Archive for March 2012
Langkawi Cable Car, Malaysia
Its pretty unusual seeing women wearing head scarfs getting into a cable car. Its even more unusual to be doing it your self it shorts and sweating! The locals had their cardigans and jackets though – because at the top of the Langkawi cable car – its actually surprisingly cool – over 700m above sealevel…
Read MoreRail Cruising: Self Drive Railway in Rotorua
Well this is cool – New Zealanders are quite good at inventing new ways to make money from tourists – the bungy jump is of course the most famous one. But this is the newest: self-drive on a railway with a petrol-hybrid smart car! The rail cruiser was designed to run on a disused stretch…
Read MoreWaitomo Caves: Returning After 28 Years
”They” say its not a good idea to return to a place of happy memories. My memories of Waitomo’s Caves were vaguely happy, they may indeed have been very happy, but thanks to a rather large amount of alcohol that was consumed on that trip, the details are fuzzy. Twenty-eight years later I figured it…
Read MoreTricks The Airlines Play! Bundling Connecting Flights Isn’t Always Cheaper!
Although I will happily travel to see snow – I hate the cold and wet winters of New Zealand. So time to book a holiday to the tropics – and Samoa is our most likely destination this year. Now Samoa is a destination growing in popularity with New Zealanders so I’ve been keeping an eye…
Read MorePhuket International Airport: Arrivals, Transfers, Departures – All You Need To Know
Content last updated – November 2016 – please contact me if you have an update! Phuket International Airport (code: HKT) is Thailand’s second busiest airport. I was surprised at that fact because having flown through the airport a couple of times – its fairly small, and feels like a medium-sized domestic airport, rather than one…
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Melbourne Skyline From the Tasmanian Ferry
I took this photos as the ferry to Tasmania pulled out of Melbourne. Its unusual – not only was the morning completely calm, but most of the ferry’s sailings are overnight. I really liked how the just rising sun managed to highlight the older buildings along St Kilda Road on the waterfront, while the more…
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Bell Gorge Western Australia
The smile says it all! I was sooo looking forward to this swim. Bell Gorge is a camping site on station on the Gibb River Road, Western Australia. We’d driven all day on dusty, rutted roads, knowing that somewhere near the camp site was a crocodile free swimming hole! We arrived about an hour before…
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