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The Treble Cone Ski Field: Overlooking New Zealand's Matukituki Valley

The Matukituki Valley is a classic gem of a mountain location close to W��naka, with Tititea/Mount Aspiring at its head. You could easily spend two weeks there!

A Misty Day Out at the Remarkables: Matchstalk Figures Amidst the Snow

The Remarkables Ski Area faces northward and gets plenty of sun. But it is just as atmospheric in the mist. There are also lots of hiking trails in the area, and I talk about all that, and more, in this post.

Changing Times at Coronet Peak: From a cosy ski club to commercialism and having to make their own snow

In this post I talk about a visit to Coronet Peak, which started out as a club field in 1947 but is now commercial. I also talk about the old days when skiing was a way to get around and not yet a sport, and how it seems that back then the snow lay on Coronet Peak all year round. These days it's melting away, and the field has to use the largest collection of snow-making machines in the Southern Hemisphere, apparently. The cost of which is included in the price of today's ski passes!

Savai���i: The Big Island of S��moa

From ���Upolu, I headed west by ferry to the larger but less populated island of Savai���i. Nearly everyone lives on the coast, on a picturesque ring road, and it is very slow-paced. There is a huge mountain in the middle, Mount Silisili (1,858 m or 6,096 feet) and the next time I go back I would like to climb that mountain.

Around ���Upolu

An itinerary of some of the most famous spots outside ��pia, on an island that really deserves more visitors

Arriving in ��pia (Part 2): Visiting Vailima and Confronting Colonialism

In this post, I visit the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum at Vailima, talk about S��moa's past colonisation by the Germans and the New Zealanders, and round off with some further travel tips.

Arriving in ��pia

Before I got to American S��moa, and afterward as well, I was on Upolu: the most populated island of the Independent State of S��moa, formerly known as Western S��moa. In this post, I introduce the reader to the Independent State's capital, ��pia, the only city on the S��moan Islands.

Amerika S��moa (Part 2): The Loveliness of Tutuila and the Manu���a Islands

In this second post on American S��moa, I explore some more of the scenic beauty of Tutuila and the outlying Manu���a islands. I also comment on the islands' cultural life as well, from caf��s to curfews, and include photos of its lovely churches and decorated aiga (family) buses.

Amerika S��moa: Part One of a two-part post about the less known S��moa

Visiting the one-time ���Gibraltar of the Pacific���, a former military base well out of harm���s way. Part 1 of a two-part post.

Into Ireland's West, Part 2: A little longer in Galway and then south to County Kerry and Killarney Town

The original Wild West, where the kings fought wolves and bears. More on Galway, its castles, and the Irish still widely spoken, after which I head down to Kerry and Killarney. I talk about Galway City some more, and then head south past Dunguaire and Leamaneh Castles, and arrive in County Kerry, which includes the wonderful town of Killarney and Killarney National Park with its famous lakes.