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Tonga was a dream destination for me. It took me a year to plan and save up for it. But it only took about two hours after landing for those idyllic thoughts to be crushed. Tonga, my 47 th country, was supposed to be a dream trip but it quickly turned into a nightmare after I was sexually assaulted just hours after arriving. I often look at some other solo female travellers, who I consider far more daring than myself, with envy; jealous of their assuredness. However, while safety is my number one priority, I find that the more I travel, the more I try to engage with locals and participate in their daily life. Silly things like take the local bus rather than a taxi, eat at local restaurants rather than touristy ones, and shop at local markets rather than malls.

It offered a range of advice that included avoiding foods such as tea, coffee, oily foods and white flour, as well as avoiding non-vegetables -- meaning meat. The men, part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, were sent back to Tonga in disgrace earlier this year. But the teen says the men would summons the girls - three of whom were only 15 - several times a week over a six month period.

Issues addressed: This study was conducted to describe the sexual risk behaviours of youth within the Pacific Island nations of Vanuatu, Tonga and the Federated States of Micronesia. Methods: General health behaviour surveys were conducted with youth aged years and not attending school in the three countries. A sample of Ni-Vanuatu youth from the Shefa Province, youth from three island provinces of Tonga and 92 youth from Pohnpei, the main island of the four island states of the Federated States of Micronesia, were interviewed in gender-specific groups. Questions were asked about sexual behaviours that may contribute to unintended pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections STIs.