30 Days in the South Pacific

What would you do if you were sentenced to 30 days abroad?

We can’t all be shipped off for a month, but whether you have 30 days off or just a few, these 30 true stories of other travelers will give you ideas of where to go, what to do, and what it’s like to be there.

• Discover the exquisite island that inspired Herman Melville with James C. Simmons

• Experience a kava ceremony and explore the Waiqa River on a bamboo raft with Bruce Northam in Fiji

• Visit the grave of Paul Gauguin on Hiva Oa with Lynn Ferrin

• Dance in a bark skirt under the tutelage of a renowned Tahitian master with Laura Florand

• Witness Apia’s astonishing weekly drag review with Tony Perrottet in Samoa

• Search for members of a not-so-ancient cult in Vanuatu with Joe Yogerst

• Scuba dive into the post-nuclear world of Bikini atoll with Anthony Sommer

• Watch women pummel each other in local games with Cleo Paskal In Nauru

• Enjoy extreme hospitality in Tonga with Jordan Rane

• Unravel the mystery of James Michener’s Bali Ha’i with Thurston Clarke…and much more...