Marquesas is remote

We spent more than three weeks in Marquesas islands in January-February. I know I am really late with the post, but better late than never.

So Marquesas. This place is remote! It is part of French Polynesia and about 1600km away from the country’s own capital…

Back to civilisation

After more than a month on the islands we decided it was time to take a break from the savage life and the raw fish diet, and head back to the civilization for a while. We deemed New Zealand fit for the purpose.

Land of volcanoes

Vanuatu was not on our list of places we planned to travel to during these five and a half months.

Many of the South Pacific islands have their wet season during these months and some are more cyclone prone than others. Vanuatu is the former, receiving as many as 2–3…

Birthday surprise

My birthday falls on mid January. For this reason we usually don't make an occasion out of it to celebrate properly. Who has the energy after all the Christmas and New Year fuss?

This year was different. I got treated to a fantastic trip to the Cook islands and spoilt…

Asia at its best – Part I

Arriving in Vietnam was overwhelming, to say the least. Hanoi was alive in every sense of the word. We have not seen so many people in one place probably since we left Sydney. The tranquility we found in Tanna just a few days before suddenly seemed lightyears away. But it was…

Fiji travel

Yesterday’s plan: move from Mana Island to Taveuni Island. Both are part of Fiji, the straight line air distance is like 300 km… but to get there is a bit more difficult as you will see.

Instead of an 18 hour ferry ride we figured let us get on a one and half hour flight at 14:35 from…

Asia at its best — Part II

We arrived to Huê by train. We booked first class tickets, not because we were hoping for a bit of luxury, quite…

Fiji impressions

In spite of the less than a straight forward passage between islands, we liked Fiji. Why? A number of reasons. People being the main one. Fijians are the most genuinely friendly and welcoming people we have met so far on our travels. They must also be one of the happiest, even though a lot of them…