Oceania Travel Blogs - Page 3

So my newest story begins... I am making a promise to myself and my family and friends who are reading this that i will complete the story and try not to get distracted as I have done with other blogs. It seems strange but again I am traveling and have no sense of excitement or anticipation. Everyt…

I had to look back through the comments between Gene and me to find out when we started chatting. I thought he was one of my first friends and I wasn’t far off. I had been on TB less than a month when I met this talented, funny Aussie guy who was living inAustria. His photos are magnificent, h…

Our last day is a rainy day. Where better to spend the day than inside the antartic centre.  We drove there and went in to see what there was to offer.  There were interesting displays of equiptment that would be used in the Antartic.  There was even a room that you could go into i…

We missed the first of our 4 home flights in Apia Samoa! All the TravBuddies will laugh:our flight in Apia  was at 1245 am,we went to the Airport at 1000:our flight was gone since hours! I thought that 1245 am means noon 45,in fact it was 0045!!! I have to do some progress i…

Our next day back at the Royal New Zealand Police College was a public holiday for Waitangi Day.  February 6th is the day New Zealanders remember the signing of the Treaty between the Maori Chiefs and the English.  This document saw the end of the maori wars and it's name, Waitangi, comes…

Here are some impressions of my time in Sydney from 21 June - 08 July 2005   My first day in Australia. My first day in Sydney. My first day at the Pink House in Kings Cross. The receptionist Melinda greets me in her flower child way and let’s me know: “Don’t make so much noise when yo…

Hi everyone, we went to the Ice Bar on Sunday Evening, was a very strange experience. The cost was $30, they only allowed small groups of people for 30 minute periods, in the price we got a free cocktail and if you wanted you could eat your glass, i had a few bites and had enough, lol.

Today marks the first day I am no longer on my working holiday visa.  It's expired.  I'm waiting for my application for a temporary residency visa to be approved.  The process will likely take a few more months.  But in the mean time, I'm legally allowed to stay and work.  …

It's always been a dream destination of mine...to see Tahiti. Her beautiful Islands lived up to the gorgeous brochures we have all seen and drooled over. But, the sparkling jewel was defintely....Bora Bora. The beauty of this island took my breath away!

Occasionally flight attendants make the 'in-flight safety lectures' and on board announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some examples that people have heard or reported:   On landing into Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, a notoriously windy airport during certain mon…

....or more, or less! 7 months through New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and India.

This morning I couldn't sleep so I decided since I was in a crappy mood to take a walk to the beach and perhaps see the sun rise of the Pacific Ocean! It was still dark when I left with my camera but just starting to get light. By the time I arrived at the beach, which is only a 10 minute walk, …

I suppose it was bound to happen...it's wasn't spectacularly sunny today. Still not cold, but cloudy. I went out to lunch for my last day in Auckland at the Mexican place I've passed quite a few times down on the wharf. It boasts the "best mexican in auckland." It was horrible. Worst chicken quesad…

I believe most of you never know there is a country named Palau (in Palauan language called, “Belau” but officially Republic of Palau) in this whole earth. Located 800 kilometers from East Philippines, Palau is known as one of the most beautiful islands in Micronesia, and the world. Unfortunate…

It was our last few hours in San Francisco today as tonight we fly to New Zealand.  Up early for breakfast and after packing and checking out we headed to a place called Mel's Diner - a place Emma had been before - its a really typical old fashioned American diner, we both had something from t…