Fijian Yaqona (Kava) Ceremony

Tough assignment in Fiji but someone had to do it!

February 1st 1972
I was fortunate enough to be sponsored through my undergraduate Chemical Engineering degree at the University of NSW via a CSR cadetship. For those old enough to remember, CSR was originally the ultra-conservative Colonial Sugar Refining Company. Amongst the benefits of this cadetship were that they paid you some pocket money along the way so you didn’t have to spend nights or weekends working i ... read more

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

Nomad Old Farts

Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Fiji Islands
It is always good to see ceremonies while traveling. Thanks for posting an old trip.

6th September 2021

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

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Great to hear from you guys again after our enforced break. I hope I don't overload your in tray over the next couple of months but I'm planning on doing one blog a day if possible. I must say it's giving me a lot of enjoyment retracing my tracks of 46 years ago, not to mention filling out the idle hours during our lockdown here. Hopefully many more pics for you to enjoy.

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