Tradewinds Hotel & Convention Centre Suva

... a brother (22) named Orisi, our mom was off training to be a mid-wife and there was apparently another brother but he lived somewhere else. Since our host mom wasn't there our dad hired a cook named Maurisci, who was such a good cook and a lovely lady. Right when we got home, around dinner time, Orisi and Atu had to go to their farm so he left me and my 3 other girl roommates (Meghan, Reggie, Katie) with Maurisci to eat dinner. We had stew with chicken, carrots, noodles, and spinach for ...

Yes, we did make Suva and had a really good visit to a local village where we witnessed a Kava ceremony. Didn't have the guts to try though after the ship had warned that it can cause certain unpleasant side effects. Kerry and I ventured into Suva in the afternoon for some shopping. What a mistake. Whilst looking for a loo we met what we though was a kindly Indian ...

It wont come to much of a surprise when I tell you that when we landed in Fiji...it was of course without our bags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly I give up!!!!! I do actually pack a pair of knickers and a toothbrush in my handbag now as I just expect our luggage to be lost now.

We arrived into central Nadi, (a bit of a scummy hole!!) to a Cava welcome ceremony. This is a local tradition, in which you have to clap your hands, drink the Cava and then clap you ...

Shark Dive with Bega Adventure Divers. We're both doing our Advanced diving course - $400 for 8 dives each was just too good to refuse. We got to do the Shark Dive again, this time with the other company BAD and different dive sites. It was amazing and much better than the 1st time. It is a surreal experience. There are 30 sharks swimming around you, you're down there with another 15 divers and ...

... been told), the museum itself resembled one of those communist museums that used to litter all of Eastern Europe; a sad-looking building, dusty artifacts and only a handful of information typed on aged, yellow paper. Hey, at least it had an original cannibal fork, an indispensable tool for when it comes to eating your fellow human! Otherwise, it contained a disorganized mixture of tongan war clubs, Fijian household tools, mata garments (traditionally, Fijians ...

... And how better to do that than on the 36 foot yacht, Island Prism? The first day was an open ocean voyage. It was my first time sailing on the open sea, and wind and swells were kind to me. Captain Jim threw me in at the deep end, with a challenge; using range markers to navigate our course out of Suva. The markers were positioned on the hills above the city; to follow the correct course and keep away from the reefs around ...

... work. Probably means I won't be getting any free nights at the resorts for a while. I don't know how he has survived for so long with a job, but I think he kept his last Manager happy with free accommodation and got away with doing nothing. We have just got the internet connected at home and PK is trying to get onto Skype. Having no luck as it keeps dropping out. If only things were simple over here. The Australian High Commissioner ...

... info is provided within minutes. - We are going to launch beer here soon, so hopefully free stock for personal consumption. - We just joined the best gym I have seen. They also have 5 great tennis courts, 2 x 50 m pools and a lawn bowls club that serves great food and cold beer. It also is located right on the water, so great for an afternoon beer and sunset. Whats not hot?? - Food shopping. There are 2 different extremes. $1 Aussie dollar = $1.25 Fiji ...

... kukkuda lasta. See oli väga lahe. Siis sõitsime veel mingi maa kajakkidega, kuni meid ootasid suuremad paadid, millega mööda jõge lõpuni rallisime. Paadid sõitsid kohati 35 km/h, see oli päris võimas kiirus koos võimsate vaadetega ning väga mõnus lõpetus pikale matkale. Lõpuks viidi meid bussiga matkaklubi kontorisse tagasi, kus meid ootas auto ning väikese poeringiga liikusime Uprisingusse tagasi. Jõime ära 4-kesi ühe pudeli veini ja meenutasime mõnusat päeva.

My first time working overseas within the voluntary sector was when I went to work in Fiji for Madventurer. I landed in Nadi and was picked up by my college Mandy who took me to the volunteer house in Suva which is the capital of Fiji and was on the other side of the island. The trip is only 3 hours by mini bus but was a really beautiful trip along the coast of Fiji, I did the trip many times in my 4 months in Fiji . The volunteer house we had was situated in a good area of ...