 Why would we fly over to New Zealand to go skiing when we can do that here in Australia? Because we can of course ;) It does help when you have enough frequent flyer miles to get the return journey for free... Unfourtunately, as we only had enough leave to do a very small trip the plan was to do skiing for two days and then catch up with some friends in Auckland! It all started very early... It's good to get an early start to the day but a flight at 6.15am meant that we had to be at the airport at 4am. Which of course if way too early for the trains to be running so we had to get a taxi. At least it was there on time to pick us up and at that time in the morning there wasn't any traffic either so it was a very quick trip. |
August 17th 2010
 We've saved the very best to last... Our stay at the Tokoriki Island Resort was the highlight of our trip! Our time in Fiji was coming to an end which was a bit sad... luckily we had decided to have a real luxurious end to our trip and we found our next island thanks to recommendations from some of our friends that have been there previously and loved it. And yes, it was really really good! We loved every moment we spent there... The staff here, were if possible, even friendlier than previously (and that's a tough call), they had an infinity pool that was just like a dream and don't get us started on the food... Five star meals every single day!! |
May 9th 2009
 Viwa island, to get here we had to get a bit off the beaten track... but it was really worth it! Travelling between the islands in the Yasawas is quite easy as there are large catamarans to ship you around. On these ships you barely feel the movement of the ocean and it's only if you were to board a smaller boat that this might be an issue. Well, Viwa island is not along the Catamaran path so you have to board a fairly small boat for the last 45min of travel. On the day we choose to cross the ocean it was a bit rocky and we were heaving up and down quite a bit but luckily we made it to Viwa without any incidents ;) |
 We've been travelling all around the world and all this time, paradise has been just around the corner from us... The idea to travel to Fiji came after Suz suggested that she wanted a nice and calm holiday to make up for India. She said that since India was MY holiday then Fiji would be hers ;) Well, I didn't take much to convince and our trip was booked. Just 5 days before the trip we almost didn't think we would be able to travel, but the doctor said that I just needed some rest and I was free to travel.... so we did! It was actually quite nice to get on a plane and travel for just 3½ hours, we are so used to travelling hours upon hours. Upon arrival we were too late for the boat to the islands so we spent the first night on the mainland. Early the next morning... |
 Another Easter long weekend and another road trip... this time we're exploring some areas of Central West NSW! It's almost becoming tradition now to go away somewhere over the Easter long weekend. With 4 days off you can cover quite a bit of terrain and get to see a lot of different areas. As we have a beach holiday coming up soon (Fiji is up next) we decided to skip the ocean side on this trip and travel inland. After a bit of investigating we decided to visit Orange and Mudgee (for some wine samplings) and Dubbo for its zoo. Well, what can you do... We had a look at the track from a distance, took some obligatory touristy photos and continued on our way... |
April 4th 2010