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Volunteering with the US Peace Corps
You may want to try volunteering for the US Peace Corps, which is very active in Kiribati. As a volunteer, you will be helping in feeding missions, medical missions, or in teaching assignments. You will...Read full tip...
Snorkeling at Palau Jellyfish Lake
For those looking for unique snorkeling experiences, you may want to try snorkeling at Palau Jellyfish Lake. Here, you can swim with about a thousand stingless white and orange jellyfish or "UFOs"...Read full tip...
Where the best surfs are
Palau's best-kept secrets when in comes to surfing are Malekeok, Babelthuap, and Paleliu Island. Travel to these islands, especially Babelthuap and Paleliu, are once difficult, but thanks to new roads...Read full tip...
snorkeling with sharks and turtles in Vaiala Beach
Palolo Deep Marine Reserve's Vaiala Beach is Apia's only beach where you can snorkel to see occasional turtles and black-tip reef sharks. You have to swim further from the beach, though, (about a quarter...Read full tip...
Dolly Beach at Christmas Island
About a two-hour 4WD away from Christmas Island's airstrip is the island's isolated Dolly Beach. It's a sandy beach ringed by black basalt rock formations on the shoreline. You can camp or have barbecue...Read full tip...
Deep sea game fishing
If you want to go deep sea fishing, just approach any local with a privately owned boat. You can negotiate with the local to hire his boat for a reasonable price. Alternatively, you can ask your hotel...Read full tip...
Scuba diving in Nauru
Scuba diving is a popular activity in Nauru because of the clear water, unspoiled coral reefs, and a variety of wrecks and marine life to see. You can hire scuba diving equipment on the island. The rent...Read full tip...
Spas, wreck diving, etc. in Hawaii down under
Scuba divers looking for seclusion might find what they need at Cook Islands or "Hawaii down under," a famous cruise stopover and a Polynesian South Pacific paradise of 15 islands with...Read full tip...
Auckland's sights and sounds
New Zealand's "City of Sails," Auckland, is where you can experience la dolce vita and nightlife to the fullest. The city's harbor has the most yachts in the world. It is also one of New Zealand's...Read full tip...
Tribal culture in Port Moresby
If you cannot go to the Highlands, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital and largest city, is a one-stop-shop for getting acquainted with the Papuans and their diverse indigenous cultures. You...Read full tip...
Nature adventures in Port Moresby
Port Moresby’s main beach, Ela Beach, is a prominent diving and yachting haven. There are dive operators right on the beach. Ride a mini-bus from the city proper to go to the highland Viritata National...Read full tip...
PNG’s coral triangle: an underwater photographer’s paradise
Papua New Guinea sits on a coral triangle with the highest diversity of corals and tropical fish in the world, which is why the country is internationally recognized as one of the world’s best dive...Read full tip...
The ghost ships and WWII landmarks of Honiara
As the capital, Honiara has a handful of hotels and transportation services to connect you to the rest of the country but not too many sights to behold or things to do. The capital is close to the spot...Read full tip...
See Malaita’s shark worshippers, bride buyers and house of skulls
In Malaita, there are two villages (Lualasi and Funaafou) where you can see tribal priests call sharks to offer pigs, believing that this will save their men from the sharks’ menu. When priests...Read full tip...