Blogs from Viti Levu, Fiji, Oceania - page 7

It was an early start flying out of Sydney and we had a long day ahead of us. Our flight was at 7am which meant leaving the hotel at 5am. It was a 3 hour flight from Sydney to Auckland; a 4 hour wait in Auckland for our connecting flight and then a further 3 hour flight to Nadi, Fiji. We landed at 6.30pm (Fijian time - 2 hours ahead of Sydney) which means we are now 11 hours ahead of South Africa and 13 hours ahead of UK time - very confusing, i know. The flights all in all went well. We flew with Air New Zealand and there was enough time to squeeze in a movie in both flights. The lady, who owned the house in which we would be staying, had arranged someone ... read more

Bula! :-) Arriving in Fiji on the Tuesday evening, we were greeted by the driver that the hotel had arranged for us. The journey would take an hour and a half with nothing more than a few villages between Nadi and Sigatoka where we would be staying. Having been to Ko Samui and Phuket we expected it to be similar but it was quite different. There was very little to be seen in the way of tourist shops, cafes and fast food places. It seems that although there are signs of development for hotels and houses along the road, the Fijians have managed to keep their paradise island exactly that. There are masses of fields growing sugar cane along the road and occasionally you would smell the burning where they had cut it down and see ... read more

So we are back home safe and sound. Fiji was Amazing! blue blue waters, coco nut filled palm trees and tons of adventures to be had. I would have updated the blog earlier, but the islands were very simple, and had no such luxuries as internet or hot water :P Throughout the week "fijitime" we managed to visit 4 small islands. the main island Nadi, corovue, coralview and bounty. Nadi is the main island. Most of the population lives there. its the main Hub for all the islands. This is where we first landed, in the blanket of the night, the first Backpackers was very nice, people just lounging by the TV in the common area, and if you walked a little further you are greeted by the white, soft sandy beaches and rolling waves that ... read more

It is our last day in Fiji, we have now been travelling since last September, I know a bit late to be starting a blog, but I have to confess that this is not the start, I just thought I would add a post a summary of each destination we visit to a travel dedicated site. Those of you who are interested in my Blog can find the full blog, a day by day account of our journey at www.travelswithbaggage.blogspot.com. I will start with this summary record at Fiji, not the start of our trip, but where I happen to be sat at the moment waiting for our flight to Hawaii. You can also get a different perspective on our trip if you look at my daughter's website, www.beingbaggage.com, where she keeps a video diary and ... read more

were now on fiji time!... )this is an actual thing- its all very relaxed does it get much better?! We got off the plane and was we walked into a wall of heat! We arrived at about 8 at night and still boiling hot :) once we walked through to baggage we were welcomed by about 5 guys in bula skirts and flowers playing a guitar and singing! how cool is that!. We found our madventurer people and then short van ride to our house. You always know its going to be a good journey when the van has a monkey for a gear stick ( that is a very weird sentence!) . Aman is the van driver,we were in amans van (it never gets boring) he drives us to coaching, eds bar etc and ... read more