Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby

I grabbed breakfast with the Airbnb host at the Marina then she left for work, leaving me to explore Port Moresby. Very aware that Port Moresby’s recent economic development and […]

Solomon Islands – Village life

Having caught up on sleep, I woke early and joined the owner in his daily morning dolphin watching – which explained the name of his inn. He described the day […]

Solomon Islands – Guadalcanal

After a leisurely morning observing the peaceful shore, contemplating ways to cross the ocean to the other islands, we settled on exploring the nearby private Vilu WW2 museum, hidden away […]

Solomon Islands – Dolphin Inn

As we were to travel west, my friend arrived at the airbnb in the morning and we walked a short distance to an unofficial bus interchange where we waited a […]

Honiara – Chinatown

After another beautiful morning by the water, I headed to the city center where I explored some off streets and looked for the main north/south bus, but as I wandered […]

Cost of your time

How do you decide if a restaurant meal, a repair service or a lawyer is worth their price? One method is to compare how long it takes for you to […]

Solomon Islands – Honiara

After a relaxing breakfast at the Ofis airbnb/restaurant overlooking a serene ocean front view of the turquoise blue sea, I made my way via bus down the main street to […]

Australia to Solomon Islands

I witnessed the busy morning commute through the Roma Street busway and malls then caught a flight to the Solomon Islands and immediate re-immersed to developing world conditions. I was […]

Australia – Brisbane

Brisbane is the fastest growing city in Australia and the country’s new gateway to Asia. It’s semi-isolation from the rest of Australia and development around the Brisbane river with periodic […]

Christchurch to Brisbane

The short stay at Christchurch, New Zealand was disappointing as I would have loved to join locals for coffee at a cafe and understand their stories post quake. Despite exploring […]

Picton to Christchurch via Wellington

My early morning walk through Picton’s marina and park lived up to the “perfect peace” banner that overlooked the water. However, with only a half day in Picton and no […]