Tourists Down Under seeking a unique travel experience can board the Indian Pacific for a three-day journey across Australia from coast to coast.

Dec 5, 2008 - Christopher Cooper

Cairns is Australia's tropical gem, gateway to the most pristine and beautiful sites on earth while offering a first class casino, exquisite dining, and superb shopping.

Oct 21, 2008 - Michael Streich

Health risks for holidaymakers in Australia and the South Pacific, include malaria, snake bites, spider bites, jellyfish stings and dangerous currents.

Jul 22, 2010 - Kate Le Page

Nauru was once a wealthy Pacific island. Mismanagement and exploitation had caused ruin, and the Pacific Solution provided desperately needed revenue.

Jun 21, 2010 - Brian Cross

The Pacific Ocean is affected by two major climate cycles.

Dec 11, 2008 - Esther Eder

This article looks at the voyages of Englishman Captain James Cook - forever famous for exploring the Pacific aboard the Endeavour.

Feb 12, 2011 - Linda Smallwood

The complex geology at work in the South Pacific, Australia, and the Indian Ocean is particularly dangerous for human settlements.

Jan 13, 2011 - Jarod Rhoades

Norfolk Island is a terrific travel destination steeped in culture, history and shopping opportunities. Consider a visit for your next vacation.

Jan 15, 2011 - Juanita McLellan

The November 2009 Pacific Economic Monitor provides an economic outlook for many South Pacific countries. Results vary depending on the dependencies of each economy.

Nov 14, 2009 - Jo Jackson

Captain James Cook was a British explorer who searched in vain for the legendary Northwest Passage and in the process explored the coastline of Washington and Oregon.

Apr 11, 2009 - Dale Raugust

Take an island-style memento home as a souvenir when you visit New Caledonia, Lifou, Vanuatu and Fiji in the tropical South Pacific.

Feb 28, 2012 - Wendy Craig

In March 2010, New York's very first exhibition of contemporary Cook Islands art opened at the American Indian Community House, Broadway.

Mar 11, 2010 - Brian Cross

British explorer James Cook called the island New Caledonia because he thought its rugged hills resembled those of his native Scotland

Dec 28, 2009 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Farm vacations are cheap when the farmstay is close to home. Here are a few vacation Ideas for a Pacific Northwest family adventure. Hunting eggs is fun.

Mar 29, 2009 - Christina Gregoire

Pitcairn Island is an isolated and remote place in the South Pacific. In 1789 it was also uninhabited. That made it an ideal home for the Bounty mutineers.

Jan 17, 2012 - Brian Cross

Islands in the Tuamotu Archipelago, the coral atolls of Mururoa and Fangataufa were for three decades the sites of nuclear testing in French Polynesia.

Oct 30, 2010 - Brian Cross

In Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Batavia, sails for home

Nov 21, 2006 - John Crandall

The Australian government's new trade policy contains no mention of the country's agreement with Pacific Island nations.

Apr 22, 2011 - Byron Clark