South Pacific 1990

The two dozen island nations of the South Pacific share the turquoise Pacific Ocean and a relaxed lifestyle that has fascinated adventurers for centuries. This guide helps travellers experience the best of the South Pacific and offers recommendations of 365 choices of accommodation from grand hotels to grass huts. It also includes critiques of restaurants, an explanation of culture and customs and detailed reports on cruises and other forms of transportation as well as an insider's guide to the best beaches. It covers French Polynesia, the Cook islands, American Samoa, Western Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Wallis, Futuna, the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Vanuata, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.