Sofitel Denarau Fiji
Adventure

Hotel Review: Sofitel, Denarau, Fiji

After we stopped for lunch at Pizza Place in Maui Bay, we continued about another 2 hrs. on the road to Denarau, an island resort town on the west coast of Viti Levu. It's the tourist hub of Fiji. Denarau was practically a ghost town over the last two years as the pandemic hit the… Continue reading Hotel Review: Sofitel, Denarau, Fiji

Adventure, Food, photography

Postcard: Vancouver Island

When we lived in Vancouver, we embarked on a few weekend getaways to Vancouver Island. We would take a spacious ferry across the Georgia Strait, then drive to a house rental on the shore. The first time we arrived at this house, it was in the dark of night. The front gate was obscured from… Continue reading Postcard: Vancouver Island

El Nido
Adventure, photography

Postcard: El Nido, Philippines

This is a throwback to a 2016 trip to the Philippines. For part of the trip, we spent a few days in El Nido, a small city on the island of Palawan. I had never been outside of Manila before then, and I was impressed by the beauty of El Nido. I was also surprised… Continue reading Postcard: El Nido, Philippines

Maui Bay Fiji ATB
Adventure, photography

Postcard: Coral Coast, Fiji

I took this photo on the pier at Maui Bay. It was low tide at sunset. I like the way the thatch fringe frames the image at the top and the wooden railing subtly frames the bottom and right side of the image. There's a lovely interplay of shadow and light, a suggestion of horizon… Continue reading Postcard: Coral Coast, Fiji