Tonga has been a bit of a surprise. I was expecting Samoa Part II, but the country is significantly less developed and less easier for travelers. The weather is milder and we’ve had some rain and clouds. However, I’ve overcome most of the obstacles (I’m actually sending this from inside the Cable & Wireless office [...]
Archive for August, 1999
Tonga – August 1999
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on August 31, 1999 | Leave a Comment »
New Zealand II – August 1999
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on August 25, 1999 | Leave a Comment »
Well, they said the South Island was better than the North, but no-one quite
prepared me for how much. If you can imagine Norway, Scotland, The Lake
District, mid-Wales, the west coast of Canada, Switzerland with a touch of
Sri Lanka – compressed into an island the size of England (not Britain) and
you might [...]
New Zealand I – August 1999
Posted in Opera, Travel, tagged Opera, Travel on August 18, 1999 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe it isn’t even half-way yet. I feel I’ve been away for ages.
I’ll be leaving the North Island tomorrow morning after a lovely 9 days. I started in Auckland, where I spent two days. It feels like a much bigger city than it is, because the ’sprawl’ seems to go on forever. It [...]
Samoa – August 1999
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on August 8, 1999 | Leave a Comment »
This was one of my better decisions ! After four days, I already feel unwound. I’ve decided that the word that sums up Samoa is contentment. People don’t have a lot. None of them seem to have nothing. All of them seem completely contented with their lot.
The temperature is the same as London was when [...]
