Coral Coast

Fiji

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May 25th 2007
And so we've arrived at the 'holiday at the end of the holiday' (part 1)! We arrived in Nadi (pronounced Nandi) armed only with a slightly old Lonely Planet (cheers, John) and with basically no idea about to do for the next 10 days. Nadi isn't as bad as everyone says, although it does feel a bit like someone took 2 streets straight out of somewhere like Kuala Lumpur or Delhi and dumped them in ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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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