Blogs from Malolo Island, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji, Oceania

Morning All….we hope everyone is well! Well as ever we are late…..we left Fiji over 3 weeks ago and have only just got around to updating the blog! Fiji is definitely one of the most beautiful places we have ever been to in the world so far, it’s so beautiful we actually got sick of the perfect scenery on occasion!! We started our journey, like most, in the capital Nadi which was ok but a bit of a dump! We got to experience some of the mainland life and the local market which was an abundance of fruit & veg and Kava. We had booked 5 days on the mainland before leaving the UK; fortunately we messed up with the date difference so we only had to spend 3 days there. We caught the slow ‘fast ... read more

They used to say that the world was flat, and if you sailed to the end, you'd plummet over the edge into an abyss.. COOL! I'm now in the Eastern Hemisphere, having crossed the International Date Line and 180-degree mark. Not much else to report, but I can safely say Fijans have been the friendliest people in my South Pacific experience. There are some small culture shocks, such as how people ask for gifts. The customs official came aboard, poked through our stuff, went through our wallets, and then asked if we had any iPods or DVDs or clothes that we would like to give him as a gift. I think he got a tshirt out of the ordeal, and he seemed disappointed about that. The recent history of Fiji has seen an incredible amount of ... read more

Since I last updated the blog, a lot has happened. After all our visitors left us (sniff sniff!) at the end of January, we started the job hunt to keep ourselves fed for the last stretch in Melbourne. But then, Claud got a phonecall to go home, as her dad had had a heartattack. She got to spend two days with him before he passed away on January 26th. Thankfully, Claud is back with us now, in fantastic spirits, despite the hard times she and all of her family have gone through. Our next, and final, three months of travelling are in honour of Jim. So after the three gobshites were reunited, it was time to say goodbye to Melbourne - not an easy task! Myself and Sib went to Babka Bakery on Brunswick Street about ... read more

This place was stunning seriously thought we had been taken to the wrong place when we turned up, we even got a welcome drink!! We had a room with an ocean view and our own bathroom which believe me is a luxury. This is the island where we probably gained weight as we got breakfast, lunch and a 3 course dinner. Really not the backpacker lifestyle. We spent most days here in a hammock and snorkelling. There were free kayaks so we had a go at that, first time was quite successful. The second time when we were coming back we were fighting against the current and Laura got stressed. we were going nowhere fast. This resulted in an attempt at swimming back and then throwing out the paddle..not a good idea. Sam had to come ... read more

hallo ihr lieben........haben uns lange nicht gemeldet........waren die erste zeit auf malola island und haben uns die sonne auf den pelz scheinen lassen. uns geht es soweit bombe ....man hat zwar eher das gefuehl , dass man in little india ist aber sonst alles tuti....... auf fiji gibt es naehmlich 50% fijianer und 50% inder....... und die haben es faust-dick hinter den ohren.... was armut und kriminalitaet an geht ....oh,oh,oh....... ist eben ein drittes welt land und das sollte man nicht vergessen. es ist schon komisch, wenn man das erstemal in seinem leben das gefuehl hat, als weise in der minderheit zu sein......was aber die natur angeht einfach toll. mein herz haengt zwar noch immer in neuseeland fest aber dieses blaue wasser und diese teils unberuehrte natur ist fantastisch....... melden uns spaeter nochmal und versuchen mal ... read more