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Nauru Noddy Bird BBQ
Having discovered the national dish of Nauru, the coconut fish, i felt it was not time to stop, but indeed to keep on with Nauru food chronicles, so i asked our hosts what the real local delicacy was. I was told the Noddy bird. The noddy bird, or to get […] More
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Pacific Socialism
Since the fall of the Soviet Unión all things red seem to have been going rather out of fashion. Of the officially communist countries of China, Laos, Vietnam, North Korea and Cuba, only the latter two still look vaguely communist. But, even for North Korea and Cuba the last ten […] More
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We Own an Island
It was 11 years ago that I first had a vague idea of crowdfunding buying a private island. It was then that I purchased the domain www.letsbuyanisland.com and made a website. The initial plan was to get 50,000 people to pay 50 bucks each. The plan pretty much ran out of steam […] More
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in Drinking, Eating, Inspiration
New Years in Nauru (again)
Well after a lot of planning, worry over the measles outbreak, immunisations, cancelled flights, and a partridge in a pear tree, i’ve finally achieved my third new years in a row in Nauru! We started the day by touring the inner part of the island, which involved urban exploration in […] More
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in Eating, Travel Guides
Epic Images From Micronesia
I see a lot of new countries, but it is particularly nice when I get to decree a nation one of my favourites, and the Federated States of Micronesia gets the Gareth seal of approval. I’m not precisely sure what it is I love about Micronesia, but friendly people and […] More
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in Drinking, Head Line, Restaurants
what do they do to celebrate new year in Nauru?
How do you celebrate new year’s eve in Nauru? Well seeing as this is my third year in a row doing it, i consider myself somewhat an expert in the field! Here’s new year, Nauru style! Nauru is quite a Christian country that doesn’t have very many bars (there’s 4), […] More
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in Head Line, Inspiration
Goals for 2020
Not completely Street Food related, but as it is my blog I have decided to set my lines in the sand, and create (achievable) goals for 2020! Really this blog should be done at the start of the year, but alas tomorrow I travel to Palau (country 150) on the […] More
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Nauru Street Food – Finally
I’ve previously written about the Nauru Street Food scene here, but the blog in essence was more about the lack of a street food scene, rather than an all star guide to what’s available. Today that was all to change, I might not have hit the mother load, but what […] More
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in Destinations
The Marshall Islands Resort (MIR)
For the last 3 years we have stayed at the Hotel Robert Reimers in Majuro, whilst eating dinner at the Marshall Islands Resort. To cut a long story short we had a lot of issues with the Robert Reimers Hotel, such as one of our guests being overcharged on her […] More
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in Flight Food, Head Line
Majuro to Nauru
Compared to United Airlines I really like Air Nauru, or Our Airline as they coin themselves. It’s amazing that two companies largely selling the same product can be so light years apart when it comes to the service level provided. The Majuro to Nauru flight leaves at 3.30 pm, with […] More
