Lauren's Spot

Coup! What Coup?

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December 14th 2006
Flight Flight was on time from Melbourne despite that the internet departure times said that the plane was due to depart at 1:55am 2 hours late, so we rang the phone service which reported that it was leaving at the usual time of 11:58pm. The flight was quite full - all seats seemed to be taken with the exception of the two exit rows immediately behind us. So after take-off I grabbed o ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Viti Levu » Coral Coast » Shangri-La FIjian

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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