• New Zealand Champagne Pool

    North Island, New Zealand

    We buzz straight up from Wellington to the lake Taupo region. We stop at the Mangahuia camp (DOC) site which is right near the Whapapa village. In the village we go to the…

  • Fiji: The Answer

    There are many options in Fiji, the most popular being the Yiawas and the Coral Coast. We want to find a nice place by the sea, not too costly, and stay there a…

  • The Gili Islands

    The Gilis are a string of three little islands just of Lombok in Indonesia. These islands are completely without motorized transport and have a reputation for being quite well removed from normal every-day…

  • Bali

    There is a ferry port in Banyuwangi on Java where ferries leave for Bali daily. We have some loooong bus journeys coming from Bromo. In fact, the bus that is supposed to go…

  • Paradise Lost?

    Island Number 2: Koh Phi Phi   We get off the Koh Tao – Surat Thani night ferry and get tuk-tuk-ed away to a travel agency where we wait for a minivan to…

  • Return to Palolem

    We enjoy our next few days in Palolem. The weather is actually quite sunny, and we prefer the mosquitoes here over the fleas and cockroaches in Gokarna any time! We spend our time…