by GWTAdmin | Apr 18, 2016 | Kaikoura Seafood BBQ New Zealand, local food, new zealand south island highlights, road food, white bait New Zealand
The famed seafood stand at Kaikoura, on the West Coastof New Zealand’s South Island.Silly me, at New Zealand South Island’s famed Kaikoura seafood stand instead of ordering paua or whitebait fritters, out of nostalgia I selected scallops. Seeing lots of... by GWTAdmin | Apr 3, 2016 | new zealand culture, new zealand dairy farming, provisioning, road food, road trip
In New Zealand, sharing the road with dairy cows headed towardheir milking station is not uncommon. Many dairy farms buildtunnels under the highway for their cows to cross betweenpaddocks and to the milking stationsNew Zealand’s cows ruined my... by GWTAdmin | Mar 22, 2016 | adventures ashore, best new zealand pie, georgie pie, McDonad's New Zealand, road food
Mostly savory pies in this case in a bakeryin New Zealand South Island’s Omaru.What do you eat when you’re cheap, road-tripping and want a hot little something to eat? Dig into New Zealand’s hand-sized yet not-so-humble, ubiquitous and usually... by GWTAdmin | Jul 18, 2015 | adventures ashore, cruiser humor, Huahine French Polynesia, local food, Polynesian locals, road food
Cutting a dashing figure under a Huahinecoconut tree, “safely” wearing my scooter helmetand bulging fanny pack with its dangling camera case.”Do not stand, sit, kiss or park under a coconut tree,” Kevin, the Nuku Hiva Tahiti Crew agent sagely... by GWTAdmin | Jun 2, 2015 | cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, cruising provisioning, hiking, Marquesan Locals, road food, Ua Poa Marquesas
$5 USD entry free — in theory — outside sizable, restoredUa Poa Zekao Hakahau ceremonial site.”Are you a cruiser?” the wiry-haired guy in the Ua Poa, French Polynesia grocery store asked (in English), with a grin. Thus started our... by GWTAdmin | Jun 1, 2015 | cruiser activities, local food, Marquesas French Polynesia, road food, road trip, Yvonne's Nuku Hiva
Local Marquesas fare: grilled fish with cassava andbreadfruit fritters at Yvonne’s, Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia.”It’s the best grilled fish I’ve ever eaten!” gushed some fellow Nuku Hiva travelers. They were...