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Background: Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). A 1990 constitution favored native Melanesian control of Fiji, but led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. Amendments enacted in 1997 made the constitution more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a coup in May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in August 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government and gave a mandate to the government of Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE.



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Second Fijian entry, A lot has happen since I last wrote in this blog. Last week we visited five different schools around the capital of Suva. It was good fun and although not nearly as hard work as the camp still very tiring. We got to see a great range of schools from very small rural areas to large primary schools with much better facilities. On Thursday we went to the airport to catch a plane to the southern most island of Kadavu. This island was amazing. Boat is used as the main transport as there are few roads. The water [View Full Entry]

keziajukes - Kezia Jukes | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=308851] | 2008-08-06 06:20:05


Learner Divers
Learner Divers
Kerry and Dave trying not to be distracted by fish whilst learning how to take off mask underwater (photo: Uwe Zurth)
Shortly after our last blog, we were able to get back in the water and complete the diving course. It was absolutely fantastic and we had a hard job concentrating on doing the required exercises as we were constantly being sidetracked by fish, nudibranchs, sea cucumbers, cushion stars and the huge diversity of corals. The main criticism the dive instructor had was that when we saw the white tipped reef sharks for the first time, and the large eagle ray, we stopped breathing, which you are never supposed to do when diving ! After finishing the course we were invited to [View Full Entry]

Possum Post - Kerry Milligan and David Preston | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 22 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=251420] | 2008-02-29 23:07:33

On the diveboat
Colo-I-Suva Forest Park
Giant critters 1

Happy New Year Everyone, deputy editor Tina at the keyboard today.We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed seeing us sunning on the beach with our Christmas message. We had an interesting Christmas and New Year on the island of Kadavu in Southern Fiji and for me Christmas eve was certainly a day of calamity. We arrived at our resort in Kadavu on the 23rd, just as it turned dark due to delays, but whilst we managed to get a flight to the island, on a little 12 seater our luggage did not quite make it. We had promises [View Full Entry]

Mr D and Mrs Bear - Daren & Tina | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=233504] | 2008-01-06 21:40:06

Pre-Drinks Dip
Life is like a box of chocolates
Something Fishy in the Kitchen

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Felice Navidad, Joyeaux Noel etc
From us both [View Full Entry]

Mr D and Mrs Bear - Daren & Tina | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 5 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=229611] | 2007-12-22 21:50:06


By ninaandgernot
October 25th 2007

Fiji

 Oceania » Fiji » Kadavu Island
6-8/10 flight Wien - London 3h Var ok utom att vi fick vänta 30 min på att köra in till gaten på Heathrow pga trafikstockning. Tur att de bygger ut en ny Terminal.. We had to wait 30 min before the plane could go to the gate in Heathrow because of a congestion. Lucklily the new Terminal 5 will soon open in Heathrow.. flight London - Los Angeles 11 h Alla passagerare som flyger via USA måste numera gå ut genom passkontollen och tullen. Synd om dem som bara ska resa igenom men inte kommer vidare eftersom de inte får visum [View Full Entry]

ninaandgernot - Nina Friman | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 17 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=245467] | 2008-02-12 11:06:05

The bure
View from the bure
The main bure

By Divey Spidey
August 3rd 2007

Kadavu

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Air Fiji Plane
Air Fiji Plane
The little 8 seater we flew to Kadavu in. The tiny building behind it is the aiport terminal :-)
I haven't been able to update for a while, apparently travel blog's servers crashed. I think my old entries might have been lost too.... Last time I updated, I was starting to get a sore throat. The morning after it was really bad and turning into a cold. We left Raintree lodge and headed for the airport, with a stop at a supermarket to get some soluble aspirin for my throat. The plane to Kadavu was tiny, with 8 passenger seats. Upon arrival we discovered the place we had intended to stay was fully booked. Instead, we headed to a smaller [View Full Entry]

Divey Spidey - Robyn W | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 11 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=188789] | 2007-08-06 22:39:23

Beach at Reaces Place
The house we slept in
View from our verandah

Robyn fishing
Robyn fishing
(note the plastic Coke bottle in her hand, which is her "fishing gear")
There were still no golden doves to be found in the forest the next morning, or much else (but I'd pretty much got most of what I was after the day before anyway so that was alright). When we got back to Raintree, Robyn went fishing. There was a sign at the counter saying that if you could catch a fish in the lake then they would cook it for you for free. If it sounds like there might be a catch you'd be right. The fishing line was just a length of cord tied to an empty coke bottle, there [View Full Entry]

Scary Israel - Israel | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 9 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=193665] | 2007-08-20 10:48:53

Kadavu shining parrot Prosopeia splendens
Collared lory Vini solitarius
Brown-tailed copper-striped skink Emoia cyanura

Ok, I've been in Fiji for 2 and a half weeks or so. It's very hard to get to an internet cafe and update the site on a regular basis, let alone upload photos, but I will eventually! We had a great 9 day sail from New Zealand although we did get a little smacked from a low. Soon after we landed in Fiji our other crew member Chris left the boat, so since then it has just been me and Dave. Dave is able to send updated to his blog every other day or so from the boat (I'm not [View Full Entry]

whereskathy - Kathy Harkey | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=162845] | 2007-05-28 00:00:00


By BallingerLewis
May 11th 2007

Kadavu

 Oceania » Fiji » Kadavu Island
Our boat was supposed to leave at 10pm. We didn't realise that is was Fiji time and therefore it left at 2am! After a very bumpy journey, we finally docked at 12pm at Vunisea harbour (Kadavu's main port) - what a nightmare! We took a short speed boat ride to Gaola Island, arriving at our "resort", Reece's Place. Again, we were the only travellers there and would be for the next 4 nights. We were shown to a wonderful cabin that would be "our house". The place was run by the Reece family and had such a homely feel about it. [View Full Entry]

BallingerLewis - Dom and Bex | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 15 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=159866] | 2007-08-06 11:46:14

Docking at Vunisea
Looking back on the boat
Lonely boat at Vunisea harbour

By jayscoh
February 16th 2007

Best Day Ever

 Oceania » Fiji » Kadavu Island
Return to Suva!
Return to Suva!
Small Atu, big Atu and Jabo welcome us home
A few people commented on the morose tone of my last entry, so I’m following it up with a cheery blog. Just to add another twist to the story, I got the call a week ago saying my assignment was given the all-clear to return, so I’ve decided to spend another three months in Fiji to finish it off. But more on that later - first, a rundown on one of the most amazing days I’ve ever had. Ed and I hopped on an aeroplane down to Kadavu, an island half an hour’s flight to the south of Suva, to join [View Full Entry]

jayscoh - Julia & Ed | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 21 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=129569] | 2007-02-16 04:34:36

Flying to Kadavu
Flying to Kadavu
Matava


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