There are days that we remember, usually because of something that happened that was much bigger than us.

It may surprise a few of you, bit most of you know, I am a bit of a sports nut.

When people land at Auckland airport they are greeted by a large sign that says “Aotearoa.”

In between my travels in Australia and work in Melbourne I took one Saturday for a diversion.

To avoid any confusion, Canberra is the capital city of Australia, but it is very different from most major nations’ capitals.

… Being chased away from the market in the town of Goroka as men with large bush knives jumped out of a yet moving truck seemed a bit unusual to me, but to those around me, it was something that is a part of life.

The story of an amazing cultural experience I had on my overnight visit to a local village.

For the next 6 weeks I will not be doing much hoping around and will find myself mostly in the Eastern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea.

Bula (Fijian for “hi” and “welcome”) from a first stop on my journey – Fiji. On my way to Australia and then Papua New Guinea I was able to plan a 3-day layover in Nadi, Fiji.