Suva, Fiji Travel Blogs

No Where To Go But Down
Jul 16, 2003 (5 photos)

... to, not necessarily when they are scheduled. So, we are cool about it, relaxed and will get you the photos pronto, Fiji time. Anyway, the latest adventure had to do with me almost killing Jordan. The only thing that stopped me from enjoying immediate ...

I can smell fish
Nov 17, 2003 (6 photos)

... ferns, Epi pointed out trees and shrubs with medicinal uses curing anything from a headache to measles. The degree to which Fiji is aiming to be self sufficient is illustrated by the pine plantation we passed through, looking very out of place on ...

El Capital
Sep 19, 2004 (6 photos)

... there, done that, got bored. Did some trekking through the Fijian rainforest (they have a rain forest) about 7 miles out from Suva with Simon, Throsten and Ulrike (who has just met up with us again). Just walking through the woods, was cool enough, ...

Caveman
Jan 23, 2007 (5 photos)

Weird feeling after staying in backpacker hostels to now be in a place were they don't even let you open your own cornflakes. Not that I'm complaining. So off to the caves this morning with the number of fellow cavers less than yesterday as we squeezed ...

Shark Bait
Jan 25, 2007 (11 photos)

Still have to perfect the art of fighting your way out of a mozzie net in the dark. Was hoping to go on a snorkeling trip to a submerged plane wreck today but that was soon changed to a closer barrier reef due to lack of fuel for the boat. Fair ...

Paradise lost
Nov 12, 2003 (3 photos)

On our last day at the raintree lodge we took a walk in the Colo I Suva forest park. It's a conservation area on the edge of the jungle, and has a few shortish trails through the jungle. The scenery is great though, with rainforest, exotic flowers, ...

Barking Pigeons
Nov 8, 2003 (7 photos)

... we were there - so we're not quite the bronzed travellers we should be yet. Yesterday we got the bus over to Suva, about a 3 hour ride which we ended up sharing with hoards of very wet and bedraggled looking schoolchildren. Some of the scenery was ...

Mouching our way through Fiji
Jul 25, 2003 (20 photos)

... Santa Barbara Jeff and Edessa again visiting their exclusive luxury resort and getting pizza. Yes we have been mouching our way through Fiji. Janice just looks at people with her big doe like eyes and explains she is stuck backpacking with me for a year ...

Bula!!
Sep 23, 2003 (10 photos)

... We are very much in civilisation again now so email replies should be more frequent too! Anyway here goes............ Sunday 14th September Fiji is a group of islands, the largest of which is Viti Levu and Nadi the capital. We had been told by a ...

Would you like fries with that?
Sep 28, 2004

... the term loosely) in town. Blerk! My first impressions of this place is that its friendly but there is certainly a dark undertone, Suva is probably much safer than Adelaide it's just a new place that comes with its own set of rules. Then again that dark ...

Castles made of sand
Aug 26, 2005 (22 photos)

... locals. It's just amazing that these people can sing so well, is it genetic or learned? I really don't know. Ditch arrived in Suva a few days later (can't remember exactly) and was treated to a not-so Fijian welcome of a bee, though he did sample some ...

Fun in Jungle Island
Jan 21, 2007 (13 photos)

... other resort we ended up sitting around there for a good hour and half talking with some others staying there with everyone clearly on Fiji time and in no rush to go anywhere. With the tide having now come in we waded back along the beach a little late ...

Celeb love island
Aug 12, 2006 (9 photos)

... flower is tucked behind the left ear it means you are single and behind the right signifies your attached status. Behind both ears then you are just desperate. With reluctance I left Fiji and set out through mad paranoid security checks to the US.

"I can see purple flying elephants... can you?"
Nov 5, 2004 (5 photos)

... of no where. We had been brought here to experience what real village life was really about But mainly so we could all drink Fiji's local drink, Kava. Feel free to skip this bit if your not interested in the history of it! Kava is an age-old herbal ...

Nice Coconuts
Jan 25, 2007 (5 photos)

"So what did you do in paradise today? Swim? Snorkel? Lie on the beach? Hammocking?" "No, I shaved a coconut." "Okayyy..." Three hours we spent making a coconut bracelet each and I still don't know why. One of those seemed like a good idea at the ...

