When one thinks of Pacific islands, the South Seas come to mind and visions of warm azure waters, powdery white sand beaches and swaying palm trees prevail. The islands lie within three distinct areas known as Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. For the traveler setting out to visit this storybook paradise, one of the most difficult decisions is where to go. There are over 20,000 individual islands spread over an area that is collectively known as Oceania.

Polynesia hosts the eastern most islands, the most notable being Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti and the Cook islands, Micronesia lies southwest of Hawaii and is home to the Marshall islands, Marianas islands, Guam and in Melanesia the romantic islands of Vanuatu and Fiji reside.

Planning a trip to these Pacific islands is dependent upon how much time the traveler has to spend. The majority of flights leaving the western United States for the South Pacific land in Hawaii with connecting flights to different Pacific island destinations. Package tours may take in many different islands or the visitor may decide to enjoy the ambience of just one desired location.

Take plenty of film, sunblock, your tropical clothing and revel in the magic of the South Pacific.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at 12:00 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.