The Cocos Islands: a remote paradise in the Indian Ocean
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published
Little
tropical
archipelagos
are
enough
as
beautiful,
remote
And
attractively
eccentric
as
THE
Cocos
He is,
said
Ruaridh
Nicholas
In
THE
Financial
Times
(FT).
Isolated
In
THE
Indian
Ocean
660
kilometers
south
of
Indonesia
–
but
governed
Since
Australia,
1,720
kilometers
has
their
South East
–
they
are
A
"all
but
mythical
world
of
tides
And
sun",
surrounded
by
glorious
coral
reefs.
They
are
A
happy
place
For
lovers
of
THE
sea,
but
they
Also
to have
A
odd
history,
And
are
House
has
A
"particular"
And
tight
community
of
a few
593
people
WHO
"TO DO
A
indicate
of
drawing
In
visitors."
However,
This
East
not
A
sightseeing
hot
place.
There
are
only
144
sightseeing
beds
In
THE
entire
archipelago
And
two
incoming
flights
each
week,
both
Since
Perth.
THE
he is
were
First of all
spotted
In
1609,
but
not
ruler
until
1826,
When
A
"horror"
called
Alexander
Hare
arrived
with
A
harem,
"thought
he
was
going
has
to have
A
GOOD
old
time".
Hare
Also
brought
In
Sunni
Muslim
workers
Since
Malaysia
And
Indonesia,
Since
Who
most
of
THE
he is'
current
residents
are
descended.
He
was
Soon
pushed
out,
However,
by
A
of
her
ancient
captains,
A
Shetland
islander
called
John
Clunies-Ross,
generations
of
of which
descendants
SO
maintained
A
semi-feudal
ruler
on
THE
islands.
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They
"detained
Scottish
country
dances,
imported
deer
has
hunting,
walk
around
shoeless
In
white
costumes",
And
were
even
visited
by
Queen
Elizabeth
II
In
1954.
But
In
1973,
they
were
strength
has
sell
up
by
THE
Australian
State
below
advice
Since
THE
the UN
decolonization
program.
There
are
two
main
he is,
Home
And
West,
both
about
Seven
kilometers
long,
but
very
narrow.
Most
of
THE
best
places
has
stay
–
such
as
Waves
Sea side
–
are
on
West,
as
East
a lot
of
THE
social
action.
This
turned
around
THE
"club"
(THE
he is'
bar),
Games
of
The thieves
("A
absurd
round
of
Golf
on horseback
THE
track")
And
several
Restaurants
(which
open
In
rotation,
as
they
share
THE
even
staff).
But
It is
value
exploring
further
a field
–
ferry
mounted
through
THE
lagoon
are
"the flight of the spirit",
And
Cuddles
beach,
on
Direction
Island,
East
Really
idyllic.
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By
published
Little
tropical
archipelagos
are
enough
as
beautiful,
remote
And
attractively
eccentric
as
THE
Cocos
He is,
said
Ruaridh
Nicholas
In
THE
Financial
Times
(FT).
Isolated
In
THE
Indian
Ocean
660
kilometers
south
of
Indonesia
–
but
governed
Since
Australia,
1,720
kilometers
has
their
South East
–
they
are
A
"all
but
mythical
world
of
tides
And
sun",
surrounded
by
glorious
coral
reefs.
They
are
A
happy
place
For
lovers
of
THE
sea,
but
they
Also
to have
A
odd
history,
And
are
House
has
A
"particular"
And
tight
community
of
a few
593
people
WHO
"TO DO
A
indicate
of
drawing
In
visitors."
However,
This
East
not
A
sightseeing
hot
place.
There
are
only
144
sightseeing
beds
In
THE
entire
archipelago
And
two
incoming
flights
each
week,
both
Since
Perth.
THE
he is
were
First of all
spotted
In
1609,
but
not
ruler
until
1826,
When
A
"horror"
called
Alexander
Hare
arrived
with
A
harem,
"thought
he
was
going
has
to have
A
GOOD
old
time".
Hare
Also
brought
In
Sunni
Muslim
workers
Since
Malaysia
And
Indonesia,
Since
Who
most
of
THE
he is'
current
residents
are
descended.
He
was
Soon
pushed
out,
However,
by
A
of
her
ancient
captains,
A
Shetland
islander
called
John
Clunies-Ross,
generations
of
of which
descendants
SO
maintained
A
semi-feudal
ruler
on
THE
islands.
Subscribe
has
THE
Week
Escape
your
echo
bedroom.
Get
THE
facts
behind
THE
news,
more
analysis
Since
several
perspectives.
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SAVE
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best
of
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Week
book
directly
has
your
inbox.
From
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Week
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They
"detained
Scottish
country
dances,
imported
deer
has
hunting,
walk
around
shoeless
In
white
costumes",
And
were
even
visited
by
Queen
Elizabeth
II
In
1954.
But
In
1973,
they
were
strength
has
sell
up
by
THE
Australian
State
below
advice
Since
THE
the UN
decolonization
program.
There
are
two
main
he is,
Home
And
West,
both
about
Seven
kilometers
long,
but
very
narrow.
Most
of
THE
best
places
has
stay
–
such
as
Waves
Sea side
–
are
on
West,
as
East
a lot
of
THE
social
action.
This
turned
around
THE
"club"
(THE
he is'
bar),
Games
of
The thieves
("A
absurd
round
of
Golf
on horseback
THE
track")
And
several
Restaurants
(which
open
In
rotation,
as
they
share
THE
even
staff).
But
It is
value
exploring
further
a field
–
ferry
mounted
through
THE
lagoon
are
"the flight of the spirit",
And
Cuddles
beach,
on
Direction
Island,
East
Really
idyllic.
HAS
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