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Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 | Views [356]

Due to infrastructure, sanitation and hygiene issues, health in Kiribati leaves much to be desired. Only 30 percent of residents living in South Tarawa (the major population centre) own a flush toilet according to recent statistics. Those who do not, ... Read more >
Tags: kiribati, pacific, travel-health
Sunday, 17 Jul 2011 | Views [219]

If you’d like a look inside life on Kiribati, an island nation in the Pacific halfway between Hawaii and Fiji, from a traveler‘s perspective, pick up the book “The Sex Lives of Cannibals.” The American author came with his wife to Tarawa for a few ... Read more >
Tags: crime, kiribati, pacific, travel-crime, travel-safety, travel-transport
Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 | Views [225]

Many people who wish to get around the islands of Kiribati simply walk. If this does not sound agreeable to you, you’ll probably be in for some fun times with transportation. (Researchers from Washington University on Xmas Island) Isolated, ... Read more >
Tags: kiribati, oceania, pacific, travel-tips, travel-transport
Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 | Views [168]

Kiribati’s location puts it in the path of numerous types of natural disasters. First, it sits in an area of extreme seismic activity that experiences earthquakes underwater. This movement can produce another disaster: tsunamis. Because of poor ... Read more >
Tags: kiribati, natural disaster, oceania, travel-safety, weather