Blogs from Nadi, Fiji, Oceania - page 5

Schon beim Anflug auf Nadis International Airport (der nebenbei der wohl kleinste und schnuckeligste International Airport ist, den ich kenne…man wird allerdings mit einer dreiköpfigen Fiji Band und ihren Ukulelen empfangen…Zoll, Security Kontrolle, Gepäckband und Duty Free sind praktisch alle in einem Raum…) hat man einen genialen Blick auf kleine Inseln und Korallenriffe…vom Zyklon sieht man gelegentlich noch etwas, was sich in einer braunen Farbe auf manchen Feldern und Landstrichen zeigt, aber im grossen Ganzen von oben schon ein herrliches Paradies…wir sind in einem Hostel eingebucht für die ersten beiden Nächte. Das Bamboo Hostel wird traditionell von Fijianern geleitet…man muss sich gleich daran gewöhnen, dass auf Fiji alles etwas gechillter und langsamer abläuft…die Leute hier nennen diesen Stil “Fiji Time”. Bedeutet man lässt sich gerne mal etwas mehr Zeit und lässt sich auf kei... read more

Arrived Tuesday evening and the resort is fine but miles from anywhere so we are just relaxing by the beach during the day and by night we make friends at the bar then have dinner. We have had heavy rain in the evenings but sunshine by day. It is 31C and very humid. We have palled up with a nice couple from Bedford, Tom & Sue. We share many common interests so this means the conversation never dries up. I will post a few photos but really nothing much more to report until we get to Hawaii.... read more

The road with our hostel has a few other hostels on it but there isn’t too much else going on. Melissa, Jessie, Nate, Kyle and I decided to check out the city of Nadi to see a bit more of Fiji. We took the local bus that stops right outside of our hostel. It conveniently runs every couple hours but the schedule doesn’t mean much because it runs on “Fiji time”. This saying that they always use basically means that any scheduled time really means anywhere from 5 mins to an hour after that. Fiji time can be a real pain in the ass when I’m trying to get something done or I’m starving before dinner. Like expected, the bus came a good half hour late. This local bus was no Translink to say the least. ... read more

Fiji is sooooo great!!!! We stepped off of the plane and immediately felt the heat outside. The airport is really tropical and there were 3 guys playing Fijian songs while everyone waited in line at customs. Everyone says "Bula!" when they see you (aka hello) and it's considered rude in their culture when you don't say it back. Workers from my hostel, Bamboo, picked us up at the airport. On the drive to Bamboo I was completely taken off guard by the views out the window. I knew Fiji wasn’t the most developed country but it’s way more Third World than I was expecting. Bamboo is a bit beat up too but now I’ve realized that it’s actually pretty nice considering the standards of living in Fiji. On our first night (11/24/12) we stayed at the ... read more

I got into Fiji at 6 am local, it's now 8:47. It was nice to see the sun rise over the mountains in Fiji, I took some pictures. I once again tried contacting my parents, but I needed a special phone card to use the phones here. So, I bought a connection to their wifi. I reached the data cap just by turning my iPad on and my apps updating. So, they think I'm dead probably. I don't think I'm ever allowed to travel again. Other than the Scottish, I've never seen so many men wearing skirts, but these pacific islanders seem to like them. At first I was surprised they were longer than the ladies skirts, but then I realized how aquward short skirts would be. Well, my travels continue, the plane is about to ... read more