Isolated and Intriguing Norfolk Island – Australia
Norfolk Island’s combination of a language spoken nowhere else, a local fusion cuisine, a varied four-phase history of settlement, and spectacular natural attractions had put it high on traveller’s wish lists.
By Marion Halliday—As the plane descended through several layers of heavy cloud, the tiny sub-tropical paradise of Norfolk Island came into view. A patchwork of green farmland and forests scattered with buildings and lined with soaring cliffs, rocky shores and beaches all surrounded by the deep, blue sea unfolded below. After spending a couple of days in inner-city Sydney before flying here, the contrast couldn’t have been more dramatic.
Norfolk Island’s combination of a language spoken nowhere else, a local fusion cuisine, a varied four-phase history of settlement, and spectacular natural attractions had put it high on my travel wish list. Only eight kilometres (5 mi) long and five kilometres (3 mi) wide, it is also a long way from anywhere.
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