Beachcomber - The View

Tuesday 24th - Wednesday 25th February - Beachcomber

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February 24th 2009
Bula! Today we headed to Beachcomber Island for 2 nights via a very small water taxi that arrived over an hour late to pick us up - it was on Fiji time apparently! Everyone is very chilled out, makes a nice change : ) Arrived to a typical Fiji welcome and were greeted by a very camp Fijian guy called Clive along with cocktails. Some poor guys even carried our rucksacks for us : ) We were sho ... 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