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Fiji Islands

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September 7th 2007
I got to Fiji on the 7th of September, its only a short flight (three and a half hours) so that was good. Basically I rocked up not knowing when and what islands I wanted to go too, had my Bula boat pass and some accomodation vouchers so depending on how much I liked the island I decided where I was going on a day to day basis when I got on the boat as it was easy enough to do it that way and a ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

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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 la... ... read more