by kleon | Jun 15, 2019 | Best Over Water Bungalows, Green Flash, Green Flash from your Over Water Bungalow, South Pacific Green Flash
It is magical, to be looking at the sun set and all of a sudden to see a momentary flash of green. You can see the “Green Flash” on any of the islands of the South Pacific. What is a green flash? It is the last bit of the sun’s light that you see...
by kleon | Jun 1, 2019 | 2019, Adventure in Paradise, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Bora Bora, Cook Islands, Swimming with whales, Swimming with whales made easy!, Tonga, Uncategorized, Whales
I know many travelers have had the experience of swimming with dolphins in pens. This can be a very special experience. But what about swimming with wild whales and dolphins in their natural world? Now you can! The whales in question are the humpback whales. The...
by kleon | May 25, 2019 | Aboriginal Australia, Aussie Speak, Australia, Cooking Class, Cultural, Enjoy life, Family, General, Markets, Melbourne, Outback, Qantas, Queen Victoria Market, Travel, Travel 2019, Traveling around the world, Traveling stories, Truffles, Truffles and Pigs, Victoria, Virgin Australia
Have you ever hunted for truffles? No? really? You can hunt for truffles in Europe, but it is waaaaayyyyy more fun in Australia! Particularly during the festival for the truffles! Well wine, too, but focus now on Truffles! Do you even know what a truffle is? Well...
by kleon | May 18, 2019 | 2019, Aboriginal Australia, accommodation, Adventure in Paradise, Air, Air France, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Airlines, Aitutaki, All-inclusive, Aranui 5, Atiu, Atiu Coffee, Aussie Speak, Austral Islands, Australia, Avarua, Beer, Bird Watching, Bora Bora, Bush Beer, Christchurch, Cook Islands, Cooking Class, Cruise Ship French Polynesia, Cultural, Diving, Enjoy life, Family, Fatu Hiva, Fiji, French Polynesia, General, Guatamala, Health and traveling, Hiva Oa, Hotel Kia Ora, Huahine, Kopeka Bird, lagoon, Languages, Life on the sea, Living Life, Lodge, Luxury Cabins, Makatea, Mangaia, Markets, Marquesas Islands, Maupiti, Moorea, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Nuku Hiva, Original Peoples, Otahuna Lodge, Outback, Over Water Bungalows, Palmerston Atoll, Papaya, Paw Paw, Pink Sand Beach, Polynesian, Protect the Reef, Puzzles and travel, Quilting, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Rarotonga, Rash Guards, Reef Bleaching, Reef Safe Sunscreen, Relax, Resolution Keeping, Romance, Rurutu Islands, Sailing, Sailing stories, San Francisco Departures, shopping, South America, South Island of New Zealand, South Pacific Dreaming, Stop Over, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tifaifai, Tikehau, Travel, Travel 2019, Traveling around the world, Traveling stories, Trip Planning Made Easy, Tuamotu Islands, Tumunu, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Uncategorized, United, Vineyards, Why Travel?, Zinc Oxide
I promised simple and I mean it. Psst…this works for any trip and particularly for the South Pacific! It can be overwhelming trying to plan for a South Pacific trip as there are so many options, destinations, islands, and accommodation. How do you create a great...
by kleon | May 10, 2019 | Advisory, Bora Bora, Cook Islands, Cruise Ship French Polynesia, Cultural, Diving, Enjoy life, Family, Fatu Hiva, Fiji, General, Health and traveling, Hiva Oa, Hotel Kia Ora, Huahine, lagoon, Marquesas Islands, Maupiti, Moorea, New Zealand, Nuku Hiva, Original Peoples, Outback, Over Water Bungalows, Pink Sand Beach, Polynesian, Protect the Reef, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Rarotonga, Rash Guards, Reef Bleaching, Reef Safe Sunscreen, Relax, Rurutu Islands, Sailing, shopping, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tikehau, Travel, Traveling around the world, Traveling stories, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Uncategorized, Why Travel?, Zinc Oxide
I am always looking for ways to protect our environment. Traveling a lot into the South Pacific, I particularly want to help reduce the chemicals and plastics being introduced into our world’s oceans. Did you know that it is estimated that 14,000 tons of...
by kleon | May 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Thala Beach Nature Reserve There are times in travel that you come across the perfect location and tree house. Thala Beach Nature Reserve in far north Queensland is the perfect place, and when you walk out onto your deck the world is laid out for you from sea to rain...
by kleon | Apr 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Vahine Island on Taha’a is a small, very special resort… There are few places in the world and particularly in French Polynesia (known as Tahiti) where you can walk from your bungalow into the warm waters of the Pacific to snorkel and swim with the fish....
by admin | Apr 20, 2019 | 2019, accommodation, Adventure in Paradise, Air France, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Airlines, Cultural, Diving, Enjoy life, Fatu Hiva, Fiji, Maupiti, Papaya, Paw Paw, Romance, Travel, Travel 2019, Uncategorized, Why Travel?
Like Bora Bora, this high island is slowly entering its atoll phase, leaving white sandbanks in the middle of the lagoon. Still saved from tourism, you will not find any deluxe resorts here but traditional family pensions. Nor will you find big restaurants, discos or...
by admin | Apr 13, 2019 | accommodation, Adventure in Paradise, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Bird Watching, Bora Bora, Diving, Enjoy life, Family, French Polynesia, General, lagoon, Living Life, Lodge, Polynesian, Protect the Reef, Tahiti, Tikehau, Traveling around the world, Why Travel?
Ninamu Resort on Tikehau, was originally a surfer’s resort. Now a resort for all travelers from 2010, Ninamu is a wonderful eco-lodge nestled on the Motu (islet) formerly called Tavararo. A pristine and picturesque setting, Ninamu Resort’s beautiful and...
by kleon | Apr 6, 2019 | 2019, accommodation, Adventure in Paradise, Advisory, Air, Aranui 5, Atiu, Atiu Coffee, Austral Islands, Australia, Avarua, Bora Bora, Bush Beer, Christchurch, Cook Islands, Cruise Ship French Polynesia, Cultural, Diving, Enjoy life, Family, French Polynesia, Hiva Oa, Hotel Kia Ora, Huahine, lagoon, Life on the sea, Mangaia, Markets, Marquesas Islands, Maupiti, Moorea, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Original Peoples, Outback, Over Water Bungalows, Palmerston Atoll, Polynesian, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Rarotonga, Romance, Rurutu Islands, South Pacific Dreaming, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tifaifai, Trip Planning Made Easy, Tuamotu Islands, Ua Huka
My whole focus for each traveler is to help them create an itinerary that results in them doing their “Snoopy Dance” when they arrive into the islands. “Snoopy dance?” I hear you ask, well, okay I am dating myself here, but a “Snoopy...
