Scott Kara and his wife enjoy a relaxing Fiji holiday, even with two little ones in tow.

A New Caledonian island offers a rustic, unspoilt escape, discovers Nikki Birrell.

Jim Eagles has a spiritual experience listening to the mournful melody of a humpback whale.

Sheriden Rhodes samples some of the delights on offer in the 'spa capital of the South Pacific'.

Jim Eagles explores the island of Atiu's growing coffee industry.

On a remote island in Vanuatu, Tessa Chrisp is won over by the locals' modest way of life and extraordinary warmth and humour.

This northern summer it will be 100 years since the man known to Hawaiians simply as 'The Duke' decided to show the world how to surf.

Jim Eagles cannot resist when a pretty girl invites him on stage.

Jim Eagles heads into the bush with the birdman of Atiu to see some of the Cook Islands' avian success stories.

Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.

A tropical family holiday with an autistic child can be successful if you plan ahead, writes Laurilee McMichael.

It's bare of white sandy beaches and about as far away as you can get from anywhere - but that hasn't stopped super-remote Pitcairn Island from marketing itself as a holiday paradise.

Samoans will go to sleep tonight on their Thursday, December 29, and wake up on Saturday, December 31 - skipping Friday.

The nicest moment on our stopovers in French Polynesia came while we were sitting eating pastries outside a little patisserie in Vaitape.

Delightful locals and sustainability on a shoestring make the tiny island of Pele a dream destination, finds Isobel Marriner.

Haley McCrystal pulls on her wetsuit and gets up close with Rarotonga's undersea residents.

Brett Atkinson keeps busy on the ultimate Rarotongan weekend.

Fresh Pasifika flavour with French flair ... Sophie Bond's in the markets for a treat.

Two years after the devastating tsunami, Samoa has lost none of its natural beauty, warmth, culture or charm, writes Belinda Henley.

A no-frills break on the island of Savaii proves uniquely soothing, writes Vaimoana Tapaleao.

Palm-fringed beaches and tropical rainforests merge in Savai'i, writes Adrienne Kohler.

Vaimoana Tapaleao finds these surreal Samoan volcanic rock fields have a spiritual atmosphere.

As balls skip across rock pools, Faith Lee resolves to master a spot of reef golf in Fiji.

An outing off Moorea turns Kerre Woodham into a fishing convert.

Three of Viva's favourite fashion girls share their stylish mid-winter holiday escapes.

Moorea is everything you'd imagine a tropical island to be, writes Sophie Bond.

Imagine a luxury resort where children are welcome, and entertained.

When Faith Lee went looking for the real Fiji, she found it on beautiful friendly Vanua Levu ... and in two special people.