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Fiji: Beyond the tourist traps
It's a surreal feeling. As I brush my teeth I am looking through the glass-bottomed floor of an oceanside villa, into schools…
Rarotonga: Came a hot Saturday
Rarotonga doesn't really do bustle but Avarua on a Saturday is as close as it gets. At the western end of the town is Punanga…
Niue: It takes a village...
Jeff Evans witnesses a rite of passage in Niue, and learns how traditions can hold a community together.
Samoa: Tales of the teller live on
Requiem Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down…
Pacific Island Holidays
Niue: The many charms of Niue
My first glimpse of Niue belies its title "The Rock of Polynesia". Forget the formidable bulwark of…
Vanuatu: Beef, bouillabaisse and bougainvillea
Paul Rush visits the gourmet capital of the South Pacific.
Palau: The very peculiar Pacific paradise
David Barbeler finds himself both puzzled and fascinated by the remote and untouched tiny island nation of Palau.
Tahiti: Flower power in the Pacific
Step off a cruise liner or aeroplane onto the world's most beautiful island and you could fall into a trap for the uninitiated…
Reel time in Raro
Paul Rush gets some deep sea action outside the Rarotonga reef.
Cook Islands: Life under the lagoon
Nga stopped beside an outcrop of coral in the Tikioki Marine Reserve and pointed excitedly through the clouds of brightly…
Cook Islands: Trying to keep ahead
There's an air of brooding menace about the two age-blackened stones that stand in the centre of the 1000-year-old Paengaariki…
Vanuatu: Lazing on lovely Bokissa
Espiritu Santo, the largest of Vanuatu's islands, is a tropical cliche, with palm-fringed beaches, white sand and clear…
Rarotonga: Raro as you like it
Do New Zealand pigs have the same dexterity as those in Rarotonga when it comes to stripping the meat from a coconut? I…
Pacific jewels for 2013
Hawaii Sand Festival & Sand Castle Competition You'll find the Hawaii Sand Festival and Sand Castle…
Top 5 things to do in Moorea
Tahiti is a dream destination, perfect for those wanting to escape big city nonsense and enjoy some of the best diving and…
Papua New Guinea: A unique proposition
In exploring Papua New Guinea's diverse culture, Christine Cornege contemplates her place in the world.
Dreaming of a Fijian Christmas
It's different, it's fun and it's only three hours away, Peter Malcouronne looks at island festivities.
Cook Islands: Such a perfect day
Pamela Wade is glad she spent time in the Cook Islands exploring glorious Aitutaki.
Fiji: Stopover serenity
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Michael Dickison interrupts a long flight with a mini-break in Fiji.
City Breaks
Waikato: Port worth a call
Elisabeth Easther travels back in time to a sleepy town at the end of the Waikato River.
Travel
The Azores: Small green dots on the map
Keen to get in the mood for the Chelsea Flower Show centenary, Mark Rowe travelled to the mid-Atlantic for one of the Royal…
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