Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA
Sunset from the 4,205 metre-high summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii, a dormant volcanic colossus & the highest point in the Pacific.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
Exploring some of the picturesque volcanic wonders of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HVNP) on the Big Island of Hawaii, home to two active volcanoes, including the world’s largest, & the world’s longest continuous volcanic eruption.
The Big Island of Hawaii || New Terra Firma
Exploring some of the youngest terra firma on earth thanks to the world’s longest continuous volcanic eruption.
Germaine’s Luau, Oahu, Hawaii
The modern-day Hawaiian luau, the for-tourists traditional Hawaiian feast with accompanying hula & steel drum-heavy entertainment.
A Doubly Long February 2013 Day
After living a double long February day, the reward at the end of it all was to be back on warm Waikiki Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Back in 2003, on my first visit to New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand’s most English of cities, was my first stop in the country. This time around it’s my last stop. Of late, Mother Nature has not been kind to the city, the largest on New...
Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand
Sitting in the heart of Mackenzie Country, slap-bang in the centre of New Zealand’s outdoorsy South Island, is Lake Tekapo, the second-largest of three roughly parallel turquoise-blue lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin. It’s...
Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, located in the central part of the New Zealand’s South Island & deep in the heart of the Southern Alps, is New Zealand’s great alpine park, boasting the country’s highest mountains (& quite a lot of them to...
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
The second-largest city on the South Island of New Zealand, & its seventh largest overall, Dunedin sits at the head of Otago Harbour on a series of hills and valleys overlooking the bay. The main attraction in this part of the country is the wildlife of the nearby...