Category: Oceania
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How to spend a long weekend in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
That’s right, I’m back again with tips and tricks on squeezing in some pretty remote Pacific islands into a short trip. This time Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. Because it wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t travelling outrageously fast. I did this trip at record pace because I was running out of time to see my…
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Hot takes on visiting every country in the Pacific
In three separate trips, I hopped around all of the islands in the Pacific. It was expensive, chaotic, and mostly a lot of fun. Here’s my hot take on each country, in chronological order of where I went rather than by rating. But you can probably tell… Papua New Guinea Everyone will tell you PNG…
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An ultimate rating of the Pacific airlines
Over the last nine months, I’ve forayed into island-hopping trips through the Pacific. It took me three shots, but I *finally* completed the Oceania region! And with such a journey came a variety of experiences on the airlines of the Pacific, some more… eventful than others. Herein lies the definitive ranking of these airlines from not…
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The best things about Papua New Guinea’s tribal festivals
It’s that time of year again. You’ll soon start seeing opportunities to book the Mt Hagen Festival (August) or Goroka Show (September) in Papua New Guinea. And you absolutely should! I attended the Mt Hagen Festival in 2023, a vibrant gathering of PNG’s tribes to perform traditional dances (sing-sings) over the course of several days,…
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New Zealand for Non-Hikers
When I told people I was visiting New Zealand, 99% of them commented on the joy of hiking. Nightmare – I hate hiking and had absolutely no plans of doing any in NZ. So can you still have a good time without lacing up a pair of hiking shoes? And can you do so solo?…
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How to spend a long weekend in Tonga and Samoa
… with a bonus stop in Fiji! Ok, I get that most people don’t go island hopping in the Pacific for a long weekend, but on the off chance that you’re considering it for… I don’t know, the need to coincide with other Pacific island hopping, or you’re based in New Zealand or Australia, or…
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Tuvalu – visiting the least visited country in the world
I recently visited Tuvalu, the world’s least visited country with fewer a than 3000 visitors per year, and learned a thing or two about how best to visit this remote nation.