The islands of Fiji are located at the crossroads in the Pacific Ocean, as well as in the very center of the cultural fusion of Polynesia and Melanesia. This is my favorite topic! Exactly a year ago, I became interested in the islands of Oceania while living in Chile, on

Every time I go on a journey, I feel inspired. This feeling of early adventure that the world around will change again, and I will open a piece of the map that previously was not familiar. And although I’m getting older and starting to love comfort, even a tiny trip,

I was on 39 islands, including even the smallest ones. Of these 30 are more or less large or isolated island states. The remaining islands are either uninhabited (such as Tao, Nuku, Fukave in the  Pacific Ocean belonging to the kingdom of Tonga), or half uninhabited (for example, Kuata is

If you look for a place on Earth that contains all the natural wonders and climatic zones and is surrounded by water and lost in the ocean, it will be the island of Hawaii (Big Island) – the largest one among Hawaiian islands with the active volcano of Kilauea, spewing fire

Why are the islands so cool? They are separate and self-sufficient, and surrounded by the endless expanses of water! An island is a small universe. Endemic animals often live there, and people have their own culture and traditions. There are also disadvantages: people on the islands are often conservative and

Why did I think about going around the world? It all started with a trip to Easter Island where for some reason I stayed for half a year. There I worked in the library where I came across a bunch of books about the islands of the Pacific Ocean. This

Hawaii is one of the remotest island groups on the planet. In the past, many species of plants and animals could not get there by water or by air. Therefore, in Hawaii, the natural habitat was formed. As well as on many islands distant from the great land, in Hawaii,

When going on a trip to the Caribbean Islands you need to remember a few things: 1. This is a very expensive journey, that is there is no need to rely on savings. Of course, you can find accommodation on couchsurfing.com But on the islands, there is much less opportunity

Right next to the northern island of New Zealand (about 100 km northeast of the center of Auckland) Great Barrier islands are located. This is an amazing place lost in time. Perhaps New Zealand was like this about 50 years ago. Once upon a time, it was part of the

I had an amazing, the most memorable encounter with huge Pacific whales here, on Tonga, in the very heart of the South Pacific! Tonga includes 170 islands scattered over 700,000 square km of the Pacific. You can move between them on the ship or on an airplane. On the islands,