Blogs from Mamanuca Islands, Fiji, Oceania - page 6

Bula! Greetings from Mana Island! After 25 grueling hours of traveling from NY, a layover in LA, connecting to Nadi, Fiji and a ferry ride later, I am finally here! I was so tired I barely knew what day it was, especially with the whole hopping over the international dateline maneuver, so I checked into my romantic island bure for one at the Mana Island Resort, ate lunch, and passed out on the beach. It is gorgeous down here! Clear turquoise waters, white sand, and everything tropical island dreams are made of. And the beaches at the resort come with lounge chairs under thatched straw umbrellas that kept me from burning to a crisp while completely out cold that first day. So after peeling myself off the beach and wiping the line of drool off my ... read more

I have to be honest. We spoiled ourselves in Fiji. After all our good intentions of staying at the backpackers didn't pay off, and we were desperate for something to book quickly, we chose Treasure Island and stuck it on the credit card. Ok it was a bit naughty of us, but after reading some reviews of some of the backpacker islands we thought we probably made the right decision - it would be awful to go to Fiji and find that it was grubby, noisy, glass on the beaches hell... So Treasure Island it was! We flew into Nadi at about 4pm and found the Raffles Gateway Hotel to be very nice - and right opposite the airport, couldn't have been easier. We jumped in a taxi to head off into Nadi to get a ... read more

Fiji I would just wanted to thank you all very much for the kind birthday emails. I had the most wonderful birthday just as you said, lazing in the sun on a beautiful white beach on one of the Islands of Fiji. We met a lovely couple from Brisbane who we spent the day snorkelling and kayaking with. We went to a gorgeous lookout at the highest point of Mana island and watched the sun set on a secluded beach before heading to the best restaurant for a 5 course meal right by the water. We watched and crab race and met our friends for cocktails, as usual we were the last ones up, still chatting after the bar had closed. It was an amazing birthday! Tony was so sweet and even treated me to a ... read more

Bula from Fiji! We arrived around 5am today, October 28 2008. Yes, we are ahead :) Just wanted to let everyone know that we landed safely and we are enjoying our stay here so far! When we arrived at the airport, we were transported via helicopter to a secluded island called Matamanoa. I can't describe how beautiful everything is! We passed many little islands and coral reefs. We already have our snorkeling and fishing trips booked for today. Well our time online is limited so I will write more later. ... read more

Today was mostly hangover but this was helped by a quick dip in the sea. The cool, clear water was an excellent solution to the throbbing head. We managed some breakfast and then sat around chatting and attempting to fill in the details from the night before. At 11.30am we said our good byes to the people who were leaving and welcomed in the next visitors. The day was very chilled and we just hung around on the beach with the occasional game of frisbee or volleyball. The evenings entertainment was cross-dressing and a Miss/Mr World Competition. Mark and Dale quickly jumped at the chance to dress as women and were soon in their full attire, make-up and all! The evening was great and Mark was very pleased with his joint 3rd placement. From then on, ... read more