View from Hotel Room

First Day in Fiji

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November 13th 2006
Checked into our hotel at 7:30am feeling very tired but decided to walk to the beach. We didn't know where we were going though and ended up in Nadi town centre. This is where we were mobbed by local shopkeepers and were taken into a shop off a side street. They were very friendly, although obviously trying to take our money! We sat and drank 3 coconut shells of Cava each. Cava is a pepper root ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Viti Levu » 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