"I'm a firestarter, a twisted firestarter..."
Nov 9, 2004 (12 photos)

... so we were now official advanced divers! It was our last night on the island so we made sure we enjoyed it. More Fiji Bitter was drank than any other night, and because of this more stupid drunk activities occurred, like the game of beach Twister for ...

Dawn to Dusk
Jan 23, 2007 (9 photos)

... filling out two boats worth to go along I chose to delay it at the last minute instead opting for some more hammock time. Fiji time, no hurry. After another swim and lunch I checked with reception now that the ferry boat had returned to see if they had ...

Paradise with a Capital 'P'
Nov 6, 2004 (8 photos)

... boat into the water below. Rick was a fellow Brit that had been travelling the world working at various dive sites until finally reaching Fiji and stopping at Nananu. The fact I hadn't dived for 2 years didn't seem to bother him "your pick it up" being ...

Er Rick...I'm stuck...
Nov 7, 2004

... upside down and on their roofs you could quite easily see what they were carrying. Rick later told me that there was a Fiji Bitter lorry on here fully loaded with beer, when word spread of this through the neighboring islands, local divers swam down here ...

Happy long life to you!
Oct 1, 2004

As many of you would remember the 30th September marked my 22nd Birthday and how different it felt being in Fiji for the celebrations. On the 29th I managed to get around 30 people together for a Chinese banquet, which was typically huge. Happy Birthday ...

From landing to tropical sickness. My time so far.
Oct 13, 2004

... the term loosely) in town. Blerk! My first impressions of this place is that its friendly but there is certainly a dark undertone, Suva is probably much safer than Adelaide it's just a new place that comes with its own set of rules. Then again that dark ...

Friends, Fishies and Food
Feb 21, 2005 (12 photos)

... it was time to head home on the bus, which got a flat tire and we ended up taking 4 hours to get back to Suva L. I'm seriously looking into getting a helicopter! I am also excited about becoming a time traveler. No I have not met up with Dr Who and ...

Jules rules, Suva and cannibals
Jun 10, 2007 (4 photos)

... ;drink more beer and play better sport, hahaha Fiji style. We met some other couchsurfers, Fenton who lives in Suva showed us the Fiji drinking style known as 'Taki'. Someone buys a jug of beer and pours one person a full glass which they have to ...

The Sulu Massive!
Oct 26, 2004 (8 photos)

Well I have finally fully recovered from my tropical sickness, it has been a month since arriving in Fiji and have loved every minute so far. I am certainly missing aspects of home but overall the plus side is increasing it's lead daily. Go plus side! Go ...

Welcome to the Jungle!
Dec 16, 2004 (16 photos)

... ! It was a great night done with a sense of fun, and considering the fairly negative attitudes towards homosexuality in Fiji, I think the contestants were very brave. RESPECT! Children, have you seen your parents? With the immanent arrival of the ...

The perils of kava
Oct 8, 2004

Friday the 8th will forever be marked as a high spot in my experience. I was lucky enough to be invited to a lovo (local for cooking up lots of stuff on rocks in a hole in the ground) also an excuse to get together with a bunch of family and mates and ...

Coopers
Oct 4, 2004 (1 photos)

YES! I think I now share a special empathy with every proud South Australian who has ever been overseas and found the lifeblood of our fair state. Thats right people, I found coopers in the local bottle shop! Its a shame there are no other South ...

MuggingPod Entry
Mar 10, 2005

... the street, so I'm kind of hopeful thats something might turn up. We shall see. For those of you planning trips to Fiji soon please don't be scared, most people here are genuinely wicked and the chances of something like this happening are pretty slim ...

South Pacific Tall Ship Adventure part 3 - to Fiji
Jul 24, 2003 (5 photos)

... ! We are due in Vavau on Friday to check in with customs and stock up on fruit and veggies before our journey to Fiji! Neiafu Anchorage July 12: Thea and I alternate trips to the veggie markets and have started bringing a deckhand ashore to help us ...

SummaryPod
Apr 18, 2005

... paced short games with high scoring and lots of really awesome runs. RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE: There are 3 main religions in Fiji. Christianity, Hinduism, and Rugby (especially 7's). Work wise I have been working on a content management system to allow non ...