Aranui Day 3 – Caves and Culture of Rurutu
Caves, Culture, and Climbing Rocks: A Big Day in Rurutu Location: Rurutu, Austral Islands ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands Expedition ** Day 3: November 3 –…
Day 11: Scammed for a Coconut, Saigon Walking Tour
Day 11 – Disembark cruise, Saigon Walking tour of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Scammed for a Coconut, A O Circus Show The last morning on our Pandaw cruise got…
Day 10: Coconut Candy and Vietnamese Traditional Music
Day 10 – Ship Tour, Fruit Carving, Afternoon Canal Paddle, Coconut Toffee, Palm Tree Spoons, Evening Vietnam Traditional Music Following breakfast, our Pandaw guide took us on a ship tour.…
Day 9: Gao Giong, Vietnam
Day 9 – Relaxing down the Mekong, Gao Giong We lifted anchor at 7 am, and once again, I was already awake when the chains rolled up under the front…
Day 8: Pandaw Cruise Phnom Penh to Tan Chau
Day 8 – Morning Departure, Cruise to 10:30 am, 3.5 hours for customs, 3 pm Excursion This was our first full day on our Pandaw Mekong River cruise from Phnom…
Day 7: The Killing Fields & Pandaw Cruise
Day 7 – S21 Jail - Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Killing Fields, Museum, Cruise Port, Lunch, Starting River Cruise Phnom Penh is a city marked by sad events over the…
Paul Gauguin Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises There's one cruise line that for many years has made French Polynesia it's home. Paul Gauguin Cruises is one of the most regular and frequent…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Return to Papeete or stay in Raivavae, Australs
Return to Papeete or stay in Raivavae, Australs – 2 April 2019 So far having taken three separate Aranui cruises I have never finished in Papeete. Each time I have…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Raivavae, Australs
Raivavae, Australs – 1 April 2019 We arrived this morning in our second of the Austral islands on our cruise. Raivavae has a population of about 900 people and is…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Rapa, Australs
Rapa, Australs – 31 March 2019 Today was our second of two laundry days while on the Aranui. As long as we left our laundry bag outside our door by…