woodnoggin

We travelled through Indonesia to Timor Leste during Ramadan last year. We encountered no major problems except for during Eid itself. We...

We stayed at East Timor Backpackers and they had an example standard letter people could copy out and give to the Indonesian embassy when...

There's also snorkelling at the Palolo Deep marine reserve, in Apia itself.

Air Pacific are pretty reliable. When we were there, a flight was cancelled but they rescheduled it for later in the week rather than...

You could definitely squash it into one month, but it would be a rush. I think you'd feel like you missed out a lot of PNG, which is a big...

New Zealand's customs procedures are a lot stricter than Fiji's. For example, NZ are interested in whether your footwear has soil on it...

Arriving into Apia at around midnight, we encountered a driver who claimed to have been sent by the hotel we were staying at. He took us to...

Since you've already made your choice to go to Tonga, I probably shouldn't mention that we preferred Samoa!...

The airport in Suva is quite a way outside of the city and there aren't really any beaches nearby anyway. You'd have more luck in Nadi....

Great report, thanks. You mention that a minibus from the airport is 200GD (1US). Did you have to change your money before taking the bus,...

Thanks for the advice - very helpful.

Currently trying to decide how best to see the Great Ocean Road by car and would appreciate advice. We're starting off from Adelaide, need...

I applied just last week for my Indonesian visa at the embassy in Bangkok. The form I filled out had no option for selecting how long you...

Our visa was arranged by the Chinese guide in Dandong. I provided him with answers to the usual visa questions and emailed him a copy of my...

I had similar worries exiting Russia into Mongolia when I'd come by train through Belarus (stayed at Oksana's too!). I had no Russian entry...