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Yap, the land of giant stone money, is a wondrous place, one that will leave a deep impression on you for years to come.
This is the most traditional district in the whole of the FSM, a place where the caste system survives and village chiefs still Read more…

Lush vegetation, jungle hillsides and flowering hibiscus: in many ways, Pohnpei fits the typical South Sea islands image, albeit a wet one, as copious rainfall feeds a multitude of streams, rivers and tumbling waterfalls. Read more…

Kosrae (pronounced ‘ko-shrye’) is one of Micronesia’s least spoilt and least developed areas, an unhurried place rich in stunning natural beauty. On this casual, unpretentious island, dubbed the ‘Sleeping Lady’, people consistently return a smile – more than Read more…

Chuuk is colourful, lively and rough around the edges. Houses are commonly painted in several bright contrasting colours, and on hot days village women sit bare-breasted in streams doing laundry and young children run around naked. Read more…

n the quiet, traditional villages away from Majuro and Kwajalein, the people are friendly and a few usually speak English. Although some outer islanders still use the traditional korkor canoe, boom-booms (motorboats) are steadily gaining in popularity. Read more…

Majuro (pronounced /ˈmædʒəroʊ/), population 25,400 people (as of 2004[update]), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll, Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport. Read more…

Nowhere in Micronesia is the US military presence so pronounced as on Kwajalein Atoll, a US$4 billion space tracking and missile defence facility operated by the US Department of Defense.
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Over 1300 Marshallese labourers work on Kwajalein Island and live on 31-hectare Ebeye Island, 5km to the north, where population density is higher than in Hong Kong. Read more…

Islet of Bairiki, South Tarawa, Kiribati. [Credit: Richard Vogel/AP]coral atoll of the Gilbert Islands and capital of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It lies 2,800 miles (4,500 km) northeast of Australia and is the most populous atoll in the Gilberts. Read more…

Beyond Tarawa, packaged Western products are a rarity and life is more relaxed. People live off fish and coconuts, and occasionally earn revenue by selling copra abroad. Women sit by thatched huts weaving pandanus or salting clams to send to Tarawa. Read more…

The largest of the line islands is Christmas Island, or Kiritimati, named Christmas Island by Captain Cook for his visit that occurred on 24 December 1777. It’s a tropical heaven with shimmering salt flats, lagoon shallows and coconut palms. Read more…

Pincer-shaped Christmas Island contains 48% of Kiribati’s land area and is the world’s largest coral atoll. Flying in over its multiple shimmering salt flats and lagoon shallows is a wonderful experience: the dry, windswept landscape of salt bush Read more…

If you’ve only come to Fiji for the islands and beaches then you best join the people on package tours and avoid Suva (pronounced soo-va) altogether. Nestled into a yawning harbour, this city is sticky with sweat and industry but it’s Fiji’s Read more…