February 3, 2017
Dropping in to a clean South Pacific wave from a near-empty lineup, after a lunch of crayfish and a morning of scuba diving, is just one […]
February 1, 2017
Saeragi Beach is touted as the most beautiful in the Solomon Islands. A hand-made canvas sign flapping from a thatched hut tells me so. It’s hard […]
October 19, 2016
An unspoilt and largely undiscovered gem of the South Pacific, life in the Solomon Islands revolves all around the ocean- and there’s plenty of it, with […]
August 26, 2016
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS HAVE A SIMPLE SINCERITY THAT DISTINGUISHES THEM FROM THEIR NEIGHBOURS. A RAW AND UNEMBELLISHED CULTURE AWAITS. We linger outside a whitewashed church, taking […]
May 24, 2016
Australia has been lucky in that our shores have rarely seen the horrors of military conflict. But while the battle scars of World War II are […]
April 23, 2016
I donned my bird watching hat, slung my binoculars over my shoulders and grabbed three weeks’ worth of malaria tablets before leaving for a bird watching […]
April 10, 2016
In this heady world we live in, sometimes we need digital detox. Precious time away from the monotonous daily grind and the ever demanding digital chores […]
April 7, 2016
These islands were named by a Spanish explorer, Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira, who, on finding alluvial gold on Guadalcanal in 1568, believed he had found […]
April 7, 2016
A growing number of Australians are discovering the unspoilt charms of the laid-back Solomon Islands. Until recently, Pacific Island holiday options rarely included the Solomon Islands. […]