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  • The Flat Friends Start Touring Japan…

    The Flat Friends Start Touring Japan…

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    #flathal #flatstanleyproject #Japan #okinawa The Flat Friends’ first port in Japan was on the island of Okinawa. Our fellow passengers were amazed by the island’s unique history. Before 1879, Okinawa was part of an independent nation called the Ryukyu Kingdom. It became a Japanese prefecture about 147 years ago. For 27 years after World War…

  • Bora Bora – the Flat Fellas explored an island so many have heard of

    Bora Bora – the Flat Fellas explored an island so many have heard of

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    Before heading ashore with Flat Hal and Flat Stanley today we tried to think of why Bora Bora is an island so many people have heard of, and know the name of, even if they don’t know it is in the Society Islands, or French Polynesia. We started our learning with the help of Gemini…