My Bhutan Experience By Sharyn Lucchetta Maverick Travel

I couldn’t believe my good luck or good Karma when I was given the opportunity to visit the small Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan. Very few countries left on Earth have been able to maintain their pure culture. Bordering China and India, with Tibet to the North, it is a land locked country with soaring […]

Our CRUISE around NEW ZEALAND & return to AUSTRALIA FEB 2017 – PART 7 by “Yolo”

Our ship departed Melbourne at 6pm to sail south across Port Phillip Bay and east along Bass Strait and the next morning headed north along the Australian mainland east coast for Sydney, New South Wales. We were at sea all day. As repeat mariners with the shipping line, we were invited (along with maybe 200 […]

Our CRUISE around NEW ZEALAND & return to AUSTRALIA FEB 2017 – PART 6 by “Yolo”

The ship cruised north up the east coast of Tasmania and across Bass Strait for a day while on board we read including our ship’s daily produced newspaper summaries from around the world; had coffees in the Exploration Cafe and kept fit walking the stairs; attended lectures on various subjects; apart from eating the excellent […]

Our CRUISE around NEW ZEALAND & return to AUSTRALIA FEB 2017 – PART 5 by “Yolo”

We spent around two hours inside Milford Sound while the captain rotated the ship slowly as if on a pin point before we cruised out of the entrance heading west across the Tasman Sea to Hobart, Tasmania. We had never crossed the Tasman by sea and it was a surprise to us that it was […]

Our CRUISE around NEW ZEALAND & return to AUSTRALIA FEB 2017 – PART 4 by “Yolo”

It was here that Peter Jackson chose Mt.Sunday as his site for Edoras in The Lord of The Rings. One of Jackson’s sound mixer guys was on hand to explain to the fans various features and brought out some swords and items used in the film. On the Monday morning, we woke in the lovely […]