Who is “See The South Pacific.com?”

Aloha and mahalo for visiting my website!

My name is Teresa Nelle, I am a Travel Agent with 20 years of experience and I am passionate about assisting my Clients with their travel requests to exotic and unique destinations. I love to travel and when I work with a Client, I feel like I am planning my own personal holiday - its fun and exciting - then I love to hear about how their trip was when they return!

I am the Owner of Luxury Hideaways which is affiliated with Park Avenue Travel, a Virtuoso Agency. I have lived on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii for 20 years so obviously I am a Hawaii Specialist! I love living here and enjoy sharing my “kama’aiana” knowledge with my Clients! I have traveled extensively thru the South Pacific, having visiting the Fiji Islands 5 times as well as Australia & New Zealand. I have also sent many Clients to the Cook Islands, Samoa and as well as the islands of Tahiti.

HAWAII LESSON: Kama’aina is the Hawaiian language word for long-term resident of the Hawaiian Islands. It derives from the words ‘kama’, meaning ‘child’, and ‘aina’, meaning ‘land’.

The South Pacific is at the top of my list of travel destinations. I hope you enjoy visiting this site and do return to keep up with whats new and happening. Please also visit www.LuxuryHideaways.net.  On both sites you will find happy love letters from my past Clients.  I also have www.OnlyCruisesTravel.com highlighting small ship cruises around the world.

Luxury Hideaways is rated A+ by Better Business Bureau! (the highest rating available) I am also accredited with the Fiji Visitors Bureau, Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Australia Visitors Bureau as well as the Italian Visitors Bureau.

Last year I spent a month in Europe where I fell in love with the city of Rome, enjoyed a private walking tour of all things Rome (which I highly recommend), visited the ancient site of Pompeii with a Tour Guide from the Archeological Society of Pompeii as well as cruised the Mediterranean on a Windstar cruises, (which is a small cruise ship company) and visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cinque Terre. Feel free to contact me about European travel as I just sent a family to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain where they had their own private balconey in the shade!

My life motto is a wonderful saying by Mark Twain:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

See you in paradise!

Teresa Nelle
Your Friend in the Islands
800 644-6659  - Teresa@LuxuryHideaways.net
Fiji Visitors Bureau, Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Australia Visitors Bureau, Italy Visitors Bureau

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Bella Roma - Beautiful Rome!

I have not had a chance to sit down and write about my recent trip to Italy this last fall. There are so many fantastic memories to share, little hideaways we’ve discovered as well as meeting some incredibly lovely people. Italy rocks! I would like to blog about it on this site - even tho its called See the South Pacific - I am branching out and will be sharing pictures, snippets about the trip.

Bella Roma - Beautiful Rome!

We arrived in Rome via the train yesterday. We are staying at Evas Room, which I highly recommend. Only 175.00 EU for a triple room, including tax & cont. breakfast. Eva’s Rooms is placed in the heart of the Historical Center in Rome as well as the district of high fashion shopping of the Rome. In the immediate proximities of Eva’s Rooms B&B there you can walk to the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Condotti street, the Colosseum and Trastevere. Evas Room staff are very friendly and do speak a little English. We certainly feel safe since we need to pass thru 3 keyed doors to access our room, plus the armed Polizia protecting the street.

Today, Juan, (the Hotel Manager) at Evas Room recommends a hop on/hop off bus tour (take the red bus) to get us acquainted with the city. It’s a double decker bus with individual headphones plugged into a recorded tour with access to 7 languages. You also receive an informative and easy to read map of the city so you are able to track your progress of the tour. There are 12 stops on the tour where you are able to hop on/hop off. The entire tour takes 2 hours and hits all the highlights like the Roman Forum, the Vatican & St. Peters, Trevi Fountain as well as the Coloseum. Your ticket is is 16.00EU and is valid for 24 hours. I would suggest riding the entire circle around Rome, hitting all the highlights, then continue riding and jump off to view the sites/eat lunch, then jump back on to continue the tour. Stay tuned for more info on our fantastic Italian holiday - ciao bella!

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Where I live there are rainbows….

I’ve just returned to Maui after traveling to the mainland and spending a month in Europe. I’ve been gone for 3 months; that is way too long to be away from my island home. I’ve recently traveled down some incredible roads and waterways, including the San Juan Islands off the coast of N.W. Washington. Absolutely pristine scenery - especially when you have perfect 70 degree weather.

I’ve also just return from traveling around Italy, from exploring the countryside villages to spending a week in Rome. I experienced the Italian train system as well as the friendliest taxi drivers in the world! I will be reliving my travels on my blog but gotta say nothing compares with my favorite island of aloha. Secluded from the rest of the world, the Islands of Hawaii warmly welcomes everyone visiting her shores. With a climate perfect for beach-going, cooled by trade winds and infused with the scent of tropical flowers, Hawaii is America’s vacation paradise and where I am blessed to call home. Stay tuned for my “Italian updates” as well as catching up with life on the island.

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