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Our Travel Experiences


Kiwi Quickies!
Sunday, February 11, 2024 Today we are in Rotoroa, Tauranga. It is another beautiful, windy day. Rotoroa seems to be a larger city than...


What do art deco, wine, and earthquakes have in common?
Saturday, February 10, 2024 (Australian time) Today was a beautiful day here in Napier, New Zealand. Beautiful blue sky with a few puffy...


Journey Through Time
Friday February 9, 2024 (New Zealand time) Kia ora (hello in Maori)! Imagine yourself in the area of land that will one day be called New...


We had a Paws-itive Day
Thursday February 8, 2024 This morning we woke up in Lyttelton, New Zealand, which is the closest port city to Christchurch. ...


Haunted Dunedin
February 7, 2024 After two days relaxing at sea it was hard to get up and get going this morning. And the time change didn't help! ...


Sea-ing on the Viking Orion
February 5th and 6th, 2024 (New Zealand time) Sea Days are days when the ship is traveling to a new location. So, in this blog we will...


Taz!!!
February 4, 2024 Hobart, Tasmania Let's start with the Tasmanian Devil! Actually, we didn't see a real one, but we learned a lot about...


Melbourne - Something for Everyone
February 2, 2004 (on Australian time) After a relaxing day at sea we arrived in Melbourne. Melbourne is the second most populous city in...


G'day Mate!
January 31, 2024 Woohoo! We made it to Australia, and are onboard the Viking Orion in the Sydney Harbor! The Sydney Harbor is not only...


From Down Under to Up Yonder
January 28/29, 2024 Where Are We? Do you recognize the scenes above? Sooo... we weren't planning on writing a blog about our travel day....
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