Updated October 2026 Very hungry traveller Raff eats his way around Plantation Island Resort in Fiji, from Tavola’s killer curries to sizzling volcanic-stone steaks at Black Coral Grill, in his guide to the best restaurants and dining at the resort. There were so many things about Plantation Island Resort that had me smitten almost at […] Read more…
Updated October 2026 From the free Coconut Kids Club and teen-only Lairo Club to snorkelling the lagoon and learning to cook Fijian dishes, here are 10 reasons Plantation Island Resort in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands belongs at the top of your family holiday list. In Fiji the sun is shining, the water sparkling, and the welcome […] Read more…
“Shark!” yells my ever-dramatic daughter as she dips her toes into the warm waters off Fiji’s Tivua Island. I leave our stuff up at one of the beachside bures and run down to the water. Sure enough, a black fin emerges, just metres away from my daughter’s tiny toes. “It’s adorable,” she declares, leaping straight […] Read more…
Pro tip: If you want really good Thai food, go to Fiji! Yes, I said Fiji! You see, Kah Restaurant at Pullman Nadi Bay Resort and Spa Fiji, has some of the best Thai food I have ever had the pleasure of stuffing my face with, even in Thailand. I mean, I went to Fiji […] Read more…
It’s not often that we’re left surprised and delighted by a resort stay. But a visit to Fiji’s Pullman Nadi Bay Resort and Spa with kids leaves us feeling all this and more. What starts as a one-night stopover has become a longer stay thanks to a rather rude cyclone that decided to scupper our […] Read more…
An untouched and unforgettable tropical paradise, a visit to the Cook Islands’ Rarotonga with kids is always a good idea. Here we share why.. The best place, in my humble opinion, to start uncovering the real spirit of a new destination is via its local markets and we’re lucky to have arrived in Rarotonga early […] Read more…
Disguising myself with my darkest glasses and a wide brimmed hat, I slip unnoticed into the shadows as my kids bury the body. Ummm… maybe I should rephrase that. It’s barely 10am, and with the sun’s heat already pounding onto the white powdery sand of Maré’s Yejele Beach, I’m determined to nab a shady spot so […] Read more…
Imagine an all-inclusive island holiday where instead of long sleepless flights, tedious waits in transit with tantrum-chucking tots and tweens and stodgy, dodgy airplane food, you wake to a new location every day in your own bed, with an incredible variety of fun activities and a surplus of dining options at your disposal? It may […] Read more…
Travel has proven an amazing way of introducing our children to a range of new and exciting foods. But so many travellers, especially those with kids, refuse to bypass fast food chain burgers and the limp pizza at the hotel buffet to wrap their lips around the local cuisine. Sometimes it’s due to a fear of flavour but more often its […] Read more…
I holler in fright as a half-naked warrior leaps out from the undergrowth. Two more suddenly appear from Efate’s jungle armed with spears and arrows that are pointed directly at our heads. Now, I don’t like to make assumptions (and by ‘don’t’ I actually mean it’s my hobby) but, given the scowling faces and life […] Read more…
The first thing we notice when we arrive at l’île de Pins? The water is blue. Retina searingly so! The second? Our daughter has a big thing for coconut. Big enough that we’re considering the need for some kind of tropical fruit rehab before she starts freebasing them. While Sugarpuff slurps on the first of […] Read more…
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Hey, I’m Aleney! A mum, award-winning travel writer, magazine editor and gallivanting glutton. He’s Raff, the “boy” in boyeatsworld, and a fearless foodie, adventurer and eco-warrior. Along with his all-singing, all-dancing, all-adventurous sister, Sugarpuff, we’re exploring the world’s colour, culture and cuisine on a food safari for the junior set.
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