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Who’d live on an island like this?

Back in Fiji. Back on Vorovoro. Back to a routine I know so well. But who makes up this little island community these days and what have they been up to whilst the rest of the world has been watching football, tennis & oil spills?

From Vorovoro to John Obey. How did that happen?

It was September 1st 2006. We’d just welcomed the ‘first footers’ onto Vorovoro’s golden sands and Tui Mali had accepted our offer of the tabua (whales tooth) as our social contract with his community. We had begun.

The Project: Building a new kind of community in Sierra Leone

In October 2010, a new group of visitors will arrive on Sierra Leone’s John Obey Beach, 20 miles south of the capital, Freetown, and begin to build a new life alongside the local fishing community.

Enter the geotourists…

Ben Keene recounts his trip to the Geotourism Summit at National Geographic HQ in Washington D.C.

From blood diamonds to beach football

In one of the world’s poorest countries an innovative new sports foundation led by a premier league player is changing more than just perceptions.

Fiji Tourism Will Recover

Before leaving for London Ben Keene reflects on Tourism in Fiji and the role Tribewanted is playing in steering the industry along the right path.

Tribewanted: Islands As Arks

On Vorovoro, we can see so easily the full cycle of life and its biodiversity, and that is why it is the ideal place to educate, inspire and make connections.

Best Job In The World? Vorovoro vs Hamilton Island

Not one, but two dream island jobs are on offer this week.

Global Enterprise Week

Like signing-up for duty, it is now up to the entrepreneurs of this country, apparently, especially those with little or no experience.