Arriving into NZ & settling in Christchurch Crossing the International Date Line from the Cook Islands to New Zealand meant leaping forward in time and losing an entire day. A…
My first taste of a South Pacific Paradise Leaving the isolated islands of Hawaii behind, it wasn’t long before the deep blue of the vast Pacific Ocean was all I…
From Florida I flew to LA via Houston, then from LA it was nearly six hours to Honolulu. Seventeen hours of travel, six time zones crossed, and by the time…
Heading off solo around the world - first stop, Manhattan A Tearful Goodbye on a One‑Way Ticket After a tearful farewell to my parents at Heathrow, I was soon…