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RE: Cilantro removes mercury in fish?

by nutraxfornerves 22 March 2012

>But what's the life expectancy for people that mainly eat fish for their protein intake. From the CIA World Factbook Japan Life ex…
RE: Logistical headache - How to package the region???

by taranaki_chick 08 March 2012

I think that Niue and Tokelau would be a very different experience and should not be tossed to the side so quickly. I cannot speak for…
RE: South Pacific Island Hopping

by Calumet 07 June 2011

The Samoan islands are split politically but not culturally. You will find a nice philatetic collection in Apia which includes stamps…
RE: Traveling the Pacific Islands

by miketelemark 13 December 2010

Your idea of splitting the travel into three trips makes mores sense to me. The routes look OK, although I would make sure that Inter…
Pacific Good News Story

by Ozziegiraffe 26 November 2010

3 teenage boys from Tokelau have survived 50 days adrift in a small outboard boat. [Article here|http://www.smh.com.au/world/its-a-miracle-a…
RE: Sand Sample from Wallis & Futuna

by wksamoa 24 October 2010

In fact it was at least quite popular in Germany as souvenir taking; sand from the beaches visited used to be put in those small plastic…
RE: Which island?

by Laszlo 06 October 2010

I think you could actually find some of the least touristed islands in the region right in Fiji. In all my life I have only ever met one…
RE: Which island?

by islandboi321 06 October 2010

Samoa is fully on the tourism radar... Want to get off the track? Think Niue, Tokelau or the Fijian outer islands... Yes, and American…
Commonwealth Games excellence?

by bendigo 04 October 2010

DELHI: Niue Island has overcome its share of obstacles to attend the Commonwealth Games. Its population of 1400 - which ranks ahead of…
Re: Union Island - Grenadines

by sixxdun 19 August 2010

If you are looking for great accommodation on Union Island, this is the best place in town. www.kingslandinghotel.com info@kingslandingh…
RE: Tokelau with children

by wksamoa 23 December 2009

There is a lot of information available, i.e. [here|http://www.tokelau.org.nz/faq/faq.htm]. The [LP info|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tokel…
RE: Tokelau with children

by ldemer 23 December 2009

Hi all! Thanks for the information! Looks like it's a bit of a mission to get to Tokelau (and back again)... Well, we have got plenty…
RE: Tokelau with children

by juho 17 December 2009

It is also unclear for me that if you step off the boat, say, in the "first" atoll from Apia, that means you'll stay on that atoll all…
RE: Tokelau with children

by TaiMarilyn 16 December 2009

As to how long should you stay - you have no choice, you have to wait until the boat comes back. I work with someone who comes from there…
RE: Tokelau with children

by wksamoa 15 December 2009

Tokelau is hardly a place for a family vacation, especially because of the quite challenging boat trip there. Unless your children are…
Tokelau with children

by ldemer 15 December 2009

Hello! We are a family from Austria with 2 children (6 and 8 years old) who want to travel to Tokelau next year as part of our world…
RE: Tsunami Warning

by 5Waldos 08 October 2009

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / TUVALU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI / KIRIBATI / KOSRA…
Volunteering in Pacific Islands

by zurek 27 August 2009

Hi there! I live and study in New Zealand and for this comming holidays Nov-Feb I would like to volunteer somewhere around Pacific Islands.…
RE: Our budget in the South Pacific - enough?

by wksamoa 22 June 2009

Not likely. We had a first confirmed flu case here in Samoa (an Australian tourist) and the authorities expect more to come. So I cannot…
RE: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by Ozziegiraffe 14 June 2009

Thanks for the clarification, Laszlo. A cargo ship might be a bit more reliable than the usual inter-island ferry.
RE: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by Laszlo 14 June 2009

Be warned that this is principally a cargo shipping company. When I asked them in person in Suva, they said only the ships to Tuvalu and…
RE: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by jvainio 14 June 2009

Oh sorry I didn't see you asking for them :-) Here you go: http://www.shipping.com.fj/schedules.html -J
RE: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by 5Waldos 14 June 2009

And understand that many islanders will tell you what they think you want to hear. You want a set schedule- not a problem. A ship from…
RE: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by Ozziegiraffe 13 June 2009

Jvainio, If you are able to get the information about the companies that run the boats from Fiji ot Tuvalu, why didn't you reply with…
Re: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by jvainio 13 June 2009

Yeah well I figure my plan is completely shit because no ships.. And on top of that you're saying all the other things fail as well..…