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Jakarta’s Beat

Jakarta’s Beat

By Irene Butler - Photos by Rick - Our Jakarta Photo Gallery - Jakarta is akin to a blast from a giant furnace – the sweltering heat, the bombardment of exhaust from vehicles and motorbikes channelling from twelve lanes into four as our taxi driver aggressively squeezed forward on the 1 ½ hour drive from the airport to the Fave Hotel. After this exhilarating first taste of the nation’s capital of 9 million citizens, which is located on Java (the largest of the 17,508 islands in the Indonesian archipelago), we found Jakarta full of contrasts. Although the traffic never...

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Beautiful Blissful Bali Video

by Irene and Rick Butler - Follow us through Bali with our video presentation of temples, jungle, villages, beaches, resorts and a “10-out-of-10” sunset!

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Auckland and Geothermal Wonders of Rotorua

Auckland and Geothermal Wonders of Rotorua

by Irene Butler – Photos by Rick - Our New Zealand Photo Gallery - Our first impression of Auckland is how “at home” we felt. We are struck by the similarities to our hometown of Vancouver BC – from the waterfront filled with cruise ships, yachts and sailboats, to the fine shopping areas and malls, to the quiet tree-lined residential streets. Even the weather is as temperamental as Vancouver’s, in that all four seasons can be experienced in one day. On our first major walk our throbbing thighs confirm the roller-coaster terrain of Auckland which rests on 49 volcanic...

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New Zealands Subterranean World of Waitomo

New Zealands Subterranean World of Waitomo

By Irene Butler – Photos by Rick - Our Waitomo Caves Photo Gallery - We get up extra early, aim our rental car and head out from Rotorua to the hilly Waitomo region. On the scenic 2 ½ hour drive we drive through verdant valleys, past fields of corn and flocks of grazing sheep and herds of grass mulching cattle. It boggles my mind knowing that underneath the hills of Waitomo region are 300 known limestone caves, and we are excited to see the caves that are open to the public that go by the same name as the...

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Geothermal Wonders, Caves and Maori of New Zealands North Island

by Irene and Rick Butler – Experience the sights and sounds of these incredible natural wonders through the lens of our video camera.

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