Author Archives: Sarah
Island-hopping RTW 2015 (7): Ross Sea Antarctica Odyssey
March 3 – 8, 2015 (Day 22 -27): Amundsen Sea, Peter I Island & Fish Islands
Island-hopping RTW 2015 (6): Ross Sea Antarctica Odyssey
February 23 – March 2, 2015 (Day 13 – 21 ): Dry Valleys, Ross Ice Shelf & Amundsen Sea
Island-hopping RTW 2015 (5): Ross Sea Antarctica Odyssey
February 14-22, 2015 (Day 4 – 12)- Cape Adare, Terra Nova Bay & Shackleton’s Hut
Island-hopping RTW 2015 (4): Ross Sea Antarctica Odyssey February 11-March 13, 2015
32-day from Bluff, New Zealand to Ushuaia, Argentina My trip to Falkland, the Antarctica Peninsula, South Oakley Islands and South Georgia in early 1999 marks the beginning of my love affairs with the polar regions. I am totally captivated by the pristine nature, wildlife and unearthly beauty of the polar region. After three Arctic journeys, … Continue reading
Island-hopping RTW 2015 (3): Hiking in South Island, New Zealand Feburary 3 -10, 2015
6-day Grand Traverse Hike: Greenstone Valley and Routeburn
Island-hopping RTW 2015 (2): Noble Nation New Zealand January 26 – February 10, 2015
North Island January 26-February 2, 2015 On my first visit to New Zealand in 2004, I spent over two weeks in the South Island. This time, I make my way from Northland to Rotorua in North Island and have a nice trip.
Island-hopping RTW (1): Terrific Tonga January 18-26, 2015
My long trip in 2015 is centred around a sea voyage from Bluff, New Zealand to Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean. I choose Tonga as the first stop of this 160-day island-hopping journey. My friends either say “Where is Tonga?” or “There is not much to do!”. For a person passionate about islands, I … Continue reading
Thomson Thailand January 7-10, 2015
John Thomson(1836-1921), a renowned Scottish photographer and travel writer of his time spent ten years in Asia and returned home with some 600 glass plates negatives of photographs. He was the first foreigner to have photographed Angkor Wat. I came to Bangkok to see a photo exhibition “Siam -Through the Lens of John Thomson … Continue reading
Christmas in Sabah, Malaysia, December 22-29, 2014
I love to spend Christmas with family and friends if possible. This year Lawrence, my younger brother and a novice diver, took the family to Mabul Island, Malaysia which is close to Sipadan. I have not dived for over 12 years and am surprised I have not forgotten the basic skills. I had six dives … Continue reading
Japan November 19-December 1, 2014 (Part 3)
November 28 – December 1: Kyoto & Nagoya