Travel & Holiday

A story of life growing up in Palmerston North in the 1950's, 60's and early 1970's and then to locations further afield in West Australia, Gisborne, Asia and Bay of Islands. Main Street, Victoria Avenue, Roy Street, Russell Street Primary School, Freyberg High School, Massey Uni...versity, Longburn Freezing Works and the PNCC Rubbish Cart, all have their moment. The book provides an insight into growing up in post-war small-town New Zealand, the usual angst of a young man finding his way in life, how to earn a living and build relationships. Working on farms, in the freezing works, flatting while studying at university, working in a construction camp in the West Australian outback and travelling the Hippie Trail across Asia, all form the backdrop to a Palmy Boy's Story.
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A fascinating true story of a cruise through the South Pacific. The author and his wife spent four years on their 37ft Morgan sailboat, fighting the elements in th eopen seas, and making friends with both fellow cruisers and islanders.

In the summer of 2002-03, acclaimed writer and historian Tom Griffiths voyaged the Southern Ocean to Antarctica. Interweaves his own diary entries with rich and engaging essays on Antarctic history, science and culture.

The islands of the South Pacific endure as a beacon of both the unfamiliar and the familiar. This book gives readers a birds-eye view of the many island groups that make up this incomparably beautiful area and opens up possibilities for experienced and novice travellers alike.

Sit back with a sundowner and be inspired by Rory and Sandra's bluewater cruise to the Caribbean and Pacific Islands in their Nicholson 35. This book is a catalogue of rewarding experience from swimming with Darwin's seals in the Galapagos to feeding the stingrays in Bora Bora.