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Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands

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	The Pacific Islands boast an intriguing mix of people, religion and cultures encompassing 13 island nations and a population of just over 6 million. The warm waters around many of the islands make for some of the best diving in the world with beautiful coral reefs teeming with aquatic life and the occasional second world war shipwreck to explore. Inland, you can trek through lush tropical rainforests, or visit bubbling active volcanoes. Many traditional cultures and practices such as shell money or kava drinking have survived in various forms to the present day. Some such as cannibalism and headhunting have long since disappeared, but the stories and legends live on. Today, the people of the Pacific Islands are welcoming and friendly. Read the full story - background and travel essentials

	Locations

	What to see in the towns and locations we visited - Ambrym, Tenaru Falls & Skull Island

	Travel

	Our journey path, maps and on the road adventures >>>>

	Food

	Kava has been used for food and medicine by pacific islander for thousands of years Lap Lap pudding, a rich accompaniment to Island staples

	Historic Sites

	Slavery and Sugar Cane in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

	TV Shows

	Get the lowdown on the TV Show Globe Trekker: The Pacific Islands

	Shopping

	Currency as culture craft: Making and trading Shell money

	Culture

	G.I. Jesus: The John Frum Cargo Cult An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth: Cannibalism

	Travel Writers

	Vanuatu Kava Kool by Joseph Gelfer The exact protocol for drinking the bitter delight of kava in a Pacific Island nakamal (kava bar) Initiation Rites By Wendy Hughes A sociable drink of bitter, muddy kava in Fiji, Pacific Islands

	Beaches

	Kadavu in Fiji, a lush, mountainous paradise surrounded by coral reefs. Shipwreck hell: Gizo Island in the Solomon Islands Best Beach huts in Tanna Island, Vanuatu

Guide written by Debbie Fabb