I’ve had a lovely 10 or so days in Los Angeles, mainly enjoying the kind hospitality of my university friend Lizzy and her American husband Steve. I can’t say their two cats, Tux and Harry, were quite as pleased to see me at first, but I did enjoy their company and funny antics! It’s been…
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Aloha from Hawaii!
Hi readers! I just enjoyed a fun four days in Oahu, Hawaii. I know there’s a lot more to see outside of Honolulu, not to mention on the several other main islands, but it was really nice to get back to what felt like high civilisation after the rather painful and frustrating end to my…
Marshall Islands Part 2 – a damp 🦑!
Well, “Marshall Islands Part 1” called for a follow-up, though I’m afraid there isn’t much to report this time. I arrived in Majuro a couple of days ago and came straight back to Robert Reimers Hotel. They kindly let me check in early and check out late today. I haven’t been able to do much…
Kiribati – woman on fire
I came back down to earth with a bit of a bump after my private island experience when I flew to Kiribati (pronounced “Kiribass”), one of the least developed countries in the world. Nauru Airlines flies the route from Majuro to Tarawa (capital of Kiribati) as a stop on a different island hopper which also…
Marshall Islands (Part 1) and Bikendrik Island
Hi everyone and Happy Mother’s Day to my mum and all others celebrating in the UK! At the end of my time in Pohnpei a few days ago, I got back on the Island Hopper to fly to Majuro, the capital and main island of the Marshall Islands. Before leaving Pohnpei, I had a nice…
Another island paradise: Pohnpei
I got back on the United Airlines island hopper on 1st March and travelled one stop further east to Pohnpei, another state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It’s a much larger island than Chuuk and rather more developed. The people are just as friendly though, with one man calling my hotel from the…
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Chuuk, Micronesia
Hi everyone, this an update on my time in Chuuk, one of the Federated States of Micronesia. I imagine that most of you will need a geography lesson at this point, just as I did when I first started researching and planning this trip! The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is in the central to…
Guam – “where America starts its day”
Hi everyone! I’m actually dictating this message into my phone due to an unfortunate spillage incident involving my laptop, which no longer turns on. I’m hoping it might perk up in a day or two, but perhaps it was naive of me to think that I could do this long, remote trip without something like…
“There’s no bed in my room!”
I had a really fun last couple of days in South Korea. I headed to the best and largest ski resort in the country, Yongpyong (Pyeongchang) – which hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics – by bullet train and shuttle bus. I don’t regret going but I think it’s fair to say that the resort itself…
Helen the Liege 