See you in Lifou
New Caledonia is divided into three provinces – the North Province, the South Province, and the Loyalty Islands Province. Our first outer-island trip to the Loyalties was to Lifou,…
New Caledonia is divided into three provinces – the North Province, the South Province, and the Loyalty Islands Province. Our first outer-island trip to the Loyalties was to Lifou,…
In New Caledonia, there are 20-something Kanak languages that did not make the cut of being the official language in New Caledonia. This may come as a surprise but…
Our first night in New Caledonia was almost one year ago: the sky was sunset pink, coconut trees swayed in the February winds, the smell of freshly baked bread…
Dear Solomon Islands
We’ll never
forget you, but we have to move on.
It wasn’t
you, it was us.
Actually, no, it was you.
Why did you have to be so bloody hot and dusty…
Two days before Christmas we were at the domestic airport with our frens Ben and Barbara, and Ben’s parents, waiting for our flight to Gwanaruu airport, Malaita Province. We’d…
In Honiara, one of our favourite cultural practices is the vehicle sticker. No vehicle here is complete without its own gawdy sticker and the bigger the better. (Click image…
Solomon Islands boasts some of the most delicious bananas we’ve ever eaten and there are over 200 varieties to try.
Coming from a country where we have a choice…
Apostolic Jerusalem Anointing Oil, step aside. There’s a new kid on the block.
We were at the market this morning looking for coconut oil when we finally happened across the…
Moving to the Solomon Islands and wondering what to pack? Now that we’ve been here for a year we feel like we can pass on a little bit of…
I spent my first year in Honiara, my second in New Zealand, and my third on a random island called Tulagi where Dad had gotten a job at some…
