On the last episode of our webseries, let's experience the countryside of the North Shore of Oahu Island. North Shore is one hour drive away from the busy life of Waikiki. The North shore is famous for beaches, big waves and surfing contests. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Dole Plantation is one of the most popular attraction in the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Dole Plantation is located at 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa, Hawaii. Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m and online booking is available on their website https://www.doleplantation.com/tour-packages/ Dole offers world’s largest maze, plantation garden tour and pineapple express train tour. Inside the plantation you can buy fresh pineapples and souvenirs. Haleiwa Town is located on North Shore of Oahu Island, Hawaii about one-hour drive from Waikiki. Haleiwa and the North Shore of Oahu are known as the surfing capital of the world. The Hawaiian word “hale” means house, and “ʻiwa” means a frigate bird. Waimea Bay is an exhibition playground for big-wave riders and a great destination for swimming, snorkeling and diving. The Hawaiian word Waimea means "reddish water". Lāʻie Point State Wayside offer
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From Nadi, Fiji it will take almost 2 hours flight to reach Apia, the capital of Western Samoa. I'm going to Samoa not MOA (Mall of Asia)! It’s a different adventure hitting the ride under ATR-72 aircraft, the propeller type airplane with seating capacity of 60 pax. In case you are not aware, there are two Samoan countries. One is the independent country Samoa or Western Samoa and the other is American Samoa, territory of United States. Apia is the capital city of Independent State of Samoa and the official languages are English and Samoan. It was under German Empire from 1900 to 1914, then colonized by New Zealand from 1914 to 1962 and gained independence in 1962. View this post on Instagram Apia is the capital and the largest city of Samoa. #apia #samoa #oceania A post shared by Jericho's Place (@jerichosplace) on Oct 22, 2015 at 1:41pm PDT Did you know Samoa is one of the first countries to welcome New Year due to its timezone. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I usually booked standard hotel room during my tour but this time I opted the Samoan traditional bungalow room. Feels like I am in the old days and they provide
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My half day tour in Christchurch has just finished and I requested our tour guide to drop me off at Christchurch International Airport to catch my flight to Nadi, Fiji. Fiji is an independent island country and located around 2,595 km north of New Zealand. Fiji’s official language are English, Fiji Hindi, Fijian and official currency is Fiji Dollar. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I received warm hospitality from Fiji Airways staff and I almost got drunk on board due to their unlimited red wine serving. There are musicians playing guitars on the arrival hall that welcomes you to Fiji. Tokatoka Resort is the hotel that I booked during my 2 day stay in Fiji. It’s just opposite the airport, so I just simply walk while pulling my luggage. Time to take my dinner and let us try their traditional food made of fish with coconut milk and veggies. Let’s go for my Suva Full-Day Sightseeing Tour from Nadi. Although Suva is the capital of Fiji, but the main international airport is located at Nadi. The distance between Nadi to Suva is 195 km and it will take around 3 to 4 hours drive. Our tour guide is explaining the rich colonial history of Fiji while enjoying the scen
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All the way from Hongkong, I flew for 11 hours just to reach Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is not the capital of New Zealand, but it is the largest city and most populous in the country. There are two main islands in New Zealand; the North Island and South Island. Auckland is located in the North Island; it has estimated population of 1.657 million in 2017 and the largest Polynesian or the Maori population on earth. Upon arrival at the immigration, the officer asked me what I will do in New Zealand. I simply reply that I will go for tourism and he stamped my passport. I already booked my prepaid shuttle going to the hotel via Super Shuttle and the ticket cost is NZD 35.00 for shared ride. Since I arrived late in the afternoon at Auckland, I decided to be on my own tour rather than joining the group tour. Every time I am travelling, I always prefer to book my hotel near the city center so that everything is accessible like restaurants, bars, tourist spots, etc. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After I check-in at the hotel, I immediately walk for around 16 minutes or 1.5km to reach the Sky Tower. Sky Tower is a telecommunication tower and observation tower lo
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