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  • Holidays for Couples

    Unspoiled Romance

    Oct 15, 2015 5 minutes
    WORDS & IMAGES Cathy Finch

    Standing on a deserted sand cay swathed by an aqua lagoon, the delicate light of sunset changes its warm, golden glow to a soft pastel shade of pink. The slight roll of the ocean crumples almost silently on the shoreline and washes languidly over my sandy toes. A few steps away, a warm tropical breeze caresses the draping of white tulle falling from a romantic wedding gazebo setting. All that’s missing are the people.

    Sprawling over 28,000 square kilometres and scattered over 990 islands and atolls, the Solomon Islands could very well be the South Pacific’s best-ever kept secret. Ancient, whimsical, deserted, and divinely untouched, this destination uniquely offers a hideaway unscathed by time, tourism, and people.

    Having flown just three hours

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