South Pacific

News update (19 June 2019): Fiji Airways was awarded Skytrax 4-Star Rating and won an award for "Best Airline Staff in Australia Pacific." Fiji Airways was founded in 1951 and has grown into a large organisation with over 1000 employees. A few years ago, Air Pacific (previously run by...

Fiji diving is unique and an attraction to those with a sense of adventure. Have you ever been on a dive where they actually feed the sharks? Shark diving is the kind of dive you have to experience at least once in your lifetime. There are many shark diving experiences...

I touched a redolent site of history, the moment our three and half hour Solomon Airlines flight from Brisbane kissed the tarmac of Honiara International Airport. My Solomon Islands holiday began with blue skies, fresh air and smiling happy faces in Honiara, the international gateway and capital city of the...

“Get in, get in, get in, NOW!” Michael cried as pandemonium ensued on board our little seven-metre whale spotting boat. Fins, snorkels and bums went everywhere. Some over the sides, some over the back. This was not the time for an elegant water entry. We had to get in...

The sea shimmers over a rainbow-coloured reef; tufts of cotton-candy clouds drift across the bright blue sky. Plunging cliffs and soaring Norfolk pines hug the rugged coastline. 1600km of ocean separates Australia from Norfolk Island and although it is not that far in physical distance, a Norfolk Island holiday...

On a recent shark diving trip to Pacific Harbour in Fiji, part of my ‘surface interval’ time was spent on a visit to one of the oldest village communities on Beqa Island. Beqa Island is 20km off the south coast of Viti Levu and a 40-minute boat ride from Pacific...