30 May 2015
29 May 2015
End of a quick visit
Check-in for the 1445 flight to Auckland starts at 0900! Many Niueans check in then hit town. I took a more conventional timing with Brian dropping me to the airport at 1230. There was plenty of time to kill still and I ended up chatting with the Kiwi lady from Whangarei who gave me a […]
28 May 2015
Exploring by bicycle
As diving was off the menu today, I decided to re-visit the north-west quarter of the island today. I tried the bicycle at the hostel but it was a bit high for me. So I rented one from the Tourist Information Centre. I revisited the Avaiki cave but this time, I made sure I swam […]
27 May 2015
Exploring by car
I was at the car rental office before 0800; they open at 0730. I was given a Mazda Premacy hatch for NZD50 (discounted from NZD55 as the A/C didn’t work). Having plotted out the key points of interest, I gathered that most of the sights that appealed were in the north-west corner. Some were best […]
26 May 2015
Travelling back in time
The flight from Auckland on 27MAY and landed on 26MAY after crossing the International Date Line. At Niue’s Hannan International Airport, we disembarked by stairs and were given big blue arrival cards to completed. I suspect the airline had run out of stock of thse in Auckland, so we had to fill them in on […]
21 May 2015
Eating in Japan
My food adventures in Japan was an enjoyable mix of convenience store food, street food, noodle bar and a some restaurant meals. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, May 20, 2015
20 April 2015
Home sweet office
I woke up in the crew bunk after the breakfast service and downed a hot meal standing in the galley. I was quite impressed by Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787. It was a much nicer experience than the two Air India 787s which I flew on. The décor was nice, entertainment excellent and very quiet […]
19 April 2015
Leaving Japan … For real!
Daisuke and I spent a couple of hours together at Aeon mall where we grabbed lunch from the supermarket and some groceries to take back to New Zealand. After lunch, it was time for him to rest before the night flight home. I wandered around Narita a little, taking shelter away from the rain in […]
18 April 2015
Leaving Japan … Take 3
Above: Narita village with the fair in full swing. I had breakfast in town. I had done most of what I wanted in Narita so spent the morning in bed checking commercial flights back to Auckland and also attending to emails, admin and bills. There weren’t any real viable flight alternatives. I checked out just […]