Pacific Islands Articles

Fairytale Reality on Aitutaki, Cook Islands – Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Jane Cassie relaxes on the fairytale-like treasure island of Akitua.

Too Many Bora Bora’s – Huahine, French Polynesia, Society Islands

Brian Butler details why you should or should not go to Tahiti.

Seduction and Sorcery – Kiriwina in the Trobriands, PNG

Roderick Eime discusses

Of Ships and Sea – Pacific Islands

Thomas H. Booth writes about the best short voyages in the Pacific Islands.

Initiation Rites – Fiji

As Wendy Hughes discovers, what’s a bit of muddy water between a group of new-found friends?

I Survived a Coup in Fiji (and I have a t-shirt to prove it) – Fiji

Thwarted by the 1987 coup, Worth Laflin refuses to shorten his trip to Fiji in 2000.

Backpackers and Billionaires – Fiji

Though primitive compared to the luxurious Mamanuca resorts off Nadi, the Yasawa backpacker camps provide basic food and accommodations at a relatively low price.

Manihiki Atoll: A Survival Story – Northern Atolls, Cook Islands

As the first visitor to an island of less than 300 people in three years, Rich McIntyre discovers the scars left in the wake of the 1997 cyclone have not faded.

Samoa, Heart of Polynesia – Samoa

David Stanley outlines the need-to-know info on up-and-coming Samoa.

Ethnographers Don Hammers: A Building Adventure in Pema Valley, Papua New Guinea

For Laura Sullivan, know