Photos of Our South Pacific Travels

In 2004, during the months of August to December, my wife and I visited many island countries in the South Pacific.

We visited a number of French Islands, including Nouvelle Caledonie (New Caledonia), Wallis Island (part of Wallis and Futuna, and which had incredibly beautiful sea views), Tahiti, and Hiva Oa in the Marquesas (where Gauguin and Jaques Brel are buried). I have stood next to Gauguin's grave and thanked him for his wonderful paintings of the South Seas.

We also visited many English-speaking islands, including Fiji, Western Samoa and American Samoa, Tonga, and Cook Islands (where everyone spoke with a New Zealand accent).

We visited Bali, Indonesia, staying primarily in Ubud, which is renowned for its art, although my wife and daughter did a tour of other parts of the island.

Brunei was small but scenic, and very Muslim.

We also visited Kuching, Malaysia, which was quite pleasant, and were in the air flying to Kuala Lumpur when the tsunami struck. The tsunami did not affect us at all.

We ended our tour in Bangkok, Thailand, in mid-January 2005.

We have many photos of this trip at http://www.thai-software.com/Personal/default.htm; you are welcome to browse the lot. Sphere: Related Content