Bounty Beach

Fiji time

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October 26th 2011
The RWC in NZ was an amazing experience but with the wet and cold weather I was thinking about the beach a lot! So one windy day in Wellington I popped into a bookshop and looked at a few guide books for the Pacific Islands that looked ideal for relaxing on the beach for a few weeks after the RWC. The options were the Cook Islands or Fiji. Both were in shoulder seasons with the rain arriving late ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi

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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