A day in Fiji 105 Looking back at Suva as we depart

October 6th 2012
6 October 2012 Saturday. We arrived in Suva, Fiji at 8 am as we were having breakfast. The rain had followed us from Samoa, but it soon changed to overcast skies for the rest of the day. We disembarked and walked along the waterfront to a Catholic Mission that Mike had volunteered at 3 years ago. We talked to the priest for a bit; but he wasn’t the priest that Mike knew from his last visit so we ... read more

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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

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Bob Carlsen

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I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info

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