south pacific

There are some moments in life that don’t seem real, even while you’re experiencing them first hand. They feel like out of body experiences; you know it’s happening, you can…

“IN DA WATER!” shouts our Tongan guide. With those three words, a frantic rush begins. Snorkels get strapped to heads, fins are fitted to feet and with a splash, we…

Last year, a travel dream of mine came true after many, many years – I finally visited beautiful Bora Bora. I first learned about Bora Bora in a pretty unconventional…

Five years ago, I fell in love. My partner, Scott, took me to a place I’d never heard of. A place he’d already been twice before. The moment I stepped…

As a born & bred Australian, I’ve always loved living by the ocean. In fact, I’ve never lived more than five minutes from the coast in my entire life. As…

“We just have to drive to the end of the road,” replied Scott, after I’d asked him if he knew how to get to Teahupo’o, the first stop on our…

On our first morning in Samoa, we woke to what we thought were the sounds of gale force winds tearing through our tiny island resort. As we lazily got up…

In hindsight, sharing a bottle of cheap red wine before a red-eye flight to a new country probably wasn’t the smartest idea. However, as Danni and I giggled our way…