Islander Hotel

... is one of the most beautiful spots we have ever camped in. We are the only campers but there are other tourists in the hotel and soon we were approached by a couple from Santiago. We spent much time together and the next evening they came to visit with ...

Xmas Eve Checked into the Islander Hotel which seemed quite nice. It was a hotel and backpackers in one and we got to use the hotel facilities including sauna, pool, spa etc. Got our room with 2 bunk beds, fridge, TV, balcony but NO air con. We were ...

... car was tiny.  It was just big enough for the two of us and our luggage.   Off to check in at the Royal Islander La Plage.  They gave us directions and said it would be no problem, well the building was not marked well and of course we ...

... to be shipped in, and eating out is much more pricey than eating in.   Our bus-driver was a taciturn, but not unfriendly Islander.  At first I thought he was surly, but I realized I was wrong,  and gained respect for him when he made a ...

... . We said bye to Byron Bay on Saturday morning and arrived 90 minutes later in Surfers Paradise. We checked into the Islander hostel. It half a hostel, half a hotel. The room we’re in is great it has a balcony, our very own bathroom, and a fridge! ...

... him or family as bit older and different school but lives 2 mins away from me at Hougue Bie lol.... that was freaky... first channel islander I have met on travels so far... In the afternoon we drove fro miles through the flats and bumpy tracks to our ...

... benches and have a talk about life on these islands.....it is all run very efficiently. We eat green reeds that an islander has harvested for us.......look at the trinkets that they have for sale......have a ride in the large reed catamarans.......nice ...

... into swimming pool…..lovely. Chatted to members of large New Zealand family especially 'T’ who was a South Sea Islander and a professional tattooist using original skills and implements. Chatted about Byron and Clares tattoos!! T’s wife ...

... then you come round the corner to see a small block with a kiwi and a girl in a grass skirt that looks more like a cook islander than a maori, but thats cool that where there i guess! Our shuttle picked us up and dropped us at LAX for our flight out ...

... with a family on the Amantini Island.  It was a very educational experience to get one day in the life of an islander.  Amantani has 2,500 inhabitants (this we actually do believe) living in 10 “clans”. Their major industries are 1) ...

... trusted the person in Apollo Car Hire who said we wouldn't need them if we stuck to major highways - never trust a North Islander when it comes to driving conditions in the South Island), we would have undoubtedly found ourselves stuck on the west coast ...

... luckily our hotel is right next to the bus station. the hotels lovely. its a resort and a miz between hostel accom and regular hotel rooms and it has lots of free activities which is always welcome. the rooms rly nice and lucky sis ends up being assigned ...

... and crawled up each of the mini-inclines toward the ferry-end of the island. We had a very hilarious and fast journey to the hotel.  After we changed and I freshened up, we went to Hooligan's for dinner. Dinner was pretty tasty! :) We split ...