We’re in the midst of our cruising time in Seychelles, and one of our many highlights so far has been exploring Vallée de Mai, a park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seychelles. The park is located on the island of Praslin, which is the second-largest island in Seychelles. It’s a 20-minute flight from Mahé…
Our second day of the Cultural Triangle tour in Sri Lanka, we started off early. Kimi and Trevor were good sports about it, and we all appreciated the early start to beat the heat. Our first activity was to hike Sigiriya rock before it got too hot and crowded. We arrived around 8 am, which…
We visited Phi Phi Don twice; once over the Christmas holidays, and a second time a few weeks later. Our first impression of Phi Phi over the holidays was not great: it was absolutely packed with people and loud music played every night into the wee hours of the morning. When we returned a few…
When we departed Scarborough we had hoped to go back to Tangalooma, but damn that Tangalooma roll sucks. Instead of stopping, we decided to just hightail it out of Moreton Bay and head to our next destination – Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. The Sunshine Coast is the area just north of Brisbane up to…
My body sways with the bus, which bumps along the road in the dark. It’s very early, and pitch black outside in Australia’s Red Centre. I’m not the least bit tempted to sleep, though. Out the window to my right shines the milky way, easily visible despite the headlights of the bus. On my left…
We are so glad we sailed New Caledonia. It’s just the kind of place we like – natural beauty with remote locations. We weren’t planning on coming here, but thanks to a guest coming to visit, we changed up our plans. About New Caledonia Traveling to and within New Caledonia without a boat Noumea is…
The Île des Pins, or Isle of Pines, is an island located in the archipelago of New Caledonia, a territory of France. The capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, is on the main island, but the Isle of Pines is located two and a half hours via ferry from Noumea. While Noumea is certainly small for…
The furthest north our adventure took us was to an area of Fiji called Blue Lagoon. There are several islands here; Nunaya Levu, Nanuya Lailai, and Nacula Island. These islands are all in the Yasawa Group of Fiji, an island chain on the northwestern side. Nanuya Levu is where the movie The Blue Lagoon was…