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 […]
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 […]
Wellington to Picton
After a brief visit to the Wellington Museum, I stumbled onto the Underground Market around opening time, but having cooked Paella before, I knew that I couldn’t wait for a […]
New Zealand – Wellington
Wellington is a coastal city and capital of New Zealand, located in the middle of the country between it’s industrial north and natural south islands. I took a brisk walk […]
Taupo to Wellington via hitch hiking
It was an interesting day to say the least. We arrived in the early morning to the cabin but my travel friend somehow gave off negative vibes, which somehow disrupted […]
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