When holidaying on a tropical island surrounded by reef, it’s hard to pass up the chance to head into the deep blue for a dive, so on our recent trip to Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, I was keen to get into the water. If you’re not familiar with Raro, it looks like this: The…
Steve and I have always enjoyed a hike, and we’ve tried to find a track or two on our adventures at home and on our overseas trips. Hill tribe trekking in Thailand, climbing Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, scaling volcanoes in Costa Rica, and hiking the Inca Trail in Peru – we’ve smashed them all. Okay,…
Rarotonga – where do I start? When you arrive at a small international airport at 1am and you’re greeted by a live performer on guitar, singing sweetly in the local tongue, you know you’ve found a pretty special place. Hustled through customs quickly because we had kids and it was past midnight (note to people…
Raising Explorers 