What to do in Noumea? Something different we were thinking.Our ship was quite a long way from the city centre at a commercial wharf, and, for safety reasons, we had to be bussed into the centre. As we were dropped off at the main tour office we went into this crazily busy place and had a look at what was on offer for ideas.The answer came in the form of the Parc Zoologique et Forestier.This is the only place you can be guaranteed to see the National Bird of New ...

Personally, I think Sydney shines. It is one of the loveliest harbours and cities in the world. How convenient too, that we could catch the train (one of the best trains in the world too, two storey, clean and untroubled the day we rode) in from near Mount White right to Circular Quay where our cruise ship was docked. There was the opera house right in front of us absolutely shining in the morning light against the bluest of blue skies. Then a nice surprise - w...