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Oceania » Fiji » Nadi October 31st 2011

Sorry the last blog entry on New Zealand was so late, there is almost no internet in paradise. After a 3 hour flight, Nicci and I entered the airport without a plan. Luckily the second you step out, travel agents swarm you like bees to honey. By the time I finished my smoke, Nicci had already picked a women and had a plan. After many months of traveling and just finishing a action-packed 3.5 weeks in NZ, we decided to skip cramming as many islands as we can into our 2.5 weeks and just pick 3 places to spend more time relaxing at. After receiving our ‘Bula’ (more on Bula later) beads made of small white shells, we caught a cab to Stoney Creek Resort for our first night on the main island. On the ... read more
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Oceania » Fiji » Nadi October 26th 2011

The RWC in NZ was an amazing experience but with the wet and cold weather I was thinking about the beach a lot! So one windy day in Wellington I popped into a bookshop and looked at a few guide books for the Pacific Islands that looked ideal for relaxing on the beach for a few weeks after the RWC. The options were the Cook Islands or Fiji. Both were in shoulder seasons with the rain arriving late November/December but Fiji won as it seemed more of a place travelers would go as it was on the RTW route via the USA. I also remembered that people I’d met from the 2008 trip were heading there and recommended it. How to travel around seemed quite complicated though but after much research on the Internet and the ... read more
Bounty Beach
Island hopping
Dinner on Bounty Island

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi September 13th 2011

So here I am, once again, ready to embark on another journey. It really doesn’t feel like its been a long time since my last trip. Time to take it to the other hemisphere. I had two separate tickets; one to Honolulu, and one from Honolulu to Seattle. My first stopover would be Nadi in Fiji. The boarding attendant accidentally tore my boarding pass, and so I had to wait a little longer before they could get me my seat, but no big deal. I got a seat on the upper deck of the 747. From here it was just sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying the flight. Feelings of euphoria came over me; I was very happy. There was no decent entertainment on the flight, so I put on my iPod, which sufficed. I had fish ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi September 9th 2011

Not many photographs - no digital camera...using the disposables Wednesday 24th August -Brisbane pit stop Early morning arrival into Brisbane. Went to City Backpackers on Roma Street for a power nap before walking into the city to try and buy cheap mobile phones. Just like Carphone Warehouse at home it was an exhausting experience. That said after nearly 3 hours of discussions I'm the proud owner of a phone which I am sure came out in 1998. Aussie number is (61) 0406 865 448. U.K phone is now off. Text me people! Back at the hostel we watched possibly the worst film ever made "The Lakehouse" - avoid at all costs. Followed by Braveheart. Living it up in Brisbane! Thursday 25th August Early morning flight to Fiji. Greeted at the airport by a smiling band singing ... read more
With the kids
Melanie
With the Inbetweeners

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi June 28th 2011

BULA!!!!!!!!! I made it to the other side of the world in one piece! My mom gave me a St. Christopher's (traveling saint) necklace as a gift the night before leaving for New Zealand, seeing as I have not had the best luck this past month with traveling. Thinking that the necklace would help change that luck I put it on that night and have not taken it off since. After my final goodbyes on Thursday with Hillary and my mom in the middle of the departure terminal at JFK, I was ready to start this adventure. Ticket, bag checked, security, plane on time, everything thing seemed to be running smoothly, that is until the flight attendant made an announcement saying we would be delayed on the runway for up to an hour. Of course ... read more
Island Chain at the Top of the Ridge Hike
Trip to the Village
Sunset

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi May 24th 2011

Bula vinaka! Fiji is so incredibly beautiful, I really like it here. I did a tour of the main island which introduced us to 'the real Fiji'. We visited a few villages and were made to feel so welcome. Everywhere you go, they make you a part of their family, and you take part in a kava ceremony, which is a traditional Fijian drink. And it's horrible! It's made from some kind of root and tastes like muddy water, which makes your tongue go a bit numb! But it's rude to say no so you have to keep drinking it every time it's offered! Went to a church service and had lunch with a family in the village, apart from the 10+ cups of kava it was really nice! We also did bilibili rafting (sitting on ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi May 22nd 2011

Hello! Or Bula as they say a lot in Fiji. How are we all? Hope everybody is well. Apologies for the fairly massive gap between blogs. I'd planned to do one earlier but I've spent the last 6 days on a tropical Fijian island that only had electricity and water occasionally. So internet was definitely out of the question. As you may have gathered from the title I'm pleased to report that me and Chris's attempt to meet up again was a success. As the time drew nearer I think we both started to think that meeting up in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was a fairly ambitious plan for two travellers who have suffered from their fair share of bad luck. But it all passed off without a hitch and we were able to ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi May 9th 2011

Über diesen Tag ist nicht viel mehr zu sagen als: Regen, Relaxen am Strand, Plaudern mit netten Menschen und ein paar Fiji Premium – muss sagen, das ist das beste Bier, das ich je getrunken habe;-) Am Abend hab ich mit Isabel, einer Schweizerin aus Locarno, dem italienischen Teil der Schweiz, ausgemacht, dass wir morgen gemeinsam auf Bounty island fahren. Das ist die zweitnächste Insel zum Festland von Port Denerau aus. Für heute gibt’s auch keine Fotos – ist einer der entspanntesten Tage meines Lebens gewesen ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi May 6th 2011

Um 8 Uhr bin ich aufgestanden und hab mein Frühstück diesmal wirklich genossen. Weniger genossen hab ich das Wetter, es hat ziemlich geregnet. Das angenehme dabei: der Regen ist auch warm. So ist aus dem Tag ein sehr gemütlicher geworden. Zuerst lange unter Dach im Freien gesessen und den Regen und die Ruhe genossen, gelesen, geschrieben, einfach entspannt.Am späteren Vormittag bin ich Schwimmen gegangen und hab danach mit einem Einheimischen eine Stunde lang geplaudert. War recht interessant, weil er mir ziemlich viel erzählt hat, aber dafür hat er ein Bier nach dem anderen gekippt und auch dementsprechend geredet mit der Zeit. Ist der Eigentümer des Hotels nebenan und hat halt den ganzen Tag nichts anderes zu tun. Und anscheinend gibt’s sonst nicht wirklich viele Menschen, die ihm zuhören, weil er aus Dankbarkeit dafür fast geweint hat ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi May 5th 2011

Bin sehr früh aufgewacht, weil meine lustigen drei Zimmerkollegen alle anscheinend recht früh wegmussten und Licht aufgedreht, laut geredet und nicht wirklich Rücksicht genommen haben. Egal, nach dem Aufstehen hab ich ins Internet schauen wollen, hab mir gestern extra 4 Minuten behalten, damit ich mir heute den Code für meine Geldbehebung bei Western Union runterladen kann. Da sagen mir doch die netten Herrschaften bei der Rezeption, dass das mit dem Logout nicht funktioniert. Auch wenn man früher ausloggt, bleibt das Guthaben nicht auf der Karte sondern läuft aus. Jetzt war ich von meinem Geld kurzfristig so weit entfernt wie gestern Abend. Mit einem großen Unterschied, der Lavinia hieß. Sie arbeitet hier an der Rezeption und hat mir ohne lang zu fragen sowohl eine Internetkarte als auch 10 Dollar für das Taxi in die Stadt vorgeschossen. Das ... read more
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ein Polizist in Uniform - wirklich!
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