From the category archives:

Pacific Islands

Palau – Jelly Fish Lake Worlds Best Snorkeling Experience

GUEST ARTICLE: Palau or ‘Belau’ according to the Palauans is an island nation located in the Pacific about 500 miles east of the Philippines. It consists of some pretty unique sights like the Rock Islands that are made up of limestone and resemble large mushrooms. Palau is famous for its deliciously warm clear blue waters [...]

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Solomon Islands – Way The World Used to Be

GUEST ARTICLE: The airports in Solomon Islands may be very basic but they’re a gateway to places like the world used to be. The atmosphere was beautifully tranquil, and the scenery breathtaking and snorkeling in the warm waters revealed an amazing array of sea life.

The flight from Brisbane, Australia to Honiara, Solomons was pretty [...]

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Samoa – Truly a Tropical Paradise

GUEST ARTICLE: Talofa! (that’s hello in Samoan) Samoa is by far the best island we’ve been to so far with beautiful warm weather, brilliant coloured water, white sandy beaches, excellent reefs and delicious food! The people are super friendly and like the other islands have the most beautiful voices.

We were lucky to see a [...]

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On Scraping Coconuts in Papua New Guinea (PNG)

GUEST ARTICLE: One of the joys of living in a different country is learning new skills. Mastering them is an entirely different matter…

Coconut photo credit: fjota

Coconut scrapers are small wooden stools with a protruding razor-edged knife. In the hands of the competent they are an essential part of the preparations for every meal in [...]

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Life In Papua New Guinea (PNG) – Chaos Always Seems Different From The Inside

GUEST ARTICLE: It is amazingly easy to establish an ordinary (even mundane) existence in the most extraordinary of places. But sometimes life in a place like Papua New Guinea can challenge even the most seasoned of travelers…

Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Police photo credit: conner395

When you read about mass riots in foreign [...]

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Chasing Answers – Life and Volunteer Medical Work in Papua New Guinea (PNG)

GUEST ARTICLE: The first time I took a blood sample, my hands trembled. It was obvious that I was jamming the needle in too tightly, but the elderly lady crouched opposite me simply closed her eyes and tried to smile. The small children clustered around the back of the rickety wooden table that was [...]

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Home of Original Bungee Jumpers – Pentecost Island, Vanuatu

GUEST ARTICLE: On our first day in Port Vila on Efate Island (Vanuatu) we decided to rent a car (I would highly recommend it!). While at the Discount Car Rental office in downtown Port Vila I noticed they also operate a small airline specialising in private plane tours to a number of the surrounding [...]

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