While Fiji has a pretty extreme number of tourists every year (700,000 tourists a year, with a population of just 900,000), most tourists flock to the western side of Fiji. We are getting to explore the east side, a rarely-seen and hard-to-get-to area. It’s much easier to visit this part of the world via your…
In 2016 and 2017, we spent a total of four and a half months in the Pacific Island nation of Fiji. Fiji is a wonderful place that we loved, with a strong, unique culture and stunning natural beauty. Fiji is modern, with amazing hospitality and nature, which makes it one of our top five destinations….
We’d just arrived in Hawaii on our first ever visit. We had a week planned, and that started with a four day Big Island road trip! Disclaimer: I will not get a commission if you book any of these Airbnb site. However, if you’ve never used Airbnb before, you can get a $40 USD credit…
This post is about the towns on the mainland that we visited around the Bay of Islands. Check out our post about the islands in the Bay of Islands that we visited! Kerikeri After leaving Moturua Island, we followed Kyle and Shelley on Blowin Bubbles (or did they follow us?) over to Kerikeri. The wind was…
In addition to cruising the Bay of Islands and visiting some of these awesome anchorages, we also toured some of the nearby towns, including Kerikeri, Russell, and Opua, as well as visited the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Motuarohia Island When we first arrived in the Bay of Islands, after motoring up from Whangarei, we arrived at…
This post is part of our 35-day road trip in New Zealand! After catching the rugby games in Wellington, we walked back through Cuba Street to our Airbnb, checking out some of Wellington’s nightlife before two days of sightseeing. Day 1: Market, Somes Island, and the Waterfront Harborside Market Sunday morning kicks off in Wellington…
Wednesday after our Tongariro Crossing hike, we took it easy; a leisurely wake-up, a big breakfast, and then a quiet drive to our next AirBnb in Ashhurst. Staying on a Farm Carol’s place is advertised as a mini-farm, one of the reasons I picked to stay there. On two acres, with the main house and…
The Taupo Volcanic Zone is a large V-shaped area in the North Island full of geothermal activity. The weather cleared up so we took off to see some pretty wild and unique things! Disclaimer: Some of the activities mentioned in this post were received free of charge or at a discounted rate. We were psyched to have…