February 24, 2019
FROM THE MOMENT you step foot on the Solomon Islands, it feels as if you’ve landed at a wild frontier. The steamy equatorial nation — with […]
February 7, 2019
As a travel writer, I spend a lot of time away from my kids, exploring different corners of the world. Sometimes, I breathe in, relax and […]
February 7, 2019
The sea is more like soup in this part of the bay near Gavutu. It’s warm and full of ingredients. The runoff from the surrounding islands […]
February 7, 2019
I’m spending the day fishing with a tour guide and Julius Kera, owner of the Agnes Gateway Hotel and an elder of the Munda community. Floating […]
February 7, 2019
The History In previous times, the Heritage Park Hotel was the site of the Governor’s residence and the grandeur befitting a person such as this still […]
February 1, 2019
Gizo is the capital of the Western Province of the Solomon Islands and is in fact the second largest town in the country. However, with a […]
January 9, 2019
I had long wanted to visit the Solomon Islands since it is close to the equator and has some of the highest marine biodiversity in the […]
December 20, 2018
I ARRIVED A BIT EARLY in Munda, a town in the Solomon Islands’ Western Province. I checked into the Agnes Gateway Hotel, then walked the short […]
December 11, 2018
Papatura Island Retreat is on the shore of a pristine, out-of-the-way, jungle-lined bay. Access to nearby empty reef breaks is by boat with a guide/driver. Some […]