An easy trip on the Interislander ferry from the North Island to the South Island – And how to deal with a car rental and car seat!
May 28, 2010
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The Interislander fery at the Wellington terminalGetting from the north island to the south island was very comfortable, and reasonably priced. We took the Interislander ferry from Wellington to Picton. The trip takes 3 hours. In Wellington, make sure you end up at the rig
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March 13, 2008
There are no direct flights from Martinique to Dominica, and fortunately there happened to be a ferry (Express des Iles) that ran on the day we wanted. Booking tickets online for Express des Iles was very difficult – we finally ended up using a travel agent in Dominica (Whitchur
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Kadikoy, great day trip to see the ‘other’ side of Istanbul
February 28, 2008
Streets in KadikoyWe took a ferry from Eminonu to Kadikoy to get a sampling of the Asian side of Istanbul. This is a residential and commercial area that is an easy escape from the tourist trap that is Istanbul.…
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Getting to Turkey from Greece by boat
February 28, 2008
On the way to Turkey by ferryWe visited Turkey after one week in Greece. We arrived by ferry from Samos. We started that day in Mikonos, and planned to go from Mikonos to Samos to Turkey.…
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Moorea and the Dr. Michael Poole Dolphin and Whale Watching Expedition
July 01, 2006
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The next part of our trip took us back to Moorea (with an obligatory layover at Chez Myrna in Papeete again, since the flight arrives at midnight). In the morning, we took the Moorea Express boat over to Moorea from Papeete.…
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Getting from Papeete to Bora Bora
July 01, 2006
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Our first stop was Club Med Bora Bora. It might seem like an unusual destination for us, given our usual choices of pensions and cheap backpacker hotels. Well, believe it or not, Club Med is the "cheap" option on Bora Bora. It is recommended by Lonely Planet as b
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Kom Ombo to Aswan: Ditching our Tour Guide for Good, Tombs of the Nobles
December 31, 2004
Life along the Nile River.Kom Ombo to Aswan isn’t a very long trip. At this point, we’d had it with our tour guide. We were supposed to be taken to the Unfinished Obelisk, the High Dam, and Philae Temple.…
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Hurghada
December 27, 2004
The Sheraton had arranged a taxi for us to get to the fast shuttle boat to Hurghada. We had to go through security as if we were getting on a plane.…
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Ko Samet
July 04, 2003
Sunset on Ko Samet Although we would have preferred to visit the beaches in the south (Ko Samui etc.) we didn’t have time, and decided to do an couple of days in Ko Samet instead. This really wasn’t worth it. We should have made the time to see the south or sk
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