Mt Nebo, Tree of Life Handicraft Centre, Al-Karak Crusader Castle
Day 3 – May 15, 2022 Mt Nebo Mt Nebo was our first stop of the day. It is an…
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Jerash, a Jordanian Cooking Class and the Dead Sea
Day 2 – May 14, 2022 We were up early in the morning. Getting up for a 6 am departure…
Jordan and Petra with GAdventures
Taking a trip to see Jordan has been a dream of mine for some time, and when the opportunity came…
Coronavirus: The 3 Day Journey from Guatemala to Canada
Getting out of Guatemala was a major obstacle in trying to get home amid the Coronavirus lockdown of countries and…
Coronovirus: We Escaped from Guatemala to Mexico… but its not over yet!
With the coronavirus spreading around the world very quickly we knew we needed to get out of Guatemala even though…
Covid-19 Has Trapped our Family In Guatemala
Our family was excited to come to Guatemala to participate in a memorable Volunteer style vacation experience. We had been…
Paul Gauguin Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises There’s one cruise line that for many years has made French Polynesia it’s home. Paul…
2 Days in Tubuai
2 Days in Tubuai Kirsten and I took a flight to Tubuai directly from Raivavae. This was an incredible island…
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…
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.…
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…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Rapa, Austral Islands
Rapa, Austral Islands – 30 March 2019 After another long crossing we finally arrived at our Southern most destination of…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: At Sea
At Sea – 29 March 2019
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Rikitea & Aukena, Gambiers
Rikitea & Aukena, Gambiers – 28 March 2019 The passage from Pitcairn Island to the Gambier Islands was what I…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Adamstown, Pitcairn
Adamstown, Pitcairn – 27 March 2019 For our second day on Pitcairn Island, a group of passengers were anxiously waiting…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Adamstown, Pitcairn
Adamstown, Pitcairn – 26 March 2019 Everyone on board the Aranui 5 has been on pins and needles anticipating our…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Mangareva, Gambiers
Mangareva, Gambiers – 25 March 2019 We had an early morning today. Because of the distance, we needed to cover…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: At Sea
At Sea – 24 March 2019 Our first of only two days at sea was very relaxing. There was not…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Amanu, Tuamotu
Amanu, Tuamotu – 23 March 2019 The small exercise room was virtually empty except for one other cruise guest when…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Anaa, Tuamotu
Anaa, Tuamotu – 22 March 2019 Today was the first time the Aranui had ever visited the island of Anaa.…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn Island
Papeete, Tahiti – Thursday, 21 March 2019 – Cruise to Pitcairn Island We have been looking forward to this special…
Inuvik’s Igloo Church
Jan 9 – Inuvik Our last day in the Arctic was a leisure day to do some shopping in Inuvik…
Is Tuktoyaktuk the end of the Northern Road?
Jan 8 – Trip to Tuktoyaktuk Inuvik is only a two to two and a half hour drive…
Do you want to build an Igloo?
Jan 7 – Inuvik to Aklavik To get a true Northern Arctic experience, our day’s journey took us to the…
Arctic Sunrise Festival – Inuvik – Northwest Territories
Jan 6 – Inuvik We woke up early for our trip from Dawson City to Inuvik. It is just over…
Have you ever run 5k at minus 40°C?
Jan 5 – Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon I only had a few hours in Whitehorse before our flight to…
Escape to a Cold Canadian Winter
In August I came across some information on a short trip to Canada’s Yukon and Northwest Territories. It was the…
Top 3 Luxury Resorts in Tahiti
1. The Brando Resort The Brando is a luxury private island resort started by the estate of the late Marlon…
Tahiti airport facilities – Papeete
Tahiti airport There are a number of convenient facilities at the Tahiti Airport (in Faaa servicing Papeete) to make a…
Do this if you have to wait in the Tahiti – Papeete Airport waiting area?
There may be a number of circumstances why you may be at the Papeete airport terminal in Tahiti for a…