The Sunset Christmas Island

... drop a line to let me know how you are. Debbie and David Hooper - Thank you so much for having us to stay for Christmas and New Year, it was a memorable first trip to SA, and I'll tell yo that I'm absolutely coming back. Maxine - Congratulations on ...

... to see crabs and bathe in the waterfall was great, and visit to the Blowholes. We stayed at the Sunset resort, the only decent accommodation on the island, special for its views of the sea. Early evenings of sundowners on Callum and Sarah's balcony, but ...

No red carpet of crabs to greet us upon arrival in Christmas Island but none the less plenty of crabs to see. The crabs have done their downward migration to the sea and mated. The females are now in burrows incubating their eggs and awaiting the high ...

... talk about the diving all day but won't bore you any more. The photos will hopefully come out OK..........! The place I stayed in ('The Sunset') is built where the old hospital was (i.e. where I was born!) and the new hospital is up by the airport. The ...

... on Beachcomber island, the famous Fiji party island. I was hoping that I would actually get the booking on the island, as I had heard that it gets very busy at christmas (from other people who had been there, not from touts) and if the island is full, the ...

... to sea are sperm whales, dolphins and albatross. There's no McDonalds and no traffic lights. It's a special kind of place. As a Christmas treat we'd pre-booked 3 nights in a self contained unit with more than 2 foot around the bed. It promised a great ...

... cheese...  If you've seen it, you understand.    Kirsten, Theresa's mom, invited us to a wonderful late Christmas breakfast.  Smoked salmon, cheeses, meats, a Norwegian sesame bread... it was a real feast, and it made our Christmas ...

... were having corn on the cob, lentil soup, turkey with all the trimmings, cheese and biscuits and Ferrero Rocher.  Where would Christmas be without Ferrero Rocher?  We soon found out that the Aussies hang out at the beach with their portable or ...

... store, and it was about a foot tall, but it suited us.  We decorated with two dollar ornaments, and sliced up Christmas candy wrappers for tinsel.  We also collected some branches and such from around the property, how homey it was.  We ...

... with bubbles. When evening came we made the most of having a telly and a proper room and grabbed a lush thai takeaway.  Christmas was spent at Wanaka's Puzzle World, a bizarre theme park full of brain-teasers, mazes, illusion rooms and puzzles. We ...

... been a great day of reflection. Craig is not picking me up for another hour, at which point I will celebrate a very relaxed Christmas with his family. Just hanging out in the hostel for now- these guys are watching some Pixar chimpanzee movie. Hilarious. ...

... Goa We spent Christmas in Goa with the new friends we'd made, although Sam and Chelsea had left. I was really homesick at Christmas. I kept hearing about the snow and the Christmas shopping and everyone getting together and the amazing food. And I really ...

... my wrist from stirring the dough. Afterwards I found out that on the top of our shelf was an electrical mixer. :) In Germany, Christmas Eve is the most important day because we give presents to each other on that evening. So, me and Josh exchanged ...

... .  Sophie lives in a lovely part of Auckland.  It is on a peninsula, so we had a lovely evening walk along the beach by the water, watching the sunset.  Just stunning.  A lovely end to a Christmas day I will never forget, for more reasons than ...

... up in the air about what to do about this and our plans could change last minute. If we don't make it to Austria for Christmas and New Years, we'd probably stay in the warm climate and head to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras until April or May ...

... dessert, I have an easy dinner and start for a extended evening walk on the beach, looking for jade, listening to the waves, viewing the sunset on Christmas Eve; not listening to the wind ensemble in the cold, as usual. A new experience, I really ...

... (at no extra cost) and I slept for most of it. Imagine my surprise on landing when I bumped into the couple I had spent Christmas Eve with at Iguazú Falls!  We had been on the same flight from Santiago and were booked in to stay at the same place ...

well we have had a devil of a time over the last few days.     we passed Christmas in Santiago with the frustration of finding everything closed.   i had thought that we would find an internet cafe open, no such luck.  ...

... wines and ate tasty food - a perfect day off! To try to get Christmassy I also joined Cat in making an angel for her Christmas tree, then she made a snowmand and Imade a santa with dangly legs. Afterwards we headed to Potters park for 'carols by ...

... it and snuck a peek into the "Cracks of Doom". So if you see Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol lugging themselves up this baby round Christmas, just remember who did it first: Me, Baby, Me! On the way down I met John, a true Aussi outdoorsman who was carrying his ...

... for a couple days, had a nice meal out one night, but mostly cooked since we had a kitchen.  Saw an amazing sunset, went to see some Christmas Carol Singing at a church on the Eve, had a mellow X-mas day, skyping with family, etc.  Had friends ...