Oceania Travel Blogs - Page 12

This was to be our last full day in Queenstown and we had gotten our fix of skiing out of our system and were ready for the tourist day trip out to Milford Sound.  There are numerous companies that offer day trips out to Milford Sound - some of them vary in price but they all seem to offer sim…

My Mother's mother was the only one of the two Nanas I knew in my life.  They tell me I was out and about when my Father's mother was still alive but I don't remember her at all as the only thing I was into at that age was cramming stuff into my mouth and dribbling.So, my Maternal Grandmother …

Hi All We didnt do much in Fiji as we were only there for a couple of days. We stayed at the Westin on Denarau Island, Very nice. It basically rained the few days we were there but the hotel is really nice and would recommed going there. Well we caught our flight to LAX on december 23. Stayed ov…

The Edgewater hotel offered a dinner dance show.  The show is put on twice per week and the restaurant was packed.  Probably due to the lack of nightlife in Rarotonga.  It was pretty much what you would expect - an emcee that tells bad jokes, girls in coconut bras and over-amplified…

          While sitting dejectedly around the fire in the lounge trying to get warm for the 5th day in a row of the depressingly cold, greyness and rain of winter, Erle and I asked each other just why we were here freezing when we could quite easily be somewhere else i…

I was lucky to meet Kurt in Sydney on March 10, 2008.   I asked my work in the morning if I could have a long lunch in the City and they said yes! So I met up with Kurt in front of St James Station and we crossed the road to have lunch at David Jones Food Glorious Food where he had a…

January 11, today is the day: We are leaving for New Zealand! Should the stories we have heard be only true for 50%, than a wonderful holiday awaits us. It is Sunday and we have lots of time on our hands to collect some last things and do the last dishes, before we close the door and head off to Am…

Not much to report for the last few days in Melbourne. Basically, we just went shopping and lounged around a lot. So yeah, not much went on. Clothes shopping, grocery shopping to replace what we stole from Clint's fridge, and a bit of wandering finding things to eat. Clothes shopping could be go…

OK, I don't want to rub it in for those who can't swing business class (and without a travelling spouse, neither could I) but business class is SWEET!  We were actually upstairs on the airplane and there were only maybe 6 other passengers in business class. Big space-pod chairs with a dozen c…

Seaworld is where we'll be going today & by reading the pamphlets, I know this was a place which houses sea creatures and there's also water theme rides. As usual, the routine wake up call. While I was having breakfast alone at the cafe, this Chinese guy told his kid that they won't be spending…

Hello everyone from Auckland, New Zealand! Its almost 3am over here, but i seriously can not sleep (and the hostel's owner said i could borrow his laptop's wireless modem at night when the hostel is closed, so here i am )The flight from HK to NZ was KILLER. But when we arrived was sunny and gorgeou…

The Pilbara is a huge region in the north west of Western Australia. It's home to some of the oldes land formations on the planet. Plenty of desert but surrounded by the some of the cleanest, most beautiful and isolated beaches to be found. This was my home for over 2 years.

I'm leaving this evening!!!WOW! What a semester.A reflective update will ensue as soon as I set foot in my house. (because i'm sure my parents will be exhausted from picking me up at 1am and I will still be jetlagged)My dreams have already transistioned...I am no longer dreaming about SIT students,…

taking a nice scenig flight form Port vila on small aircraft to Pentacost where the yearly(may to june) event of land diving is carried out, it is well worth it the trip. It can be done overnight and gives you the option of exploring more of this island. which is as well visited by crous…

I love nature and like to explore so New Zealand is the place for me. I saw forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and glaciers. New Zealand is also a bird life country. Their are not to many animals beside birds so it was enjoyable for me walking along bush (forest) walks knowing nothing could really …