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Oceania

My Adventure on Aitutaki Atoll

Cook Islands, Oceania, Solo Travel · April 1, 2025

I’ve always had a fascination with the South Pacific. Something about the vast Pacific Ocean and its remote islands has always drawn me to …

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New Zealand: Driving the South Island’s West Coast

New Zealand, Oceania, Solo Travel · March 12, 2025

Mountain reflections in Lake Matheson in New Zealand

When I traveled solo around the South Island's West Coast in New Zealand, I hadn’t planned to spend much time on the West Coast. It was just …

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