“Here is a sunrise, ain’t that enough?” – Teenage Fanclub. A bar that never opens yet pretends it does, a sh*t AFL pitch and a church with broken windows. Yes these were the highlights from whackpacking through Meneng Province in Nauru. Nauru as an island and country is split into 14 provinces. Meneng is the Read more about Backpacking in Nauru: Top 8 Sights in Meneng Province[…]
“On the rip in a country where nobody is on the rip!!!” Anyone who has ever been to the Marshall Islands will remember something so unusual and distinctive about them – the thin narrow strip with ONE road straight through the capital city, Majuro, also known as DUD, (Delap-Uliga-Djarrit). In case, I’ve confused you, from Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 9 Bars in Majuro City DUD, Marshall Islands🇲🇭[…]
“Walking round the room singing stormy weather at 57 Mount Pleasant Street” – Neil Finn. Nauru is a real enigma for your travelling mindset. It’s a country that was once known as Pleasant Island, and indeed as a child growing up in Northern Ireland, I knew it as such, as it had that moniker in Read more about Backpacking in Nauru: Top 16 Sights in Yaren (the Capital)[…]
Nauru as an island and country is split into 14 provinces but is not as remote and isolated as you might have been told – in fact it’s the hub for some Pacific Island hopping. Anibare is the largest province in area, and as well as being the name of the province is also the Read more about Backpacking in Nauru: Top 11 Sights in Anibare[…]
“Although we view the world through different eyes, we share the same ideals, of paradise” – Pet Shop Boys. Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) can be confusing. It certainly confused me, the fact that I would officially land here three times (same as Nauru!) on the one trip, yet only visit it once, i.e. leave Read more about Backpacking in Kiribati: Touring New Jerusalem, Abatao, North Tarawa[…]
“Pack up your troubles now, take all you can carry” – Mark Morris (Solomon Bites The Worm). From a radio room in weight puncher Belfast (The Northern Irish capital city) to a bar in worm biter Honiara (Solomon Islands capital city), and a gap of 22 years…I should explain how Willy Wonka, The Bluetones and Read more about Staying at the Quirky Randomic “Willy Wonka” Honiara Hotel in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands[…]
The Anetan province in Nauru reminded me of my life back in Poland and my wonderful friend Aneta so I dedicate this post and that province to Aneta, often cutely called Ania. You see, Nauru as an island and country is split into 14 provinces and it has 19 villages and Anetan is one such. Read more about Backpacking in Nauru: Top 12 Sights in Anetan Province[…]
Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) can be confusing. It certainly confused me, the fact that I would officially land here three times (same as Nauru) on the one trip, yet only visit it once, i.e. leave the airport and see some of the country. Then the odd spelling, then the multiple capitals, then the currency. Read more about Backpacking in Kiribati: Top 9 Sights in Bairiki, South Tarawa[…]