Yes, Fiji: Paradise here I come! Or at least that was what I thought. Upon arrival in Fiji it becomes clear that it really is paradise when you consider the climate and the scenery. Lots of beautiful islands (most of which very small) are a big tourist attraction, and with reason. Nevertheless paradise nowadays often implies: nice hot showers, internet and if possible cable tv. You will find none of this on the islands in Fiji (except on the main island)! So a...

Having spent the last night partying hard in Louisiana after the game, I woke up early sunday morning and left for New York! When I finally arrived in New York City, I took a cab to my hotel and noticed immediately that it really is the city that never sleeps AND realised that is the final stop of my world-trip! I shared a hotel-room with my aunt near St. Marks square, so it was a good reunion after these two-and-a-half months of travel. Besides, a friend of ...

Yes! Finally I arrived in the USA!! After a long plane-ride, I arrived in Los Angeles. The weird thing was that due to the crossing of the date barrier, I arrived before I left: I left Fiji on 22:00 only to arive at 14:00 on the same date in LA! This was really weird! Anyway, I only have one day in LA, because tomorrow morning my flight leaves early to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When I finally arrived in my hotel for the night, I took out some Chinese food (of ...

After breakfast we say goodbye to Wes. From tomorrow he will lead another travel group as driver/guide, so we continue with Kate (guide) and Paul (driver). At lunchtime we are in Auckland where we say goodbye to a lot of people from our group that don't continue to the Bay of Islands. The rest of the long, long day is filled with driving, and was pretty boring. The next day, 05/09 we started horribly early on a day trip (Awesome Adventures) all the way to Cape...

After breakfast with traditional Maori toast (which strangely resembles French toast) we head for the town of Rotorua, where we visit a Maori village situated among hot-springs. The people living here use geothermal energy on a daily basis for the preparation of food, heating of their houses etc. It is very interesting, but I somehow doubt if it really is a very healthy living environment... Anyway after a tour through the village we attend a Maori dance show, w...