Monthly Archives: December 2011

Suva, Fiji

It was raining when we arrived in Suva. The sky may have been overcast and grey but the welcome at the port was warm with many greetings of ‘Bula!‘, a local word meaning all of ‘Hello’, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Life’. In … Continue reading

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Samoa – The ‘Last Place on Earth’ (until December)

In the morning that we arrived in Samoa, we were supposed to be heading to the local fish market, but secretly not relishing the thought of staring at a lot of dead or slowly suffocating creatures, our attention was drawn … Continue reading

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Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, American Samoa

I drew the curtains on the morning of my birthday to find that the seascape I had become accustomed to had been replaced with lush rainforest greenery and shipping containers. We were docked in the harbour of Pago Pago, on … Continue reading

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Hilo, Kona and Honolulu

HILO (The Big Island) Our Hawaiian journey began in Hilo, which doesn’t attract as many tourists as other parts of Hawai’i due to the large amount of rainfall it receives. Having just spent 5 days on a boat, I made the … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Hawaiʻi

Our first stop in the South Pacific was Hawaiʻi which I had been looking forward to visiting, especially since learning about indigenous Hawaiian culture from a Hawaiian man (who was going home to Hilo) on the boat. Not surprisingly, prior … Continue reading

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