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Captain James Cook, in the 1770s, named Tonga the "Friendly Islands" and the moniker stuck because it’s true. People are warm, hospitable and represent a unique Polynesian culture about 3,000 years old. It’s common to see locals in traditional clothes, a man sporting a tupenu, a wrap-around skirt and a
Fewer than 1,000 tourists visit Tuvalu each year, as the nation is remote and hardly known. However, travelers who make it there discover vast stretches of diverse marine life with excellent snorkeling and diving, much among coral reefs. Moreover, there’s a thrill in exploring the country’s villages and outposts amid
The Samoan Islands are a few small volcanic islands, just specks in the vast Pacific Ocean. Yet these tiny volcanic outposts developed a culture that has spread far beyond their shores and is known as the “Cradle of Polynesian Civilization”. Archaeological evidence suggests that the original Polynesian culture originated in
Nadi International Airport is the main airport in Fiji and a busy hub for travel to other South Pacific islands. Many Pacific travelers stopover here and have an opportunity to spend a few days in the beautiful country of Fiji. This post recaps our experience over three days on Fiji’s
We didn’t know what to expect in the Solomon Islands except for World War II relics from the Battle of Guadalcanal. Upon arriving, we realized this country is made up of several islands with small villages. The locals use dugout canoes as their primary mode of transportation. In our time
5 Reasons to Travel to Australia Australia is a gigantic area, both a continent and a country. The vast interior is mostly desert, and the coastal area has bustling cities, enormous coral reefs and stretches of tropical regions, and fertile plains. There are more than one hundred reasons to travel
Mali used to have a significant tourism industry, attracting hundreds of thousands ofvisitors annually, especially to Timbuktu and the Dogon Country. This industrydramatically declined after 2012,
Moldova is…? Many travelers can’t even venture an answer because they know nothing about the country even though it’s in Europe and easily accessible. Well,
Captain James Cook, in the 1770s, named Tonga the "Friendly Islands" and the moniker stuck because it’s true. People are warm, hospitable and represent a