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By Damian Kelly Little gets me excited more than the sun, the sound of coconut palms rustling and the scent of salt wafting on the breeze. But there is a way to elevate the experience. To elevate your experience, there are a few simple steps to follow:   First, close the lid of your laptop. Then, throw your phone into the bottom of your bag. Finally, walk to the closest waterfront bar, slinging ice-cold Tuskers. Consume in chill moderation, as the ambience deserves. It’s tru

By Dirk Heinz If there’s one thing to know about Pacific Legal Network, it’s that we’re culinarily versatile. Throw a PLNer into just about any epicurean scene and we’ll find somewhere to enjoy a drink and some food. Our home ground is obviously The Pacific. On a combined count, our team have had more hot meals and cold beers (and cold meals and warm beers) than most could have in 10 lifetimes. But once in a while it is good to break new ground. Nothing sharpens the palette

By Damian Kelly You know what is almost as good as an ice-cold Tusker on a 30-degree centigrade, 92 percent humidity day in Port Vila? Well… another ice-cold Tusker. But a close, third place is a fresh croissant baked to perfection, with adequate lamination, and the right amount of audible crunch.   That’s just what you will get when you step off the street and into Le Fournil de Vila (literally, the oven of Vila). The location is humble, but the food will transport you strai

Born and raised across the Pacific, Susana spent much of her childhood and teenage years in Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands, places where the beauty of island life meets the harsh realities of climate change. Over the years, she has witnessed firsthand how rising seas and environmental devastation have reshaped communities and legal frameworks.

Runway Bar sits at the end of the airfield runway on the island of South Tarawa in the Republic of Kiribati. Air traffic to this part of the world is infrequent to say the least.