Thursday, November 10, 2011

Tourist information

The official tourist information center in Palau is open Monday to Friday between 8 am and 5 pm. Why be open on the weekends, probably not when most tourists come anyway......:)

Conversation in the tourist information center:

Pär: "Are there any companies that provide helicopter tours over the rock islands?"
TIC: "Yes, there is one. But they are having some technical problems with the helicopters so they are currently not operating."
Pär: "Oh, for how long have they not been operating?"
TIC: "About one year." (!!)
Pär: "That is strange. I have a friend who was here about 6 months ago and took a helicopter tour."
TIC: "Oh, but then he must have gone with the other company. The one that is currently not operating is the one that we have decided to promote."

It then turned out that the other helicopter operator company had left Palau, you wonder why... Time for a privately run tourist information center in Palau?

Next conversation:
Pär: "Are there any hiking trails in Palau that you could recommend?"
TIC: "You know, hiking has not really taken off yet in Palau."

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