Trips for South Pacific

Looking for a photo log instead? Dec 27th: After finally enduring our last flight leg of the day, we catch the shuttle into town and check in at Backpacker's Downtown Lodge (what a dump). That's what we get for booking a hostel online. Ah well …

I was so excided about this trip. My dad dropped me off at the San Francisco International airport and I was off on the biggest vacation of my life. I got some Australian currency and then when off to have dinner. I was surprised at the lack of g …

Visit Viator.com's Melbourne Suggested Itineraries Page It's a paradise for sports fanatics, foodies, wine snobs, animal lovers and shopaholics. Straddling the curvy, lazy Yarra River, Melbourne is Australia's second largest city but, some …

A couple of key points up front: the train service we used back in 2004 to travel from Auckland to Tongariro (National Park Village) has since been discontinued. While the day rides are still available, the night run we took both there and …

Visit Viator.com's Cairns Suggested Itineraries Page The islands, beaches and rainforests that surround Cairns make it world famous – an essential stop on any trans-Australian itinerary. It's the most popular base for diving or snorkelling over t …

This trip journal documents our 3 week honeymoon, where we RV’ed through New Zealand and stayed at RV parks (called “holiday parks” by the Kiwis a.k.a. New Zealanders). Then we went to Australia for five days. We used Kea Campers for renting our …

Hi folks, Luke here. Travelling with Kel. I put a post up here a long long time ago, somewhat of an introduction but more as something as an update for our first week in Africa. Now, it is 8 weeks later and I've steeled myself to the task of …

Visit Viator.com's Sydney Suggested Itineraries Page Sydney, the Harbour City - sunny, welcoming familiar - and why wouldn't it be with all those famous icons. The Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, that soaring skyline. Yet for all its attractions …

This is a combination of excerpts from my journal entries and observations after the fact for a walk that I did as training for the "African Adventure" trip also here on Yahoo. With Kilimanjaro a week after this walk I figured it would be a …

I had the opportunity to study abroad for the fall semester of my junior year in college. I immediately took this amazing opportunity and decided to go to Australia. I wanted to go someplace warm and exciting, and someplace where I possibly …