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by Kim Smith

The Most Romantic Hotel In The South Pacific

I had a week on Nukubati Island Resort Labasa, as part of my honeymoon and I thought it was absolutely amazing. Whilst being greeted by hotel staff on the beach is quite commonplace in the South Pacific, this was something else.

Their voices are so harmonious, and apart from our welcome song, there were ice cool flannels, and welcoming drinks, and boy did we need them!! We had read reports which included quotes like “Most romantic hotel in the South Pacific.” And we very quickly realised why.

It is important to be aware that this is an all inclusive resort, and we were looking for all inclusive adult only hotels for our South Pacific Honeymoon.

This is the perfect escape with no phones, no television just serious relaxation.

Jetlag can spoil the first few days of a vacation especially when you are close to the international dateline, and having to conform to meal times isn’t what you want to do. We need not have worried, because we discovered after sleeping in almost all day after arriving, that you can pretty well eat when you want to. We were brought champagne and canapés, and then we had a wonderful seafood meal, and tons of fresh vegetables which we discovered were literally from the back garden!!

We could have eaten in our honeymoon bure all the time, but the dining room was a real treat with tablecloths, candlelight, fresh flowers, looking out onto the beach, and views you can’t really do justice to here.

If you want to see photographs then go to http://www.worldwidevacationspots.com/articles/128/1/Nukubati-Island-Resort-Labasa-the-Most-Romantic-Hotel-in-the-South-Pacific/Page1.html

Fiji and the Pacific islands in general are so lush, and not without reason. It is because of the amount of rain, but it is such warm rain, and it hits you so hard it is totally exhilarating to be out in. I’d never realised before now how much fun swimming in the rain can be!!

Above all it was the superb service, and the attention to detail that we loved. The little things we observed like the mosquito repellent burner at your dinner table, the water tray at the door of the bure, so you don’t bring sand in. The boat bringing you in, takes you to the beach outside your bure, and there would have been a towel on your seat on the boat to stop you from burning yourself.

We attended Sunday church in the local village, and the singing and the harmony was so moving it made me cry.

We also were taken out for a sandbank picnic, which was epic, not only for the picnic, but also the snorkelling afterwards. These little sandbanks only appear for a few hours, but we were taken there, and the staff set up umbrellas, table, chairs, champagne, and a three course delicious lunch, then they picked us up before the sandbank reappeared.

Nukubati is without a doubt the most romantic place I have ever visited. I felt so far away from every care, in fact from the world. I felt we were seeing the traditional Fiji. I know we came looking for an all inclusive adult only hotel for our South Pacific Honeymoon, and what we found was the most romantic hotel in the South Pacific

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Destination Overview: the South Pacific

by Roy Witman

Just say “South Pacific” and immediately images of little grass huts, palm trees swaying in the balmy breeze and electric-blue water pop to mind. Defined by Princess Cruises and other cruise lines as the Hawaiian and Tahitian islands, the South Pacific comprises several of the most popular “one day” destinations on the earth (with most people promising themselves they’ll go there “one day”).

It’s well worth the effort and the money! The term “paradise” really doesn’t do this region justice. “Perfection” may be more in line with what you’ll find. The natural scenery everywhere you look is simply astonishing. Mother Nature has created displays in this area of the world that aren’t replicated anywhere else. For those who love beauty, warm weather, gorgeous beaches and a variety of water activities, the South Pacific may be calling to you.

Hawaii

The Big Island of Hawaii may be the most frequently visited of the seven islands with Maui and Oahu following close behind. But don’t discount Kauai, Molokai or the others, as each offers a diverse experience all its own.

Known for its exceptional collection of active volcanoes, the island of Hawaii offers many opportunities to fly, ride, bike or walk right up on the rim of these massive mountains. Fire pits, lava tubes and more will keep you enthralled. If walking a green is more appealing than walking the rim of a volcano, world-class golf with some of the most awe-inspiring fairways in the world can be played on Hawaii.

Famous for Pearl Harbor and the final resting place of the U.S.S. Arizona, Oahu has a lot to see and do. Tour Pearl Harbor and visit the museum, which depicts the events of that fateful day. Pay your respects to those entombed in the Arizona and reflect on what was considered both our most horrific and finest hour. But Oahu offers much more than history. Surf the famous north shore of Haleiwa, known throughout the world for some of the best waves anywhere.

