Raining again

RTW Day 18 - Suva

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March 5th 2018
Today we brave driving up the hotel’s 3 mile dirt track-come-river and visit the capital, Suva. It’s a further 50 miles along the Queen’s Road, the main road which circumnavigates the island. The road condition plus speed bumps in the villages mean it’s a 2 hour drive each way. Suva has a population of 85,000. It’s weird to think of a capital city less than half the size of Bournemou ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Suva

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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