Beachcomber island

Bula Fiji!

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March 15th 2008
"BULA" as the grass-skirted, affro-headed locals of Fiji would say. Nothing like getting off the plane and being serenaded by huge men playing tiny guitars! Nowhere else in the world could this be considered 'normal'. Good craic all the same. As we had arrived late, we spent our first night in Nadi. We had booked on to a bus for 8 a.m. the following morning to take us to the port for a boat to the ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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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