Rocky Mountains

Tropical Paradise is the reward for several long flights!

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February 28th 2008
Amazingly enough all of our flights yesterday left on time - we flew from Toronto to Detroit to LA to Fiji, clocking in about eighteen hours in the air (with plenty of time waiting in airports in between). I think Jason enjoyed his first commercial flight experience - although much preferred the shorter two flights! We arrived in Nadi, Fiji at 5am on February 28 (losing Wednesday February 27 e ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Denarau

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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