From whale watching in the Pacific Ocean to jungle tours in the lush island of Kauai, each of the Hawaiian Islands brings a unique vacation best experienced via cruise ship. Princess and other cruise lines give you the ability to jaunt between all the islands in order to partake of what each offers… all without unpacking your bags or changing hotel rooms!

Tahiti

Further south from Hawaii is a culture much like that depicted in the movie South Pacific. Local pearl farms in Polynesia, the extremes of the Cook Islands – from rainforests to windswept beaches plus waterfalls and lagoons, brightly colored flowers, lush jungles and much more keep you busy, as you explore until your heart is content.

Exceptional reefs at French Polynesia give snorkelers and scuba divers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view sea life from this region up close and personal. Hiking through the forests, jet skiing across the open Pacific, visiting the legendary lagoons of Bora Bora, exploring the ancient temples of Moorea and more will keep you busy for days on end.

Like with the Hawaiian Islands, the islands of Tahiti are best discovered via cruise ship. With a wide selection of itineraries, you can pay one price and then be ushered from island to island without having to change hotels or unpack.

Regardless of whether you choose to tour just one island or the entire South Pacific region, your vacation will be filled with amazing memories of a tropical paradise that really does live up to its reputation.

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Superb Combination Of Prejudice And Race In South Pacific Musical Show

In today’s era, youth are in more problems. Every youngster has myriad of problems in their lives due to which they are unable to understand the positive aspects of their life. In the light of showing the true meanings to the life of youngster, South Pacific show has been launched. In this play, problems of youngsters have prominently highlighted due to which youth is madly trying to buy South Pacific tickets these days. When this play was first time launched around the world, people had accepted the concept very well. Play was performed musically which had attracted the attention of people a lot.

Outstanding Music In South Pacific Show

South Pacific is best-loved musical show which has won myriad of awards since 1950. You cannot miss this show which is heavily loaded with enthusiastic stars who know how to tackle the audience and how to captivate the fans of this Broadway. Through this show, a great generation gap has been trying to reduce so that youngsters can understand their elders and older people can get the minds of their younger generation. With the help of this play, it has been tried a lot to deliver the people right point of view. These are some critical features which had forced the people to get South Pacific tickets.

When you will watch this play, you will also come to know that in this play, you will obtain great combination of racial and prejudicial problems. These are the issues which have been so much raised amongst people who have different class. With the good support of this play, people have been aware much by the true facts which can never be overlooked. You should surely watch the play, whose music is alluring and is having great attraction for the music lovers.

Award Winning Well Recognized Play

In 1950, play had first time got Pulitzer Prize for drama. After winning this shinning position, it has been declared that people must watch this show which is so beautifully choreographed and is being plot. South Pacific show has won record four Tony awards for acting expertise. Apart of these awards, this play has ten Tony awards winning titles, which have proved the awesome performance of this play. After winning the titles, this play had given theatre tickets a great pathway for the people. Successful production of South Pacific has proven its best skills and abilities across the world.

Grab Your Tickets Online Now

If you are thinking of purchasing the buy South Pacific tickets in time then you have to wait for longer period this season because tickets are continuously going out of sight within few days. From very first day of its launch, it has made good selling record. You should think about purchasing the tickets online so that you don’t have to go anywhere else. Click on selected link and get your South Pacific tickets online, this show will definitely worth your cost. Running season of this show can make several of changes in your life; maybe you can be able to think about your life positively than before?

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Honor Flight stirs pride
Tideland News Writer If one man’s feelings are representative, last week’s Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., was an overwhelming success and an outstanding tribute to the national service provided by the 100-plus World War II veterans who made the trip from southeastern North Carolina.
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Watch The Greatest South Pacific Musical Show

This greatest musical show is considered to be one of the most exciting shows of this world. When you will watch the show, you will never get any problem with racism. Today, racial issue is increasing day by day. Especially, young persons are having low awareness about prejudice and racism. This musical show is very much helpful for those people who have conservative thinking about several routine issues. When you will buy South Pacific tickets, you will get to know about real facts relating to sensitive issues of this world. This theatre show is great to reduce the gap between a youngster and an older.

Attractive Musical Show Won The Millions Of Hearts

South pacific show is a very interesting musical show which has won the millions of hearts at once. Every show is gone successfully due to which it has got several awards. For showing outstanding performance, drama has got Pulitzer Prize in 1960. It’s not an ordinary prize. It has been given to those dramas which are unique in every term. You would love to get South Pacific tickets which have supreme worth for numbers of people. Utmost effort and struggle of performers have made this show successful.

