Blogs from Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji, Oceania - page 3

For those of you paying attention I left you on Sanawai. Next up came the Sunrise resort on an island I'll fill in when i get my notes. There are a few things I should point out about here.... 1. We were told the food wasn't great. 2. We were told the P.R guy (that's what the hosts call themselves) is entertaining. 3. On the other side of the island the film 'Blue Lagoon' with Brooke Shields was filmed. 4. Britney Spears and Operah Winfrey stayed up the road. To clarify. The food wasn't any different to what we were already having. The P.R guy or 'Queen' as he was called reminded us of Bubbles from 'Little Britain' when he spoke. "Hello Darling" Oh and points 3 and 4 are true. Constantly a day ahead of ... read more

Hi all! Have finally managed to find a decent computer so I can update you all! Spent almost a week on the Feejee Bus going rounf Viti Levu, the main Ilsand of Fiji. Saw loads, and really got to experience the Fijian culture and way of life. I visited villages, took part in a traditional Kava ceremony, went river tubing, visited a school, threw myself off the top of a waterfall, took part in a Bilibili raft race and went scuba diving....and that's only the beginning!!! The Kava ceremony was probably the most traditional part of the culture that I experienced. Kava is a drink made from the ground root of the Kava plant. It is a sacred drink, originally drank by the chief and his warriors before they went off to war. It is ... read more

Aika menee ihan kasittamattoman nopeasti ja tanaan lahdetaan taalta Fijilta kohti LA:ta. Enaan vajaa kaksi viikkoa niin reissu on takana ja palataan takaisin suomeen. saavuttiin toissapaivan takaisin saarihyppelylta ja siistia oli. Ensimmaisen saaren olot olivat tosin aika alkeelliset, mutta paikat paranivat kokoajan matkan edetessa. Taalla saa ajatukset helposti pois murheista ja on ihan kiva olla viikko puhelimen ja mailin tavoittamattomissa.. Kaksi ensimmaista paivaa vietettiin siis taalla Nadissa Nomads Sky Lodge nimisessa hostellissa, joka oli tosi mukava uima-altaineen. Nadin kaupunki ei tehnyt meihin kumpaankaan kovin suurta vaikutusta ja ei siella vietettykkaan sitten turhan paljon aikaa. Paikallinen bussi kaupunkiin maksoi 0.6$ ja oli mielenkiinoinen kokemus. Fiji on koyha maa ja koyhyys nakyy kaikessa. Turismi on taalla todella iso tulonlahde. Yllattava kylla, hinnat turi... read more

Nyt tehdaan tallainen pika paivitys Uuden-Seelannin osalta. Vietettiin ikimuistoiset 11 paivaa Uudessa-Seelannissa ja eilen iltapaivalla lennettiin tanne Fijille. Huomenna lahdetaan saarihyppelylle joka kestaa seitseman paivaa. Eli varsinkin aiteille tiedoksi etta ei tarvitse olla huolissaan vaikka meista ei kuulukkaan seuraavaan viikkoon mitaan. Koko Fijilla ei ole kuuluvutta Soneran liittymalla joten seuraavan kerran laitetaan viestia 5.5. :) Seikkailu Taru Sormusten Herrasta- maassa aloitettiin Aucklandista jonne saavuttiin 15.4 illalla, silla lentomme Sydneysta oli lahes 4 tuntia myohassa. Loysimme aivan ydinkeskustasta mukavan hostellin, mutta matkustaminen oli vienyt sen verran voimia (seka edellisen yon lyhyet unet lentokentalla), etta pienen iltapalan jalkeen painuttiin nukkumaan. Aamulla kaytiin hieman tutustumassa kavellen kaupunkiin ja totesimme etta saavuimme syksyn k... read more

Apparently WAI TUI means "the ocean/waves/the sea" in Fijian (or something like that), and the WAI TUI International is the once-a-year international paddling competition in Fiji. "Paddling?" I hear you say, "how can that be a competitive sport?" . Ah, yes. We Europeans are not so used to this utilisation of the word paddling. What we are talking about here is outrigger canoes and I have included plenty of photos to illustrate...most are of the one-man canoe but there's also the 6-man (women) version if you look carefully....believe me when I say, it is no walk in the park. There were teams from all over: Australia, Samoa, New Zealand, USA, Tahiti and, of course, Fiji. But, um, what was I doing there you may ask, as , obviously, I've never paddled an outrigger canoe in ... read more