paradise!

in the middle of paradise

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May 27th 2010
I thought Beqa Lagoon was spectacular, but Matamanoa Island has just blown me away. To get here, we took a little boat from Beqa back to Viti Levu, drove 2 hours to the marina in Nadi, then an hour on a bigger boat, and then finally stepped onto a little glass bottom boat to get to the shore. During the car ride, our driver, an Indo-Fijian named Kumar, stopped at a craft shop so that we could get ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Mamanuca 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