Blogs from Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji, Oceania - page 8

BULA EVERYBODY!!!!! This is the second blog update in just a few days so if you haven’t read our previous blog (about Hollywood etc) it would be better to do that first. For those of you who don’t know, Fiji is about 3 hours flight north of the top of New Zealand. It is part of the commonwealth and is governed by 14 paramount chiefs, one of whom is selected to run the islands. There are two main islands and nearly 400 more that make up what is known as Fiji. We arrived from LA about 5.30am into Nadi airport, which is on the largest island - Viti Levu. We then went straight to Robinson Crusoe Island where we spent the next few days. Its about 30 min boat ride from the coast but at low ... read more

Hey everyone. Sorry about not updating for a while, the net access in Fiji was dodgy in Nadi and nonexistent on the island I went to (more about that later). I'm actually posting this from my uncle's house in New Zealand. After rather cool weather in LA the air in Fiji hit like a hammer along with a loud "Bula!" from the airport staff. This is 3AM and it's very hot. Driving through Nadi and sweating, things don't seem that great in Fiji. Nadi looks run down and charmless and after a quick look around the place I'm staying shows nothing special. Since I was tired I just fell asleep on my bunk and (after waking up with bites on my feet the next morning- mosquitos are everywhere in Fiji) arranged for immediate transfer to an ... read more

Bula Everybody! Welcome to the wonderful Island of Fiji, where the sun is unbearably hot and the rain sets in at about 3pm everyday..it's paradise on Earth to be sure......... Ok, so maybe i've made it sound a lot worse than it really is, but i was NOT expecting or prepared for this type of weather - i was supposed to be topping up on my tan before i came home, not baking to death and dodging the thunder storms! Enough of the negatives though, let's focus on the good stuff. For starters the Hostel was nice, which is ALWAYS a good thing, although there's no kitchen so you have to eat in the restaurant each night - not too big of a problem though as the place is pretty cheap! All the staff are pleasant, ... read more

by caroline DAY 97 Our flight today is 12.10pm, back to Carcacas yet again. The worst thing is saying goodbye and that empty feeling you get. We arrived in Caracas at 6.30pm, at the Catimar hotel we head to the bar for supper, we ordered 2 beers and got 2 strawberry milkshakes good to see our spainish has improved. Day 98 Flight to Dallas is 10.24am, on arriving in Dallas we have to make our way to security where for some reason my camara sets off an explosive alarm, just my luck. Tim's looking a bit panick stricken, anyway no worries apparently this happens all the time. Whats daft is you can just walk out side and have a smoke, with nothing stopping you from just walking out into the street. L A is much the ... read more

Unfortunately it's time to leave this paradise island. We sit waiting for the boat which listening to the dancers rehearsing in the building next to us. Our suncream has run out so we sit in the shade, but still get burnt! The return journey was quicker and smoother so no sickly stomach this time. Pizza for dinner, yum. The food at Horizon Beach backpacker's is very good.... read more