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Travel Blog: South Pacific 1997
This is an account of our travels to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. We both decided in late 1997 to give the rat race a break and head for the antipodes. So, a month or so later, we both quit our jobs and we were off…..
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You can also see more pictures from this trip here.
Portland & LA
At the last minute, we cancelled our shuttle ride to the air and took up Colleen (our neighbour) on her offer of a ride to the airport....
Nick Elsey
Feb 1, 19971 min read
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Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji
7 Feb 1997 -Arriving at Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Ten hours, forty two minutes, two crap movies, 7 hours of highly interrupted sleep...
Nick Elsey
Jan 30, 19975 min read
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Yasawa Lodge, Fiji
12 Feb 1997 - Yasawa Lodge Our first full day at Yasawa. Breakfast is interrupted by Vili – the activities director, who tells abut all...
Nick Elsey
Jan 29, 19973 min read
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Auckland and North, New Zealand
14 Jan 1997 - Auckland & Whangarei Wow, Valentines day. And what a way to spend it. We woke up in the Kiwi International Motel in...
Nick Elsey
Jan 28, 19973 min read
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Lakes, Volcanos and Wellington, New Zealand
16 Jan 1997 - Rotorua & Lake Taupo So here we are, in the land of stinks and eruptions! We are staying on the shores of Lake Taupo, in...
Nick Elsey
Jan 27, 19975 min read
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Wine Country, New Zealand
20 Feb 1997 - Wellington, Ferry to Picton & Marlborough Region Lynn’s is overdosing on the Dramamine in preparation for our 3 hour ferry...
Nick Elsey
Jan 26, 19975 min read
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Christchurch, New Zealand
23 Feb 1997 - Christchurch We wake to clouds and a major temperature drop. Had to happen sometime. Our planned picture shoot of the...
Nick Elsey
Jan 25, 19973 min read
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Western Australia
26 Feb 1997 - Fremantle Welcome to the next chapter of the great vacation diary. As I'm sure you've noticed, this journal has grown too...
Nick Elsey
Jan 24, 19978 min read
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Adelaide and South Australia
Greetings, and welcome to chapter 5 of the journal, which brings us to beautiful Adelaide and the Barossa valley in the state of South...
Nick Elsey
Jan 23, 19976 min read
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Melbourne and Victoria
Well, here we are again, slowly making our way across the bottom right hand corner of Australia. This chapter is brought to you from the...
Nick Elsey
Jan 21, 19976 min read
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Sydney and NSW
Welcome to the penultimate chapter in this rambling journal. We're slowly heading towards Sydney and the final stop for one of us at...
Nick Elsey
Jan 21, 19978 min read
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Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef
Finally! You've reached the final chapter of this journal. Just a couple more page-downs and you won't need to read my constant ramblings...
Nick Elsey
Jan 20, 19979 min read
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Gallery
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