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  1. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by Ozziegiraffe 29 August 2011

    OP, are you sure your travel agent even considered Air Asia? Most of them don't. Look for Air Asia fares online.

  2. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by anillos_de_saturno 28 August 2011

    ukglobetrotter said on #10: +@ anillos - yes, I only said Air NZ cos that's what MOST of the journey is on.+ That isn't right. You fly…

  3. ukglobetrotter avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by ukglobetrotter 28 August 2011

    @ anillos - yes, I only said Air NZ cos that's what MOST of the journey is on. I've already done my research and that was the cheapest…

  4. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by Ozziegiraffe 28 August 2011

    I just read the OP again. Wouldn't it be cheaper going via Asia rather than America? Air Asia offers cheap flights London to NZ via Kuala…

  5. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by anillos_de_saturno 27 August 2011

    +BTW, there are no airlineS to Funafuti - it's served by Air Pacific only.+ I know that there's only one airline to Funafuti. Nowadays…

  6. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by Laszlo 27 August 2011

    @anillos: How I wish I'd had that "problem" right now - in fact I'd happily spend more than just 2 nights in Fiji as well. And I bet I'm…

  7. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by anillos_de_saturno 27 August 2011

    +Trying to find flights from London to Funafuti (the island airport) was...interesting...and at a staggering £1800 return via Los Angeles…

  8. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by Laszlo 27 August 2011

    My dear UK travel expert, if you looked into what I suggested, you could see that it cuts +Air New Zealand+ out of the itinerary altogether.…

  9. ukglobetrotter avatar

    Re: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by ukglobetrotter 27 August 2011

    You just misread what I originally posted.

  10. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by Laszlo 27 August 2011

    Since it was apparently too difficult for you to find the Tuvalu posts on this forum (ever heard of search?), I think it was fair enough…

  11. ukglobetrotter avatar

    Re: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by ukglobetrotter 27 August 2011

    I never mentioned anything about flying through NZ...lol...I said it was flying with Air NZ via LA and Fiji!

  12. ukglobetrotter avatar

    RE: A Few Notes on Tuvalu

    by ukglobetrotter 27 August 2011

    I can see why it's the least visited country in the world, lol

  13. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by Laszlo 27 August 2011

    +Has anyone ever been?+ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=20&keywordid=184 Of course getting there is not cheap…

  14. ukglobetrotter avatar

    Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, apparently...

    by ukglobetrotter 27 August 2011

    Has anyone ever been? Trying to find flights from London to Funafuti (the island airport) was...interesting...and at a staggering £1800…

  15. arizona avatar

    RE: Olympics

    by arizona 26 August 2011

    #10: Oh but then you'll have a real problem, coming to NL since I understand your main reason is to escape the Olympics due to all the…

  16. eildon1 avatar

    RE: A Few Notes on Tuvalu

    by eildon1 24 August 2011

    There seem to be relatively few boats around, and fewer still in regular operation, but it should not be too difficult to arrange one…

  17. Laszlo avatar

    RE: A Few Notes on Tuvalu

    by Laszlo 12 August 2011

    Asked around and negotiated (with the help of local friends I took along on the trip, too) - it's a small pace! ;-)

  18. eildon1 avatar

    RE: A Few Notes on Tuvalu

    by eildon1 12 August 2011

    Thanks for sharing, Laszlo! How did you go about organizing boat transfers to the motus?

  19. Alex_Carioca avatar

    RE: Pacific Bula pass by Air Pacific

    by Alex_Carioca 14 July 2011

    +After I get my holidays confirmed by the 15/08+ I meant "before" Oh, and I'm ruling out the Solomons, for time reasons, and Tuvalu…

  20. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Island hopping in Tuvalu

    by Laszlo 29 March 2011

    My post, sitting just below yours on the [Tuvalu branch|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=20&keywordid=184] ,…

  21. rebeckav avatar

    Island hopping in Tuvalu

    by rebeckav 29 March 2011

    Hi! I'm going to Tuvalu in September and planning to do some island hopping by boat between some small islands. My problem is that I…

  22. KlausB avatar

    Sea level rise effects for Haapai and Vavau

    by KlausB 23 February 2011

    Hi everybody, can anybody tell me about the effects of a potential sea level rise on the Haapai and Vavau island groups? Would a sea…

  23. KlausB avatar

    Vanuatu and sea level rise

    by KlausB 23 February 2011

    Hi everybody, how is Vanuatu effected by a potential sea level rise? Very strongly like Tuvalu or Kiribati? And are there any differences…

  24. Laszlo avatar

    RE: A Few Notes on Tuvalu

    by Laszlo 16 January 2011

    I do have [a similar post on Kiribati|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1977293] . In Kiribati (just pronounced…

  25. jvainio avatar

    RE: A Few Notes on Tuvalu

    by jvainio 16 January 2011

    Thank you, Laszlo for this information! It's golden, almost like you! :-P I have been wondering to do this trip myself one day. But…

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