Naked body surfing... June 25th 2006 It was the weekly Sunday tour trip to Big & Small Beach for a chilled-out afternoon. Me and Mat headed straight over to Small Beach and I did some cool body surfing - really getting the hang of it - who needs a board!?! I even went commando (well, when in Rome, etc) - who needs a board.. and who needs shorts!?
Met some ‘Brits’ who had just got to Maui and had been in South East Asia. They to ... read more
North America » United States » Hawaii » Maui Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
I had been on holidays to Europe and a bit further afield, but never done the proper 'Round the World' backpacking adventure. I started planning for that very event in 2004. Finally in June 2006 I got on that plane that started my year of backpacking around the planet. What an amazing journey! It changed my life like nothing else. And it was where I found my life partner...
My plans for that year included living and working in New Zealand. This was because I felt like I really wanted to move there permanently but needed to 'check it out' for six months first. I liked that NZ offers the perf... full info