• Shortfilm of Crossing the South Pacific

    I spent some time compiling some of the footage I had from my attempt to cross the South Pacific using only local boats. I haven’t come around to update the blog, about what Happened after Vanuatu, I will do that shortly Until then you can see this video. Hope you will enjoy it!

  • Day 140: Visa Madness in Vanuatu

    Having dreamt about Vanuatu most of my waking life as a place of absolute beauty and paradise defining beaches, I was rather taken a back by how I was eventually treated by their incompetent immigration system. After having joined up with a local politician following my crossing into the Solomon Islands, I was able to …

  • Border Crossing: Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands

    So, you wanna cross the border between Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, but are not planning on flying or using your own yacht? Its quite possible to do this using local boats, now that the situation in Bougainville has become much more calm. It also seems that the immigration laws in the Solomons have …

  • Day 78 – The Panguna Mine and the Liberation of Bougainville

    Apart from the rats haunting the Barike Lodge in Rabaul, my stay there was great and gave me a welcome opportunity to explore the lost city of Rabaul. I spent a full day at the vulcano that took out most of Rabaul in 1994; Mt Tavuvur, and on the ruins of the old city. I …