Kiwis Do Fly

09/03/2026

This is our experience with the new UK Passport rules, and how it has effected our next adventure, hope you find it interesting, thank you for reading

February 2026 – We are making plans! This is a huge part of the journey, and usually a very enjoyable part of the journey. We get a lot of enjoyment out of putting all the pieces of the puzzl…

31/01/2026

We have been grounded in NZ for a few months now, re-habbing Chris following a knee replacement. We will be back on the road again at the end of March. In the meantime, Check out our story of Vietnam from October last year! Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy!!

Vietnam, how we love you. October 2025 The last time we were in Vietnam was 2016. We have done some amazing travel since then. It was such a surprise to find how much we loved being back. It was al…

31/10/2025

Time to say goodbye to Vietnam. We were last here 9 years ago and have fallen in love with the place all over again! Hanoi was vibrant and exciting, colourful and fresh. Danang was wet so we ate our way round the city between rain drops. This hasn’t put us off, we found Danang a delight and we are already planning a return trip-maybe not in the rainy season though! We could t get to Hoi An as it was under water. Ho Chi Minh City is still on steroids, the pace it off the scale and has a totally different vibe to Hanoi. Only 1 night in HMC but we leave with the promise to come back and see more of this crazy but adorable place! See you next time Vietnam 🇻🇳 🥰

30/10/2025

Here it is, the second part of our trip out on Banana Split around Raja Ampat. I hope you enjoy! ###

Banana Split, Raja Ampat, October 2025 After a challenging 13 hour steam from Sorong to the government mooring buoy at Pulau Kri, we settle into life on the water where things just get better and b…

28/10/2025

Check out part 1 of a week in Raja Ampat out on Banana Split, - sailing, but not sailing! I hope you enjoy xx

Banana Split, Raja Ampat October 2025 0700 We arrived to see the bright yellow boat nestled in between other yachts at the Tampa Garam Boat Harbour. We were knackered, having done an overnight flig…

20/10/2025

Check out what google says! Blew me away 🍃🍃🍃🍃

14/10/2025

Check out our latest story, The story of Banana Split. We have been on the boat for 3 weeks now, She is actually a famous boat - read and see how this all came about

October 2025, Indonesia So here we are onboard SV Banana Split. We have been asked a few times now; What are you doing now? A boat? Why? How? Where? Well yes, a boat. A 12.5 m sailing catamaran, so…

08/10/2025

The snorkelling here is spectacular! We have met up with an Australian couple doing the same as us. They took us for a snorkel and a visit to the island. The BEST dive I have ever had in my life!