If you have read out book tales of South pacific then you would come to know that this musical show is very much familiar with many of this book’s tales. You would get enjoyable feelings while watching the musical show which has been performed outstandingly by every character and performer of South Pacific. When you would come out of the theatre, you would be fully satisfied because this show touches the expectation level of people. Let’s take a look on following timetable of South Pacific shows which are going to be happened very soon.

Successful Broadway Of Today’s World

You might don’t know the fact that theatre tickets have been promoted so much just because of these types of theatre plays. These have been designed in an attractive way which fascinates the minds of people a lot. After watching this musical show, you would never get in depth of racism and prejudice because this show will definitely wipe off your confusions. Your every question would easily be answered about critical issues after watching the show. Don’t forget to get your tickets which would worth your cost superbly.

Demanding South Pacific Online Tickets

If you are unable to go outside for getting South Pacific tickets then you shouldn’t take any tension because you can get the tickets on the internet. It’s not difficult to buy tickets from internet which is a very fast medium. Basically, South Pacific show is a remarkable show of next season and would get the same success, which it has got in previous season. It has been expecting that show is going to rock the whole world in 2010 because millions of people are willing to watch this demanding show. Put your hands on your required ticket which would provide you useful and entertaining stuff for sure.

The pearls of South Pacific…. Video footage: BBC Documentary ‘South Pacific’, Episodes ‘Ocean Of Volcanoes’ and ‘Strange Islands’. Music: 1. Merlins Magic – Das Heitere Metall; 2. Ata Whenua – Shadowlands (New Zealand) Soundtrack. Here is the playlist with my ‘Wonderful Chill Out Music’: www.youtube.com
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by Kim Smith

Trip to South Pacific

 Today, Norm Goldman, Editor Sketchandtravel.com and Bookpleasures.com, is pleased to have as a guest well known author, travel writer and expert on the South Pacific, David Stanley. David is the author of Moon Handbooks South Pacific.

Good day David and thank you for accepting our invitation for an interview.

NORM:

Please tell our readers something about yourself, your knowledge and

Books by You relating to the South Pacific.

David:

I have received from the life of travel guidebooks since 1979, when Moon Publications Rutland published the 1 st edition of South Pacific Handbook.

In November 2004, Avalon Travel Publishing Emeryville,

California, took in the 8 th edition of Moon Handbooks South Pacific. I have also written Lonely Planet guides to Eastern Europe, Cuba and Canada’s Maritime provinces. Recently I have been using the Internet site, as South PACIFIC.ORG: Map of South Pacific and

CUBA PICTURES.

NORM:

When we speak of the South Pacific what we see and where it is located relative to the U.S. or Canada?

David:

“South Pacific” brochures printed tour operators often focus on Australia and New Zealand, but those countries are very different from the tropical Pacific islands. Moon Handbooks South Pacific covers 15 island countries and territories from Easter Island to Solomon. People tend to think back to the area, but it only takes two hours longer to fly from Los Angeles to Tahiti than to fly to Honolulu. Fiji is midway between Hawaii and New Zealand, west of Tahiti.

NORM:

Do you think in the South Pacific a good choice for a romantic vacation or wedding and honeymoon destination? Why?

David:

All the main lines of the South Pacific have tried to market themselves as wedding or honeymoon destination. Fiji and the Cook Islands have been the most successful as weddings can be arranged locally with little fuss.

In French Polynesia, marriages can be performed only for those with a 30 day stay, which excludes most tourists. Instead, French Polynesia has developed an active honeymoon industry Bora Bora is a wedding favor magazine writers who enjoyed the hospitality of luxury resorts. In my opinion,

Moorea is Bora Bora equal in all but name, and is much cheaper. For a romantic holiday, I recommend Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. There is much to see and do in a compact area, but the prices are fair.

NORM:

What is the best time to visit the South Pacific in terms of weather conditions, costs, crowds, and the availability of flights from the U.S., Canada and Europe?

David:

Officially, hurricane season in the South Pacific during the period from December to April, but global warming is beginning earlier and ending later. Winter (May to October) as a refrigerator, hair dryer, and to a lesser extent in the humid regions, the best time to go. May to August, the season in Australia

and New Zealand, so the air in New Zealand South Pacific Season tickets apply these months. So on a fluke, you can enjoy the best weather for the low price, if you schedule your trip at this time.

NORM:

Is it safe to travel in the South Pacific?

