Kia Orana!

~ that’s Cook Islands Maori for “hello”, and everyone calls it out as we cycle around the island of Rarotonga. We first came to Raro, as everyone calls it, in 2010 and loved the laidback island lifestyle, so we decided to spend a month here on our way to New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia.

In sickness and in health

If you’re young and in great health, and think you’re invincible, go ahead, travel without health insurance. If you’re older, or believe that anyone can trip over and break a leg, make sure you get travel health insurance! 

Galapagos Islands

We travelled to the Galapagos Islands with Lead Adventures, based in Quito, Ecuador. I really like the fact that they’re a local company, and so a lot of what you pay goes to the locals, and has an immediate impact. As soon as we arrived on Santa Cruz Island, we were taken to an area… Continue reading Galapagos Islands

Scuba diving, bungy jumping & ziplining videos

We have a YouTube channel! You can subscribe to it by clicking here:  Notdunroamin YouTube videos. And our main video page is here. We love scuba diving, and have been fortunate to have enjoyed it in many beautiful locations. We don’t have video of every dive location we’ve been to, but we try! And yes, maybe… Continue reading Scuba diving, bungy jumping & ziplining videos