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About Mick Maurer
Expertise
Can answer questions on both air and land transportation, climate, currency exchange, driving, food, time zones, tipping, travel insurance, visas and passports, vaccinations, weights and measures, tourist attractions, adventure travel, hiking, camping, fishing, boating, cruising, hotels and resorts, and how to get the best value for your available time and budget. Happy to answer questions about specific issues

Experience
I am a Maiti Specialist (Fiji) and visit the South Pacific Islands at least once a year so my clients and those asking questions get the best first hand information.

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Pacific Islands - getting there

Expert: Mick Maurer - 2/19/2002

Question
Any suggestions on getting to the South Pacific islands (any group)? I'm looking to travel the South Pacific for as long as possible. The idea of working on a boat and reaching the general area with more $ than I started with sounds ideal, but as I have learned is far out of reach.
Are RTW tickets the best way to see more of the island countries for my money? Also, which vaccinations should I get before departure? Thanks much for your time.....

Answer
You don't need any vaccinations. RTW tickets generally don't work for seeing a lot of the islands as you can generally not back track and the major airlines do not have flights between say Tahiti and Fiji and/or the Cook Islands. Your best idea might be to get to FP or Fiji and hook up with a freighter as a passenger (they usually only hire locals to work the ships). It still is not going to be cheap.

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