Posts by Mike Mikus
Manila, Philippines
Today we visited Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The Philippines was originally named the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao islands, but was renamed in the 1500s by explorer Ferdinand Magellan after King Philip II, and has since been known as the Philippines. Manila, the capital of the Philippines is a very old city along the Pasig…
Read MoreIndonesia (Bali)
Over the last several days, our travels have taken us to the largest archipelago in the world, Indonesia. While it is comprised of some 17,500 islands, its 265 million residents only inhabit 6,000 of them. Our journey took us to their two largest islands, Lombok and Bali. An active volcano, the 13,000’ Mount Ringiani, dominated…
Read MoreSydney
Hello, and welcome back. Last week we visited Sydney, Australia. We have previously been lucky enough to have traveled to six continents, so we got up early so I could take a picture of my finger arriving in the seventh and final continent. (Mission accomplished!) Pulling into Sydney Harbor at sunrise was spectacular. This is…
Read MoreAustralia
After enjoying our day in Sydney, we looked forward to the several other cities that we would be visiting before arriving at The Great Barrier Reef. The following morning, we awoke in Newcastle, AU. Known as “Newie” to the locals, Newcastle is Australia’s second largest city, and is located two hours up the coast from…
Read MoreThe Great Barrier Reef
Today we visited the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) another Natural Wonder of the World. This beautiful reef is the largest living organism on earth and can actually be seen from outer space. I say “today”, but the truth is, we’ve been navigating out way over the reef for three days. The 20-million-year-old GBR is the size of Italy. At…
Read MoreNew Zealand
Welcome back to Mikus.com’s “Getting There. Doing That.” travel blog. Today, is Monday, day 84. We’re visiting New Zealand. Like myself, you probably assume that there is also an “Old Zealand”. Turns out, your correct. (Well, kind of.) According to NewZealandVacations.com, “In 1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to discover New Zealand,…
Read MoreMike’s Travel Tips
Hello friends. Thanks for visiting again. So, this has nothing to do with our current travel adventure, but several of you have asked if I could resend my travel tips that I have compiled over the years. While it’s true that I have learned a few things, I am still learning. However, these general travel…
Read MoreTahiti, French Polynesia
Hello! We’re so pleased to welcome y’all back. In the interest of poking fun at life’s little lessons, today we are introducing a new section to our blog. This next bit falls under our new “The grass is brown on the other side too” section. Here we go… Today is Sunday, day 84/85 of our…
Read MoreHawaii
Hello again. Thank you for coming back. Today is Saturday, day number 77. We’re running behind a bit, so I’ll be brief. Here is a quick recap of our recent adventures. After leaving LA, we had several days at sea before island hopping in Hawaii. Hawaii is made up of a total of 137 island, 8…
Read MoreLos Angeles
Hello. And welcome back to mikus.com, home of the “Getting There. Doing That.” travel blog. (We haven’t been there, but we’re getting’ there…) Today’s adventure took us to the state of California’s great city of Los Angeles. (a.k.a. LA.) Los Angeles translate from Spanish to “The Angels”, which explains their nickname “The City of Angels”,…
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