Much More than Survivor: Vanuatu, Up Close and Personal
By Elinor Garely The year is 2004. The show is a Mark Burnett creation called Survivor, and it’s ranked Number 4 in viewer ratings, beaten only by CSI, CSI Miami and Without a Trace. When I heard the Survivor promotion for Vanuatu on TV I thought...
Coming True: Fiji Fantasy
by Elinor Garely Murmur “I’ve been to Fiji,” and there is instant envy at cocktail parties. Fiji, an island nation located in the South Pacific with a total land area of 18,250 km, is located east of Vanuatu. It is an archipelago...
Wasting Away Again…in Margarita’s Villa, New Zealand
By Mark Bradley Forget Jimmy Buffet. Cancel your trip to Key West. I have found something better than a Cheeseburger in Paradise. It’s called Villa Margarita, an eclectic boutique bed and breakfast near Wellington, New Zealand that offers guests...
Wellington, New Zealand’s Capital City
By Mark Bradley When I awoke the next morning at Villa Margarita I was treated to a panoramic view of Pauatahanui Inlet from my bedroom window. The native pupeke bird’s gentle warble had provided my wakeup call and the pastoral setting only encouraged...
