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RE: 9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by islandboi321 08 June 2009

First of all, I have to say that it sounds at this point you have a fantasy about the South Pacific islands as many people do.... It will…
9000 EUR enough for 3-6 months in Fiji + Tuvalu + Tokelau + Tonga + Cooks

by jvainio 08 June 2009

Planning to go with ships, minimum flying - preferably I'd only fly to Fiji from Australia. Vegetarian couple going super super cheap…
RE: Best (cheapest) South Pacific Country with Spectacular Diving??

by EverythingEverywhere 25 April 2009

I'm a PADI rescue diver and have been to almost every country in the Pacific (save for Tuvalu). I'd go with Fiji. Lots of flights mean…
Re: Current and accurate info on Tuvalu

by MandMike 14 April 2009

The LP book is a bit out of date as we found in March 09. When we were there the hotel and Filomena were fully booked and we stayed in…
RE: vaccinated, treated for illness/injurievFor those considering eating dog...

by wandering_man 22 February 2009

I cannot allow a celtic idiot who says about intentionally maiming a dog that " it would be just as cruel had it been a ...grasshopper"…
RE: Kiribati vs Cook Is. / Samoa / French Polynesia

by wave2angela 16 February 2009

Kiribati is a country of three seperate island groups scattered over (roughly) 3.5 million square kilometres, the country cannot be called…
RE: Weird thing happened - Met a guy, he warned not to go to Kiribas or Tuvalu

by jvainio 23 January 2009

Thank you Laszlo for the contribution! Stanley said that? Wow, i really need to scrape these places off the list then, ey... They loo…
RE: Weird thing happened - Met a guy, he warned not to go to Kiribas or Tuvalu

by Laszlo 21 January 2009

If you are simply looking for a nice atoll vacation, you could almost certainly have it much more easily somewhere like French Polynesia.…
Re: Vegetarian food availablity and price in Tuvalu & Kiribati

by aroundoz2 20 January 2009

Yes fish and seafood form large part of the diet along with rice. Few fruit and vegetables grow there but breadfruit, pandanus and coconut…
Vegetarian food availablity and price in Tuvalu & Kiribati

by jvainio 20 January 2009

If anyone has actually been that far out, please give input about this subject. I'd guess fish consists 90% of their daily diet, so how…
Re: Weird thing happened - Met a guy, he warned not to go to Kiribas or Tuvalu

by jvainio 20 January 2009

Yeah i got the picture that he was mainly in South Tarawa, working as some kind of a Coast Guard boat mechanic.. Thanks to everybody…
Re: Weird thing happened - Met a guy, he warned not to go to Kiribas or Tuvalu

by islandboi321 19 January 2009

I hate to say this, but it sounds like a typical ex-pat attitude that you'll hear anywhere in the world.... These people live in places…
RE: Weird thing happened - Met a guy, he warned not to go to Kiribas or Tuvalu

by wave2angela 17 January 2009

Where to start? I have sailed in to all the places you mention but living on a boat gives me many advantages. Kiribati and Tuvalu…
Weird thing happened - Met a guy, he warned not to go to Kiribas or Tuvalu

by jvainio 17 January 2009

He warned these places are so overcrowded that one should never ever go there! Absolute hellhole places, he said! I said well i'm…
Re: Atolls in Tonga and Ferry Reservations

by islandboi321 06 January 2009

If want to see atolls up front and close, choose another Pacific island other than Tonga. The Cook Islands... Many of the islands in…
RE: Island hopping

by Raro 30 December 2008

Your first job is to map out the route you'll take from Australia to Easter (not Eastern) Island. You'll have to go via Tahiti, and to…
RE: Top three aussie cities

by penfold389 29 December 2008

It all started when OP ws bitten by bed bugs. Poor OP has forgotten about the many pests that bedevil Australians and visitors. Damn…
Re: Island hopping

by wave2angela 28 December 2008

EXCELLENT advice from Islandboi on topics. You may already know that it is not possible to island-hop between many of the nations in…
RE: Island hopping

by islandboi321 28 December 2008

Tokelau and French Polynesia to soon become independant nations? Highly unlikely. I could give you some advice about the route, but…
Island hopping

by ezekiel 24 December 2008

I'm a journalist who saved some money these last years and is planning a RTW, involving visits to Australia and some countries in the…
Paradise lagoon on a shoestring

by jvainio 31 October 2008

W're a couple and we seek an "paradise lagoon" on some atoll, and would plan to do it with the minimum budget? What would be the place,…
RE: Current and accurate info on Tuvalu

by sailorbill 19 October 2008

I have not seen it mentioned but a great book for the entire pacific is "Landfalls of Paradise" By earl Hinz. It is targeted to sailors…
RE: Road Trip Advice

by mrpenney 14 October 2008

>What do you mean by having to get back? From context, it's clear he means getting back to Tuvalu or Timbuktu or wherever it is that…
RE: Airline Tonga suspends operations indefinitely

by wksamoa 01 September 2008

That doesn't look good indeed and [more concerns|http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=41785] are being raised. I checked out…
RE: How to get to Tuvalu (Nivanga II, sailing ?)

by RRTW2008 25 July 2008

Flying is a bit cheaper now with Air Pacific. About FKJ$600 one way (taxes included). The Nivaga II does not have a set timetable but…