I would suggest it’s almost every traveller’s dream to visit French Polynesia. The stunning images of five star resorts perched on pylons over the water with private aquariums underfoot teeming with marine life fulfills our wildest dreams … and hopes for that perfect honeymoon! For … …

Now that I’m smack bang in the middle of the tourist trail, the Vietnam adventure just keeps getting better. After a fabulous spell on the beach at Nha Trang, it was time to keep on rolling. Although the famous resort town is one of the … …

The Vietnam adventure is really clicking in to top gear, as I commence a second week travelling in this diverse and fascinating country. Just a few hours out of Ho Chi Minh city is the coastal town of Vung Tau, and I thought it worth … …

What a thrill to have the opportunity of revisiting Vietnam, after a long absence stretching back 20 years. My previous trip in 1999 has always held a special place in my heart, and it seems every second person you bump into in Australia nowadays has … …

Have you ever found as the years roll by old travel stories tend to become a little tired? The memory still lingers, but every time in the telling they get more distant, as if they’re just part of a dream from the distant past. So … …

For all the internet researchers who have stumbled across Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, firstly kudos for the meticulous research on potential travel destinations. And if by chance you clicked on google images of this paradise, I can understand if some skepticism may be creeping … …

One of life’s special travel moments has resulted in the title of this blog, and rest assured more details of my brush with royalty will be revealed later in the article. Here I am in the Cook Islands, made up of 15 islands spread over … …

As the years pass by and I gradually add to the number of countries visited, it seems a more spontaneous travel approach is beginning to flower within your intrepid travel correspondent. I’m happiest when the experience of a country begins to unfold as a result … …

The island of Vava’u is situated in the north of Tonga, and is famed for beautiful beaches on it’s Outer Islands. Many tourists visiting the Kingdom only stop off in Nuku’alofa, before catching an Air Tonga flight north to the resort mecca. However, I had … …

Back in 2015 I had my heart set on visiting Tonga, with flights and accommodation booked as part of a previous South Pacific adventure. Mother Nature, however, had different plans as a volcano burst out of the ocean just off the coast and started spewing … …