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A field guide to the wildlife of South Georgia with 350 colour photos
“A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia” is the title of the comprehensive new 200-page soft-back guide to the Island’s wildlife. The book contains over 350 colour photos of the fauna and flora it describes. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesHow cute the islanders looks!
Sep 14th, 2012 - 05:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well said!
Sep 14th, 2012 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don't think any islander will dare to make any comment...so far they all show interest on Argentina.
Coqueta now as well Sussie? Don't you get tired of making new accounts?
Sep 14th, 2012 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm not too good at Spanish. How do you pronounce that? Is it cock eater?
I notice that it is written in English - not Argy Spanish.
Sep 14th, 2012 - 07:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why could this be ? Could it be that S.Georgia + S.Sandwich Islands are UK possessions ?. No doubt it will be useful to the wildlife tourists visiting the island along with Falklands.
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Sep 14th, 2012 - 08:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't you have a Goggle spanish translator in the internet with the correct pronunciation?
Follow Conor Louden-Brown advise, check on your own spelling and pronuntiation: british wimp!
“The guide is small enough to fit in a large coat pocket and will be a vital tool for anyone visiting the Island”
Sep 14th, 2012 - 08:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0......if they get stranded there, they can use it to start a camp fire!!!
I suppose that you would call this “Extreme tourism” only for the brave and those with Ray Mears telephone number!
Is there any permanent human settlement on the Islands?
Sep 15th, 2012 - 08:15 am - Link - Report abuse 07 BK
Sep 15th, 2012 - 09:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0You should know. Your team claims it belongs to Argentina.
In seriousness though and to answer your question: no there are only transient people living there.
8 Joe Bloggs
Sep 15th, 2012 - 04:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Shame on you misleading poor Blind_Scottie_Kirchnerist!
He thinks the likes of Malviebaby, prat-junta and the other Malvanistas are human. So, in that context I would imagine there are plenty of single-celled creatures on the islands, all of which could outwit this bunch.
Great book though but it would cost double for a personal import into Uruguay.
PS You don't know of anyone coming to Urguay soon do you, who could bring me a copy over?
9 ChrisR
Sep 15th, 2012 - 05:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0BK seems to have moderated his posts quite a lot of late.
I don't plan on being in Uruguay this year. If someone posted it to you would you be hit with loads of duty when it arrived?
ChrisR=Zhivago=Simeon68=Conqueror=Captain Poppy
Sep 15th, 2012 - 05:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0jejejeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeethe best clowns in the world!
10 Joe Bloggs
Sep 15th, 2012 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh YES!
I brought my wife a Kindle from the USA and DHL (Drop-it, Hide-it and Lose-it) assured full delivery to the door.
No it wasn't, they couldn't deal with customs.
In the end it cost me UY$5,000 for the customs agent (£156.25), a storage charge because DHL never told me it had arrived in the country, UY$5,250 import duty (£164.06) and final courier to our home.
The total for a US$ 125.00 Kindle was £431.00.
I have been VERY wary of importing anything else since then!
Good job she likes it.
12 ChrisR
Sep 15th, 2012 - 07:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That sounds like some of the more backward thinking countries I've lived in. They even search your luggage when you return home (especially if you're a short-term resident) and make up their own duty charge at the end of tit all.
I bet you and your wife are both well accustomed to the same game we used to play all the time. You go away, buy a ton of stuff and then open and use it all before you get back. “Of course this steam iron isn't new officer. We always travel with one”. LOL!
13 Joe Bloggs
Sep 15th, 2012 - 10:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In fairness we have found they only bother the incoming packages via the likes of DHL, etc.
When we came over first and had to wait for permission to get the container over I bought a substantial part of my toolkit by air in a suitcase so we could get on with any repairs / improvements we wished to make.
Bosch 24v drill with every drill up to 19 mm dia, a FULL set of ring and open ended spanners up to 32 mm, a FULL set of 3/8“ & 1/2” drive sockets, including extra reach bi-hex ones, hammers, grips, you name it we had it.
At the aduanas I struggled to get the HD oversize suitcase onto the X-ray belt, fearing the worst. Yes, the special officer came over to ask me a question. The tools were worth £2,000 or so and I prepared myself for the worst. All he said was 'do you have a mobile phone you intend to keep in Uruguay, only it is the law that we must see the big number written on the chassis'.
That was it, and he even helped me off the belt with the suitcase!
I must admit when my wife went back a few weeks ago we did the same as you and she was really worried, but apart from checking with the X-ray they never bothered her and she had FOUR suitcases. This time one of her fellow passengers helped her out to find me, lovely people the Uruguayos.
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