

    I can't get any information on this place... Dive operators and "kayak tour-ers" - only one response thus far (lame tour) A number of…

  4. monkgonemad avatar

    RE: Moving to Palau

    by monkgonemad 13 January 2012

    Did any of you actually make the move? Curious how its working out... Thanks

  5. newfie43 avatar

    RE: Sriwijawa Air questions

    by newfie43 12 January 2012

    Thanks for your replies. Sriwijaya has the best schedule for us(as well as the best price) so we can catch the 4pm ferry to Palau Weh.…

  6. palauorbust avatar

    Nightlife for a group

    by palauorbust 07 January 2012

    I'm travelling with a group of 20 for a week in Palau. What types of nightlife are there? Bars? When is everything open until? …

  7. 5Waldos avatar

    RE: Tthe wreck of the Graf Spee

    by 5Waldos 05 January 2012

    A number of the ships from the Japanese fleet sunk in Truk Lagoon are visible, although not actually above the water line. As are a zero…

  8. 5Waldos avatar

    RE: Exclusion of foreign earned income

    by 5Waldos 02 January 2012

    Ah. Assuming he knows what he is doing, sounds reasonable. There may be exclusions for moving, etc. But in fact, the opportunity to live…

  9. newfie43 avatar

    Air Asia flight Hong Kong- Medan?

    by newfie43 30 December 2011

    I am working on a return trip to Indonesia and want to start out with a visit to Palau Weh. We are coming from Canada to Hong Kong and…

  10. teamlpsk avatar

    RE: Maldives or Palau ?

    by teamlpsk 29 December 2011

    I've just returned from both places. Both have pro's and con's, I think it depends what the most important thing you want to get out of…

  11. hintermann avatar

    RE: Maldives (Northern Atolls) or Palau?

    by hintermann 26 December 2011

    Thanks for that. Actually, I made a decision soon after that post. Unable to choose between Maldives & Palau, I ditched both and paid…

  12. dxb1969 avatar

    RE: Maldives (Northern Atolls) or Palau?

    by dxb1969 25 December 2011

    I've dived both the Maldives and Palau several times. It's quite a tough call, as the quality of the diving is great in both places, especia…

  13. mumoko avatar

    RE: Maldives or Palau ?

    by mumoko 24 December 2011

    I have to agree with Lazslo on what might be the most appropriate for you, but I would add something else: depending on your choice on…

  14. mumoko avatar

    RE: Palau tips

    by mumoko 24 December 2011

    We have been only to El Nido on Palawan, and getting there is neither cheap nor convenient (and the flight to Puerto Princesa and the…

  15. mumoko avatar

    RE: Rock Island/ Jellyfish Lake tour group and other questions

    by mumoko 24 December 2011

    I do not know why people prefer those three companies. IMPAC Tours or any of the Korean or Taiwanese companies is the best guarantee…

  16. peloplata avatar

    RE: entry into cuba - US passport

    by peloplata 24 December 2011

    Actually this years ballot represented a major tsunami in the numbers from years past. In years past Palau voted with the US and Israel.…

  17. johnabbotsford avatar

    RE: entry into cuba - US passport

    by johnabbotsford 23 December 2011

    I think .....Palau, Marshall Islands, and Micronesia. Very powerful nations.

  18. defenestrator avatar

    RE: For the Americans (and possibly Canadians, too)

    by defenestrator 23 December 2011

    >The US has an empire Nope. >The US dollar is the world's leading reserve currency, as well as being the (or a) currency used by count…

  19. JoJo24 avatar

    Re: Rock Island/ Jellyfish Lake tour group and other questions

    by JoJo24 22 December 2011

    This is the one thing I didn’t like about Sam’s – they treat single travelers like second class citizens. Anyways, I was in Palau in…

  20. Mattt avatar

    RE: For the Americans (and possibly Canadians, too)

    by Mattt 22 December 2011

    +This paved the way for establishing that Americans play ridiculous insular unwordly sports that aren't worthy of appreciation by anyone…

  21. hintermann avatar

    Maldives (Northern Atolls) or Palau?

    by hintermann 18 December 2011

    In *January-February 2013* we will be in Bangalore visiting family and I want to make a side-trip for a week's liveaboard diving. I am…

  22. theperipateticepi avatar

    RE: Weather in palau

    by theperipateticepi 18 December 2011

    I think they generally just cut and paste the weather forecast from day to day for Palau. I lived there for over two years and ever single…

  23. theperipateticepi avatar

    Re: Rock Island/ Jellyfish Lake tour group and other questions

    by theperipateticepi 18 December 2011

    Hi Anna, As far as your trip out to Jellyfish lake etc - have you looked into any other shops? Neco or Fin and Fin's may have trips…

  24. fluffydragon avatar

    RE: Bali to Banda Aceh

    by fluffydragon 16 December 2011

    I believe they are suggestions, not advertisements. I appreciate the links as I'm headed to Palau Weh next month. Thanks Pamela. You always…

  25. peloplata avatar

    The moral majority is neither

    by peloplata 15 December 2011

    That was a phrase promulgated back in the Clinton era relating to the tiny minority of über-righteous "born-again" Christians who advocated…

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