Auki

Island Life on a Budget: How to Experience Auki, Solomon Islands for Less

The moment my feet touched the reddish soil of Auki, I felt that familiar rush of scientific curiosity mingling with traveler's excitement. This small township on Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands isn't on most travelers' radars, which makes it...

Lost in Auki: Uncovering the Raw Beauty of the Solomon Islands' Hidden Town

The first light of dawn breaks over Auki's harbor as fishing boats drift out into the Solomon Sea, their silhouettes like musical notes against the gradient sky. This isn't the polished, Instagram-filtered Pacific you see in travel brochures. Auki, the...