David:

Very safe. “Terrorists” would stand out like a sore fingers on these small islands. Violent crime (muggings, etc) is almost unknown, but petty theft has occurred. Nothing will go astray if some simple precautions. In contrast to the images through Hollywood, and in tourist brochures, the island

societies are socially conservative and scanty dress with disapproval. Women traveling alone should avoid staying in separate bungalows or wandering Off on deserted beaches.

NORM:

Could you give our readers a picture of the costs involved if travel originates from the U.S. or Canada, and is available to fly to the South Pacific?

David:

One month of air travel there from Los Angeles or Vancouver to Tahiti, Rarotonga, or Fiji start around US $ 1250 in low season, provided that you book at least 14 days before and are ready to take 35 percent of the abolition of fees. If you fly on short notice during the season (December to February), you’ll pay about $ 2000. Weekend travel sections of major newspapers carry ads for discounted fares, and websites sometimes sell tickets is much lower than the price of airline agents over the phone.

For example, I recently flew from Vancouver to American Samoa for the US $ 700 there on a special Internet. Such proposals are usually announced in the bulletin South Pacific Tourism Organization, in SOUTH PACIFIC Tourism Organization.

NORM:

If you had to choose 6 equal seats in the South Pacific for a romantic holiday, honeymoon or wedding destination, what would they be and why?

David:

My first choice would be:

Tahiti and its neighbors, Moorea and Bora Bora.

Rostom green peaks and brilliant reefs of these islands are unsurpassed, and “exotic” French atmosphere combines well with the charm of Polynesia.

Fiji is located in close proximity to the second of its stunning variety and convenience.

Then in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

It has long been a favorite vacation spot for residents of New Zealand. Rarotonga is small enough to explore in a week, as well as the facilities are excellent.

My fourth choice of Easter. While for those on foot, and archeology, it must come first. Travel agents often book three-night stop on Easter Island, but stresses it is possible to see in such a short stay.

Finally, I must say, Vanuatu, for those looking for something really different. This little known Melanesian country offers a colorful mix of scuba diving, tribal culture, active volcanoes, as well as in the South Pacific, the most beautiful capitals,

? Movie “South Pacific” (1959, US) Director : Joshua Logan Starring : Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor Music : Richard Rogers ? Song “Some Enchanted Evening” Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger You may see a stranger across a crowded room And somehow you know, you know even then That somewhere you’ll see her again and again Some enchanted evening someone may be laughing You may hear her laughing across a crowded room And night after night as strange as it seems The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams Who can explain it? Who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love When you feel her call you across a crowded room Then fly to her side and make her your own Or all through your life you may dream all alone Once you have found her, never let her go Once you have found her, never let her go

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Fishing in the South Pacific

The South Pacific has long been known because of the exciting experiences the waters can offer. It has been famous to tourists and even neighboring countries because of adventures and excitements it can offer. Many fishermen come to New Zealand when summers draws to a close. This is the season when tuna and billfish swim closer to the shores to find a warmer place.

During the remaining seven months of the year, that is the time for the fishermen to have a great time especially the months after the winter. You do not need many things to bring to enjoy the exciting destinations of the South Pacific. All you need is your clothes and hats and off you go.

Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Niue are places that most tourists visit to fish. These spots have been the highest rated fishing vacation sites because of the abundant fish and the weather as well. These spots have temperatures that attract fish, which explains why there are abundant fish in these places. Fishing in these spots is never complicated. You can even target sailfish and mahi-mahi with your own tackle.

Sailfish have been famous for their aerobatics with their sails dashing in the sunlight. It is also in the South Pacific that you will witness a big bull mahi-mahi lure you out. For the adventurers, this is also a chance for you to cast “poppers” and jigs to a dogtooth tuna or a trevally.

These hotspots are perfect not only to those who like to cook what they catch but also for those who have the “catch and release” philosophy. Game fishermen in these places usually catch sailfish, Northern Blue Tuna, Marlin, Spanish mackerel, Red Emperor, Trevally and Cod.

If you are someone who loves fly-fishing, creek fishing and blue water fishing, then the South Pacific is perfect for you. Whether you are an expert or a beginner, there are many skilled and experienced fishing guides and best quality boats that are safe and will ensure that you will have the best fishing experience.

It is recommended to hire a sport fishing or a specialist game fishing boat for to have fun and make the most out of your fishing trip. Game fishing and sport fishing are both popular in these spots. These are games that were used to be played only by the rich but on these spots anybody can play!