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Kiwi, hack sailor, grumpy traveller...ocean racer chaser (Team Emirates NZ). Instagram: kingsvanika

Wellington City, New Zealand
Joined September 2010
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I've been to Australia. That was their best dancer.
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"Arnpocolypse" movie marathon week with friend visiting from USA - Watching Conan still wondering how he became king by his own hand. Can you help @Schwarzenegger? (huge fans since forever)
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Pink Lava, yep that's what the label says! Buffet breakfast of champions. Takes like Quik milk additive from the 80s. #sugar @ SORONG CITY - Papua Barat instagram.com/p/CnYLpn1P_Z4/…
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The Last Paradise they say. The reef shark agrees! @ RAJA AMPAT - The Last Paradise instagram.com/p/CnDsjLlvVNG/…
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W.C. Fields once said " I don't drink water fish fuck in it " I apologize to #WorldWaterDay
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New Zealand’s new national anthem:
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The equatorial setting sun! @ Belagri Hotel instagram.com/p/CmbEdofvCtU/…
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New place for drinking beer in Wellington! 🍻 Take your mates for some tasting at Taproom Baylands Brewery in Petone, pair your beer with wholesome pub food, and get a bottle to take home 😋 wellingtonnz.com/experience/…
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New day, new hotel, sadly we've eaten the whole island out of beef burger and didn't get a whiff of the steak on the menu. #firstworldproblem in #westpapua @ The Belagri Hotel instagram.com/p/CmS8CKbPOeh/…
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Hotel Time! Cheese burgers all round! instagram.com/p/CmNfVUlJ4dO/…
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Pulau Yanggefo! Beautiful reef, fish life is abundant and stunning, calm waters, and 150m tie off bow and stern to protect the reef. instagram.com/p/CmAYiUhS4OX/…
Pure beauty! Just like @gennasexton @ RAJA AMPAT - The Last Paradise instagram.com/p/Cl3Ie5CP8Zl/…
It's not original, but I heard it and have to share.... (Names changed to protect the innocent) "Where did they find Susan after the bomb?" ....."everywhere..."
Finally some amazing vegetables! @ RAJA AMPAT - The Last Paradise instagram.com/p/ClsPBObr7Qi/…
Vodafone AU helping me in a hurry on satellite phone after being identified - then the call dropped out. This is for the ombudsman
3000M Raja Ampat! Time to hit the pool, relax, and prepare to explore the region. @ Raja Ampat - Meridian Adventure Dive Resort Indonesia instagram.com/p/ClUfl37S5aU/…
Thanks @AustralianLabor and @LNPQLD for making health insurance compulsory, but not #ITSecurity. I only had insurance because of you - now we all have our PII stolen. When can we sue you?
Banda Neira! Our second island stop. The original home of Nutmeg and Mace. Safely anchored. 148M NE from Tual. @ Banda-Neira, Maluku, Indonesia instagram.com/p/Ckt4bUdysZ6/…
After a week of chasing down the various officials (quarantine, immigration, customs, & harbor master), making it rain paperwork, tracking down diesel, water and someone to cart it...Let the Kei Islands vacation begin! instagram.com/p/CkhOLBTBOB3/…