September 25, 2024
Ben Leahy stays at Fatboys Resort in the Solomon Islands and soon discovers that it’s the staff that makes it memorable Location: Fatboys Resort’s above-water bungalows and […]
September 26, 2019
The competition between South Pacific nations has always been fierce, and as they all share many geographical similarities, the challenge for each is showcasing their uniqueness […]
September 13, 2019
The only traffic in Gizo is underwater and none of it is human. As MARK HARADA emerges from its depths, he understands how the Solomon Islands […]
July 23, 2019
It’s news to no one that Earth’s coral reefs are in peril. Last year, headlines ricocheted around the world when a scientific report concluded that half […]
June 11, 2019
Many rainforests across the world have been logged and/ or wiped out, especially in coastal areas. The remote island of Tetepare, in the western Solomon Islands, […]
June 11, 2019
Rain shoots into our eyes as our small fibreglass boat fights the rough sea. Thick grey clouds cover the horizon. Being thrown around from one wave […]
May 23, 2019
In the pre-dawn darkness luminescent plankton hovers in a silken sea, twinkling as bright as a starry sky. A lone reef shark glides silently beyond the […]
May 23, 2019
Tony and Elaine Wilson have literally gone off the beaten track in the Solomon Islands to seek out small Solomon Islander owned – or at least […]
December 6, 2018
Solomon Islands was my first trip to a pacific island nation, which I was invited to visit as a guest of Solomon Islands Tourism. I must […]