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Tag Archives: trip planning
A Solo Adventure Approaches
The excitement is growing! You see, my first grandchild was born in Australia just before Christmas and I am going to meet her next week! I am going by myself, which is kinda weird. I have travelled alone for business … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Planning and Packing
Tagged Australia, Gold Coast, packing, trip planning
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Limbo
We are in limbo. The problem with being too efficient is that we end up having a few days of being in a holding pattern before we leave for a trip. We are packed, except for those last minute items … Continue reading
Luggage Woes
A “city” visit with our son and daughter-in-law in Australia is causing us to take a few more clothes on this trip than we would if we were just going on a scuba diving only trip. Add a present or … Continue reading
Waiting…..waiting
We are two weeks away from what I call our grand tour of the South Pacific. Edmonton to Honolulu to Fiji to the Gold Coast, Australia to Solomon Islands back to Fiji then Honolulu then home. Seven and a half … Continue reading
Solomon Islands – All Tied Up
It has been a long time since we have traveled without having the trip laid out in detail ahead of time. Don’t know why but it seems with the internet it is too easy to reserve all the air flights, … Continue reading
Posted in Planning and Packing, Solomon Islands
Tagged Solomon Islands, trip planning
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Chronological Progression – Fiji, Southport, Solomon Islands
With the dive dates now set we need to find accommodation to infill the few other days we will be in Fiji. Not may days but we don’t want to have to spend them on the street and Nadi does … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Fiji, Planning and Packing, Solomon Islands
Tagged Fiji, trip planning
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Taking Shape
Plan B is being molded into quite a good tour. We have confirmed our stay at two different dive resorts and managed to get the connecting flight that will transfer us from the island of Viti Levu, the main island … Continue reading
Plan B is a GO!
Looks like Plan B is proceeding without too many road blocks. Debbie has sent emails to 4 dive resorts and our contact at the Siren office is working on a proposal for the Volivoli. There were no throw aways on … Continue reading
Plan B
Glub, glub goes our plan A. Plan B? We don’t have a plan B. Once we decided to go the live-a-board route our investigations ceased. So, developing a Plan B is our next objective. We have 2 weeks in Fiji … Continue reading
Panic! or How NOT to Plan a Trip!
Life has been a bit disjointed lately and we have not been on top of our travel plans like we normally are. Dominica has been on our radar for, oh, 20 years and it is time to strike it off … Continue reading
Posted in Dominica
Tagged dive trip planning, Dominica, scuba diving, trip planning, Trip research
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