http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Fiji , Suva en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:01:59 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:01:59 +0000 Ah SuvaThey ferry out of Levuka was a great 4am departure. My body clock was still a mess so while Jules slept on the boat I was being snappy happy at yet another sunrise. Due to the timezones and international date line I was one of the first people to see it rise that morning DOnto Suva via the bus...A place that I have no interest in really talking about.It's a city a big busy city tha http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-440886.html Fiji is a faster pace than Tonga and they have better curry Tonga well they have kava and go through lots of piglets http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-423547.html Hi allWell we're already a week into our project and this is the first opportunity to get in contact with anyone. Its going so well. Last week we arrived in Nadi after a very very long time on the plane and were met by the local guiding commissioner and also their international coordinator which presented us with these amazing flower garlends. We spent some time getting over jet lag and then tra http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-417950.html Fiji Heaven..............Well what to report........WE LOVE FIJI there you go I think that sums up the past 2 weeks.To go into a bit more detail we have just moved out of our 6 bed dorm and are now the proud owners of a beautiful Garden Room we were extremely lucky to have had the 6 bed dorm to ourselves for most of the two weeks we only had a nice German girl join us for the last 4 nights http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-400440.html Our last week in New Zealand with ldquoDr Whordquo our little camper van......................Well as a matter of fact we had a nice last week there the weather wasnrsquot to bad dry most days with the odd appearance of Mr Sunshine. We spent most of the week back in Taupo itrsquos a lovely little lakeside town and had a great free campsite just on the outskirts everyone is a winner. We http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-397824.html 14th APRIL 2009 ARRIVAL IN SUVAOnce off the bus in Suva we got into a taxi and headed to Raintree Lodge our resort. It was 7km out of town and so not in the best location but the price was right The place was really nice and they upgraded us to a double room rather than a dorm...bit of a brucey bonus there There were some cool waterfalls nearby and the resort was set on a big lake...would http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-393370.html Fiji Mainland 30th Oct 12th NovAfter returning to the mainland from the Yasawas we stayed at the travellers beach resort near Nadi for three nights in a backpackers room that looked more like a hospital ward. Here we planned our remaining time in Fiji. we decided to travel around the bottom of the island to Suva the capital stopping at a few backpacker resorts on the way. Our first stop was http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-370235.html Apparently the tropical depression that hit Fiji has flooded the roads back to Nadi so we are currently stuck at Uprising Beach resort. The good news is I no longer have to worry about getting sunburned. The bad news is that the mosquitoes are out in record numbers and are currently having a 5 course meal my legs arms and neck.Yesterday I forgot to mention that we went sandboarding at the dunes http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-361593.html Bula everyone. Well we're here on the beautiful island of Fiji. The temp was 75 when we got off the plane at 5am yesterday. We arrived at the resort some 60k on the west side That day the sun was out reached very high temp. We went to a firewalking and kava cermony. Which is a traditional drink when entering into the village. We.re off to swim by a waterfall tomorrow and sail down a river in a raf http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-355506.html IT IS 27TH OCTOBER WE ARE IN LEVUKA ON OVALAU ISLAND FIJI. WE ARE ONLINE AGAIN AFTER 6 DAYS SO WE CAN NOW SEND THE BLOGS WRITTEN PREVIOUSLYColoISuva Forest Wednesday 22nd October 2008We have been in Fiji for one week now and have seen more rain than we get in a year on the Costa Blanca. We are in ColoISuva forest about 10 kilometres north of Suva. It is beautiful despite the fact that http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-338739.html ldquoBulardquo we are on ldquoFiji Timerdquo Friday 17th October 2008People here talk about ldquoFiji Timerdquo meaning you take it slow and everyone says lsquoBulardquo ldquoHellorsquo with a smile. We are in Paradise and wersquove hardly seen anything yet since this is only our third night here. Fiji wouldnrsquot be everyonersquos rsquocup of tearsquo unless y http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-336404.html Neiafu Vavau notorious for humpback whales mounds of taro root and a church on every street and country corner is nestled along the tiny Port of Refuge obscured from sight and protected from the ocean by towering hills and sheltered coves. The Kingdom of Tonga the only sovereign monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean is made up of a whopping 171 islands only 48 of which ar http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-331199.html HelloWell this is a slightly odd update as having returned to England for a couple of months I am now in FijiI'm doing a GirlGuiding project and working really hard. We flew last weekend as a group of four from Heathrow. It took 11 hours to get to LA Airport and and we went striaght onto our next flight which took 10 12 hours to get tO Nadi Fiji. We are a really good team and am getting on http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-305333.html Hi allWell I know its been ages since I last updated and thats just been because I haven't had a chance due to where I have been. So I'm going to update on the Feejee experience now and my time on the islands soon when Im not so tired after a long flight where I landed before I took off.The day I last updated I spent sitting by the pool and generally doing nothing relaxing after New Zealand reall http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-284236.html A random collection of photos from around Fiji I was a bit slow getting into this blogging caper so the photos go back to the start of my trip in June 2007. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-278502.html Hibiscus Festival a week long festival of pageants rides concerts talent competitions and BBQ http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-278220.html Hi everyone Just a quick blog before we head off to New Zealand to never be seen again So where did we get to last time mmmm....... ah yes Mango Bay We got our driver from the beachouse Hairy or something like that but we just call him Henry to pick us up once we were partied out he wasnt happy coz we were late for the third time woops So back home to the beachouse we went for a quiet http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-236303.html Oh dear oh dear Well Jenna arrived 4 days ago just in time for me Clemmie to get over our jetlag so the party commences Night 1 with Jenna at the Beachouse we had a few too many tipples started playing RippyTippy Spots to u I so as soon as we can manage to add the pics you will see exactly how badly that night went VERY funny although I think we were frowned upon just slightly by http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-235436.html Hi everyone Well we're onto destination 2 now which is the beautiful Fiji Thank god we like this place otherwise we would have been on the next flight home The bus drivers are NO better i tried soo hard not to cry whilst amy laughed heartless cow... So Nearly missed our lift to the airport yesterday because.... ok no because we were just chillin out in the tv room Then got to the airpor http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-233594.html HEy everyonetoday i'm in suva the capital of fiji and therefore i have found some cheap and fast internet yes simon please cancel that internet phone for me that would be greatly appreciated but send in my rebate first so im not out 50 bucks please and thanks so the last few days have been INSANE i've done soooo much....i only stayed in NADi the first night then i got on my feegee experience t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Suva/blog-232461.html