Down the street from the hostel

BULA BULA!

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April 7th 2008
Greetings from New Zealand! I just arrived a few hours ago, so not much to write about from here yet; I'll get to that in a later post. But as for Fiji.... it was wonderful. Since this is my first post, I'll start from the beginning. The first actual realization as to where I was going and really how far away I am was on the plane from LAX to Fiji. The flight left at around 1 AM and I immediate ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi

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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