Pacific

Flying over New Caladonia

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December 19th 2006
When we were planning this Australia/NZ trip Marijke had one specific wish: spend some time on the beaches in Fiji. So we booked some tickets to fly over there from Australia. However on our first day in NZ I had a look in the newspaper and one of the headlines was 'Fiji coup threats'. Great! We kept checking the news as we travelled through NZ and it seemed that the coup was going to take plac ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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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