Regal Palms

... . We decided on Triple 1 Five on Tutanekai which was very good. Afterwards, we drove down Fenton Street for a look at the Regal Palms Motel where we had considered staying. We defintely picked the right place when we picked the Te Ngae Country Lodge! ...

... was nothing open and of course in a huge place like that I had my small adventure of getting lost between the endless fake looking palms (I checked, they were real) and empty corridors. I also had a huge freak out because I didn't realise I hadn't set my ...

... trees, with their huge single mauve flower pods dangling below the green bunches, flash past. Royal and big belly palms dot the landscape, at regal odds with the poor farmer huts. Bananas are cultivated here. Near the little streams, vast fields of ...

... at the rocky shore. The night's thick curtain raised on a steel-grey dawn, and a warm breeze rustled through the palms that fringed the thick jungle behind our huts where the cicadas' haunting lullaby became a raucus revelie - another perfect day in ...

... a different hostel just down the road (our travel guide had listed the wrong number). We knocked on the door and a regal looking Spanish woman who spoke little English answered the door. We were whisked into a small hallway with burning incense and ...

... . It's very neat and tidy, but of course quite basic. Most homes are made from concrete or brick, with thatched roofs, amongst coconut palms and pathways. We are given orange juice by a local lady and then get shown around the local church (to which we're ...

... somehow felt like I was far from the city (especially in the Secret Garden).  It seemed very comfortable and civilized -- regal and dignified without being too ostentations.  I thought I would have enjoyed living there (though I could have ...

... 8230; We topped the rise and there – under a tall emerald green cactus thrusting out of some dew-wet shrubs – sat in regal splendour a huge lion.  He was in the prime of youth.  His golden-tawny coat seemed to be oiled by the rays of ...

Rotarua  .........Well how do you explain the smell .....eggs and rotten come to mind,but good thing is it's only occasional whiffs. Ed and Dennis are becoming arch rivals ,they've become rotaruas crazy golf champions.Went on tour to the geysers and ...

Well, today was just a sit at the pool day. We had to check out by noon, but we stayed at the pool until 3:30. We drove about 1.5 hrs to Clearwater/StP's and checked into just a "regular hotel room" (how boring :)). We headed down to the ocean to ...

OK, here's an update on our accomodations. We arrived at noon and we're told our room wouldn't be ready until 4pm, the usual check-in time. We were given wrist bands for the pool and changed and spent the afternoon there. It was a bit crowded, but it was ...

This is why we have the Universal Globe as our picture. We came we went on every ride, we flew to ...