Blogs from Fiji, Oceania - page 128

I've been in paradise for 2 weeks and its a place I will never forget! The Fijian people are so friendly and the 300 plus tropical islands that fiji is made up of are stunningly beautiful with white sandy beaches, palms trees, and lovely blue lagoons. Its the end of winter here but its still very warm but a little cloudy and rainy at times. We were made welcome soon after the 5am landing at nadi airport by 3 Fijian mean who played guitar and sang to us while we patiently waited to get our tourist visa, along with all the other people who disembarked our double decker boeing from LA. The air pacific boeing was really cool but we were too tired to take advantage of the LCD screens built into the seats and the ... read more

In the words of the Kaiser Chiefs...."Oh my god I cant believe it, i've never been this far away from home!" Well, we are now officially the furthest we have been away with a whopping 11 hour time difference and a mental 13000 miles from home. Weird, considering last week when we were in Indo we were comparitively close - just a direct flight from Singapore in fact. To get to Fiji we had to cross into New Zealand briefly, just for a few hours and long enough to get a warning for joking about bombing planes. Suffice to say Lara is not any longer particularly welcome on Air NewZealand after she mentioned in passing that their incompetence and incorrect information meant that she could put a bomb in her bag and blow up the plane. ... read more

I'm now in the airport at Fiji on my way to the Cooks. Last 3 nights in Fiji were spent on Beachcomber Island, what an amazing place! Me and Jim practically had the best room on the island and it became quite hot spot! The island itself has an 85 bed dorm so there is us with a beachfront Bure and me a double bed, poor old Jim in the single!! Did te usual things on a tropical island, jet skiis, parasailing, beach volleyball and partied till we puked! yesterday we hired some Kayaks and ended up rowing to the nearest island (Treasure Island) for a beer with a couple of guys. Nice idea, didn't look too far we thought! It was bloody miles away, got the blisters on my hands to prove it, still got ... read more

Ilta tummuu ja tahdet loistavat meren ylla. Matkalaiset istuvat odottamassa iltaruokaansa (ensimmaisina tietenkin...) samalla kun meri parin askelen paassa lyo pienia aaltoja rantaan. Kauempaa rannalta kuuluu kylan lasten naurua ja vesileikkien aania; paivan koulutyo on takana ja on iltapesun aika. Pieni Manan saari voitti tarjouskilpailumme etsiessamme paratiisia, joka ei veisi meita vararikkoon. Noin 99 % maan lomakohteista sisallyttaa hintoihinsa kolme ruokaa paivassa ja ovat selkeasti hinnoiteltu valkoisille turisteille. Normaali ruoka taalla kaupungissa maksaa kahdelta hengelta noin 4 euroa ja lomakohteissa ottavat kahdesta ruoasta (aamiainenhan kuuluu taalla aina huoneen hintaan) 20 euroa henkilolta - paikalliseen hintatasoon nahden tama on todella kova. Pitkan etsimisen jalkeen loysimme kuin loysimmekin saaren, joka on suunnattu reppureissaajille ja paasimme nauttimaan Fijin s... read more

Having left LAX on 23/9@23:30, arrived in Fiji on 25/9@05:10 as a result of crossing the International Date Line - another lifetime first! Spent much of the first day at Nadi airport sorting out a 6 night island excursion to the Yasawa and Mamanuca Islands.... the plan was always to get off the main island Viti Levu a.s.a.p to experience true island paradise. Visited the Viseisei village later that afternoon in an attempt to experience some true Fijian culture before leaving Viti Levu. I was dissapointed as the village seemed somewhat modernised with a distinct lack of traditional bures. So having bought a 7 day Bula pass, caught the Yasawa Flyer for the first leg of 6 nights island hopping. Spent the first two nights up North on Nacula, staying at the Nabua Lodge where I ... read more