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Tongariro Alpine Crossing - NZ best day hike
Tongariro National Park, North Island is New Zealand's oldest national park. It is the home of volcanic peaks of Ngauruhoe, Tongariro and Ruapehu. It is beautiful, spectacular, majestic and unique. I...
Trip to Cathedral Cove, Coromandel
Cathedral Cove - a must visit if you are in Coromandel. It is a short but steep hike to get there....and the views are amazing along the track and once...
Our first hike in NZ - along the Coromandel Walkway
One of the amazing things about New Zealand is zillions of walking tracks and tramping (hiking) opportunities everywhere you go. Doesn't matter if you are an amateur or a seasoned...
Sunset and dinner at Long Bay, Coromandel
So far, some of our most memorable moments in New Zealand have been the ones that were spontaneous. One such moment was the day we reached Coromandel town, a very...
Bye bye Fiji....here we come Kiwis!
October 10th - We set our feet on kiwi land late at night. We stepped outside the Auckland airport all bundled up....after being in Houston for so long and now...
First week in NZ
WOW! We have been in New Zealand only a week and that is one word which we both have used the most. And we haven't even been to South Island...
Mini adventures in Fiji
Visit to Viti Levu is not complete without touring the Garden of Sleeping Giant. If you have mountains and hills in your town, probably you will have the profile of...
Calm before the storm....day cruise to Savala island
It was a beautiful morning when we took off for our day cruise to Savala island....a small island in a cluster of 333 islands in Fiji. The day was filled...
Blue skies, clear water and white sand....
....we were mesmerized with the beauty of beaches in Fiji. Words cannot describe how you feel sitting at the beach watching the waves rise and fall as the cool breeze gently...
Enjoying the Fijian time
The time seems to have slowed down. We wake up to the sound of birds, roosters, cows and dogs. It is still dark outside. The breeze is nice and cool....
Bula!
We finally reached our first destination (a week ago) - the gorgeous island of Fiji!!!! And it is not just the place that is gorgeous....the warmth of people, their smiling face, their...
the view
One year gone since I started noticing the beauty of the Sun from my office window. Every day I watched Him rise....without fail, without complaints. It did not matter if it...
