I really have myself to blame for my disappointment here on Guadalcanal. Having been to Normandy, arguably the most well-kept foreign American battlefield, I was spoiled. And by battlefield, I’m really referring to the landing...
Read More →With very little research about the Solomon Islands, except about the history of Guadalcanal we don’t have many expectations as we fly from Port Villa to Honiara today. The airport is crowded with people loitering, presumably...
Read More →It’s our last night here on Ambrym, a small volcanic island within the archipelago of Vanuatu. We have made so many friends here, and within just one week, we feel a part of this 200-person...
Read More →Read about our time in Vanuatu: Island Life on Ambrym Our Trek to Ambrym’s Volcano – Mt. Marum Village Life’s 5 Whoas & 5 Woes Cooking on the Road: Port Villa...
Read More →Ambrym’s Volcano – “The Greatest Show on Earth” On only our second day here on the volcanic island of Ambrym, we have decided to attempt the 11-hour round-trip trek to Ambrym’s largest active volcano: Mt....
Read More →Where are we? Our arrival on Ambrym is the most culture shocked we’ve experienced so far in traveling. We are the only people on our plane, and have arrived at a grass-runway airport where 20...
Read More →We have now been in Vanuatu three days, two of them spent in the capitol city of Port Vila and today is the beginning of our stay with a village on the island of Ambrym...
Read More →For our last 2 nights here in Sydney, we decided to stay in the heart of the city, and spend some time sightseeing. We walked a lot, through central Sydney, Hyde Park, Botanical Gardens, Sydney...
Read More →Our first impression of Bondi Beach was that is it exactly like its described: sprawling, popular, beautiful, full of crashing waves, with a fun, laid-back atmosphere. The beach is the closest one to the center...
Read More →We’ve been in Sydney for two days, and most of our time has been spent exploring the beaches. With some help from TripAdvisor and our Airbnb hosts we found the Coastal Walk, a 6 km trail from Coogee Beach to Bondi...
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