1 YEAR, 7 CONTINENTS!
I am very excited to share this monumental milestone! Although I am so lucky to say that I have been to all seven continents since last winter; today, January 2, […]
Category Archives: SOUTH PACIFIC
SNORKELING IN SAMOA
One of the few pleasures that arise from a crossing (a multi-week cruise designed to reposition a ship to its new season’s itinerary) is the ability to step foot on […]
DON’T FORGET ABOUT FIJI
OOPS! I actually did forget. But not to worry, I’ll catch you up. Rob and I were not going to miss out on the opportunity to see one of the […]
NAVIGATING AROUND NAPIER
Napier is an adorable coastal town in New Zealand, not far from many ancestral Maori lands. It is the same port where I experienced the ‘Archway to the Ancestors’ excursion. […]
THE WONDERS OF WHITE ISLAND
Yet another joy of traveling throughout the world’s oceans is the unique opportunity to catch a glimpse at some of nature’s unique oceanic geological landforms such as fjords, volcanoes, and […]
WHO’S HEARD OF HOBBITON??
I generally don’t get too caught up in pop-culture trends. I guess I just don’t enjoy going along with the crowd, at least not at the same time the crowd […]
THE QUAKE DAMAGE OF CHRISTCHURCH
“Dark Tourism” is a highly lucrative niche of the tourism industry. It can include past warzones, torture museums, historic prisons, hurricane damaged areas, and a large variety of other sites […]
A DAY IN DUNEDIN
I have saved so much money and seen so many wonderful places, thanks to our excursions department. Today was no exception. I boarded our bus bound for the “Penguin Place” […]
SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC
I definitely never would have though I would ever reach the island of Vanuatu. All I could relate it to from my childhood is a season of “Survivor.” Unfortunately, I […]
CHASING DOLPHINS
Three free excursions in one cruise! Bay of Islands definitely seems out of place to what I had imagined New Zealand to be. It would fit better in the Caribbean […]
