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Category: Oceania

For all things Oceania

Destination Dispatch / Oceania / Oceania / TTP Around the World

Sydney and Melbourne – A Tale of Two Cities

Our time in Australia began with visits in two of its largest cities: Sydney and Melbourne.

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Wing’s Wildlife Park in Tasmania, Australia [Video]

Catch up with the Van Soyes as they visit Wing’s Wildlife Park in Tasmania, Australia.

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Passage around New Zealand

We spent three days in three very different areas of New Zealand. In the process our ship made a semi-circumnavigation of the two major islands, North Island and South Island.

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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand [Video]

Catch up with the Van Soyes as they review their trip from the fjords of New Zealand. They cover their time in Auckland, New Zealand as well.

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Bay of Islands, New Zealand [Video]

Catch up with the Van Soyes as they visit the Bay of Islands in North New Zealand. Darren and Sandy spend their time kayaking through a small estuary where they see birds and end at a horseshoe-shaped waterfall.

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Dravuni Island, Fiji [Video]

Catch up with the Van Soyes as they visit a Dravuni Island, Fiji. This tiny island is the home of a small community of 200 people.

Expedition Video / Oceania / Oceania / TTP Around the World

American Samoa [Video]

Catch up with the Van Soyes as they visit a local school, the sliding rocks and a waterfall in American Samoa.

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Journey to the Four Corners of the Earth

We have now ended our second five day stretch of sea days on the Pacific Ocean. During this time we were, in a sense, sailing through the four corners of the earth.

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Crossing the Equator [Video]

Catch up with the Van Soyes as they discuss what it’s like to cross the equator and the International Date Line.

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Since their original 424-day journey around the world to raise K-12 geo-literacy, Darren and Sandy Van Soye have continued to focus on authentic adventures highlighting the cultural and natural significance of some of the most remote areas of the world.

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