The girls

Fiji

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May 21st 2006
Got back from Fiji this morning but it wasn't really what we expected. We did have a really good time but I think it was more because of the people we met. We imagined it would be clear water, white sand, blue skies and sunshine but most of the time the water was too shallow to swim in and there was seaweed and stuff in the sea, there wasn't long streches of white sand (the sand wasn't that wh ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

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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