Tropical Paradise

Bula it's Fiji time

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January 9th 2006
Happy New Year from Fiji. Well it's nice to be back on our travels and I don't think we could have found a more perfect place to get away from the freezing greyness that is London. We arrived on New Years Eve at our first hostel after a 40 hour journey (3 flights, 28 hours flying time 12 hours waiting around in airports) to a bunch of merry surfer dudes sitting by the pool drinking cocktails. "Are ... 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