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New Zealand - There and Back Again
My third visit to New Zealand. This country is a magnet for me!! I love so much about it. Very very few places on the planet can compete...

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Jan 17, 20234 min read
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Wellington NZ – Perfection in living
I’m back in Welly. All of NZ is amazing, packed with adventure and panoramic views. But Wellington is by-far the most livable and perfect...

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Jan 17, 20231 min read
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French Polynesia - Travelogue
A cluster of tiny islands, a million miles from everything. The 118 islands that comprise this French collective are about as-far from...

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Jan 17, 20235 min read
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Aloaha - Hawai’i
Back in the good old Us of A !!! Such a strange way to enter the US. Coming in the back-door. Flying from Apia, Samoa into Honolulu is...

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Jan 17, 20237 min read
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Samoa – onward adventure
Talofa !! Welcome. Another beautiful South Pacific island. Each share a common history, culture and language; but yet each stands alone....

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Bula - Fiji time - Vinaka
Back to Nadi. After missing a flight here a few weeks ago, I’m back! This time killing a few hours until my flight to Tavenui – a...

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Cook Islands – Time travel
Now I’m off the grid. Most people couldn’t even tell you where this island nation is. Heck – its not even on most maps. Stepping from the...

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New Zealand: Sweet as …
15 days on the North Island. Packing in their nature wonderland and culture. They have it all. So many many adventures here it’s...

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Jan 17, 20234 min read
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Vanuatu – South Pacific wonderland
I arrive in Port Vila after a challenging transfer from the Solomon’s and a missed flight out of Fiji…... First World Problems are the...

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South Pacific island hopping fun
Air Niugini - a PNG (Papua New Guinea) airline expanding to these islands Island time. They have overloaded my Fokker 100 departing from...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Singapore Sling
I added a quick pass through Singapore because of its World-class reputation. Its proven to be a bit of an enigma for me. On one hand; ...

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Jan 17, 20233 min read
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Sorong streets
I decided it was haircut day. taking directions from the hotel desk, I set off. A taxi ride to the supermarket, third floor salon. ...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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FOMO
I suffer from FOMO - Fear of missing out. I’ve landed in Bali today. It’s been a long day of airports, transfers and immigration lines. ...

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Hanoi old quarter
The small ally’s and streets of Hanoi’s old quarter feel like a different country than everywhere I’ve visited in Vietnam. Authentic,...

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Jan 17, 20231 min read
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GMV - Part 3
Day 3 I’m the first in the camp to rise again. How fortunate. I sit alone by the steam, listening to the echo of the birds all around me,...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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GMV - Part 2
Next day. Morning breakfast - Great food again. Off for 3 caves today. All require swimming. After a short mountain jungle hike, we swim...

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GooodMorrrrningVietnammm !!! - Part 1
Day 1 Three days of caving, climbing, camping, trekking, swimming in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park with Oxalis tours. A lesson of a...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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DaNang to Dong Hoi
Now I’m in Vietnam. A train journey here is an adventure in itself. Such an experience it’s hard to decide where to start the story....

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Hoi An holiday
This country is so full of life, smiling peoples, exotic experiences. While HCMC shocked me in its prosperity and magnatude; Hoi An is...

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Phnom Penh, Mekong River
Tonight I walked from my hotel for dinner in downtown Phnom Penh - about .5 mile. It was exhilarating. Entertaining. Hopeful of a a...

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Jan 17, 20231 min read
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