Blogs from Suva, Fiji, Oceania - page 4

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 raft. A full and exciting day out. We.re now experiencing a tropical storm. That's why we have at last time to write to you all. Still not found a pc available to upload photo's Hopefully will do in OZ. ... read more

“Bula” we are on “Fiji Time” Friday 17th October 2008 People here talk about “Fiji Time” meaning you take it slow and everyone says ‘Bula” (“Hello’) with a smile. We are in Paradise and we’ve hardly seen anything yet since this is only our third night here. Fiji wouldn’t be everyone’s ’cup of tea’; unless you are in an excusive resort, of which there are several, it is a bit scruffy, very rural and inefficient, the public loo in Nadi is unapproachable if like me you have a sensitive nose and the local busses are crowded and rickety; the mosquitoes are ferocious (we have the coils alight) we’ve been without power for the last four hours and cooked by candle-light (it has just come back on and the thunder and lightning has only just stopped and ... read more

Hi all Well 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 really. The next morning (my birthday) was the start of the Feejee experience. I got picked up at 8am from the hotel and met Natasha whilst waiting for the bus. Our guide Anna and driver Willie seemed really quiet a bit disinterested really. We picked up a few more people then headed to Nadi town centre ... read more

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 night of relaxation but didnt turn out as planned as u will see on the photies, me, amy and jenna excelled ourselves on the drunken stakes!! It started off with just the three of us but then were joined by Godfrey from Sydney and his buddy, a scottish girl we met here, Justin from New ... read more

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 airport and were told that we were at the wrong terminal which is not good at Los Angeles airport! Panick on, like we havnt had enough excercise already this wk! Left LA at 10.30pm on 5th and by magic we arrived in fiji this morning at 5.15 on 7th! Magic huh! Were staying at the house where they filmed the itv programme Celebrity ... read more