Day Dream Island

... , maybe that was the appeal. I think in a way meeting the foreign exchange student Mikaila from New Zealand also started forming that dream in 1996. So when I got a contract offered, I made sure it started late to give me two months off, but even better ...

5 years ago I was finshing A-Levels, my dream was to go exploring. No idea where, just to see if the grass is really greener on the other side! After a series of unfortunate events and some life changing experiences (uni). I've finally got round ...

Daydream island really lived up to its name.  It was a great place to relax after our time in Sydney.  The island was about 1k long and had several pools and a great cove which was great for snorkelling.  We got really close to the ...

... in a pod or family. Reed and Anna, my brother and his wife, live in Vermont and are building their dream house on the big Island of Hawaii.  They have traveled to China and bought many glorious and exotic things being sent to Hawaii in ...

... ;lost’ feeling here on Mana….. When you sit on the beach watching the sunset you are looking straight across at the island where Castaway was filmed. So we’re not the only people to get lost here….we haven’t started to talk ...

... so (reluctantly) getting up early we left to see Rainbow Rocks/Pinnacles, the shipwreck, Ely Creek, Lake Wabby and the 'Fraser Island must' Lake McKenzie. Rainbow rocks is a huge sand rock face with different colours of sand, not all the colours of the ...

Sorry it's been so long since I've written but I hope you understand that I was on a secluded island with minimal communication capabilities.  I am now back on the mainland and you should be hearing from me more regularly. About a week ago ...

... of the FA cup final (he fell asleep in the second half of extra time!) we board the Oz Experience bus, destination Magnetic Island. After the standard ridiculous stops that Oz include we arrive (via ferry) on Maggie Island. In the afternoon we go on a ...

... , but actually only a little part of it is rock-free (where everybody goes, obviously).  We had a walk around the island, and after eating an absolutely delicious grilled steak with coco-flavored rice, we enjoys the dream beach and dream ...

Oh Nelly! My dream of going to Easter Island has finally arrived. I took a 24 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires in order to get to other side of the continent in Chile. I spent about a week in Vina Del Mar and Valparaiso and made a lot of new friends and ...

... form of liquid, much harder than it sounds. All in all, it was an awesome way to end our adventures on the North Island. We had travelled Auckland to Wellington in a week, seen a huge variety of scenery and culture, taken part in some amazing activities ...

... , visiting amazing museums, art galleries and national parks.  To read further about our progress from Hackney, London to Waiheke Island do read our blog at  http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/chrisphillip/1/tpod.html We loved to visit church ...

... paper. It was my turn to drive again, seeing as I was feeling brave, so we headed onwards and upwards towards Philip Island. Amazingly, Philip Island is also mentioned in our Lonely Planet but I'd also grabbed a map and it listed a few good walks, ...

... to see if English Greg and crew show up on the 2 o'clock. Miscommunication with the staff at Geoff's Place has brought me to the island not knowing where I'm staying or even where they will be staying. Ah well as is my motto in life "it'll all work out ...

... a couple of beers. Still on a high the next day i left for picton where i would be getting the ferry back to the north island. Picton was a lovely little place to just chill out and thats exactly what me and Caroline did! Up early the next morning to get ...

... bond with. So many people - all of them colorful, and friendly, and like-minded as far as "the journey". ------------- Transition Island... That's what we are going to rename this island. Then we'll bring in the camera crews and build a TV ...

... we would have ever expected. The statues that we'd seen in photographs are like the tip of the iceberg. The entire island is an archaeologist's dream. Another guest here at Tahai, Connie, shared a rental car with us. Patricio, a local guide and ...

... of limbo, its future shrouded in uncertainty. 3PM feels like 8PM and 8PM feels like 3AM. The main resort – Great Keppel Island Resort – closed in 2008, cutting tourism by 90-something per cent. From what we heard, it probably won’t be ...