Title – Inside the Beach Hut
Date – September 1999
Location - Marovo Lagoon – Solomon Islands
Rapita Lodge on a tiny island in the middle of the Marovo Lagoon in the Solomon Islands is paradise and to get here is in itself is an epic journey. But to achieve the ambition of visiting these fascinating places you have to accept the burden of living on the slightly sparser side of life, there are no five star hotels to be had here.
However when you find these places, you realise the meaning behind the fresh flowers that appeared on your bed each morning, is so much more genuine then those that you might find in your room of the five star hotels. This is mainly because you could see where they were collected in the village and you got to know the friendliest people who go to the extra trouble of placing them there for you. If to top it off you can open the back-door of your hut onto a little balcony on stilts over the iridescent blue lagoon, then you really can’t ask for more.
Beyond The Blue run Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop for individuals who want to explore the world for themselves, those who want to discover both the remotest islands as well as the most populated metropolises. We offer safety advice for all extremes and information based on your destinations that are specific to you.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – September 1999
Location - Marovo Lagoon – Solomon Islands
Rapita Lodge on a tiny island in the middle of the Marovo Lagoon in the Solomon Islands is paradise and to get here is in itself is an epic journey. But to achieve the ambition of visiting these fascinating places you have to accept the burden of living on the slightly sparser side of life, there are no five star hotels to be had here.
However when you find these places, you realise the meaning behind the fresh flowers that appeared on your bed each morning, is so much more genuine then those that you might find in your room of the five star hotels. This is mainly because you could see where they were collected in the village and you got to know the friendliest people who go to the extra trouble of placing them there for you. If to top it off you can open the back-door of your hut onto a little balcony on stilts over the iridescent blue lagoon, then you really can’t ask for more.
Beyond The Blue run Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop for individuals who want to explore the world for themselves, those who want to discover both the remotest islands as well as the most populated metropolises. We offer safety advice for all extremes and information based on your destinations that are specific to you.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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