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This is from a post that ran on the Fiji Museum's Facebook page. The FM had a terrific exhibit recently about the history of Fijians fighting in the British Army.…

A place with no crowds, commitments or deadlines. A place where you can be yourself and re-connect with the natural way of life while being wrapped in luxury and romance. Wake up in the morning to the sound of whistling birds and magical waves lapping on the beach.

Unwind, relax and submerge yourself in the simplicity of pristine beach paradise sanctuary.

Welcome to Sunset Beach Villa, Fijiall inclusive luxury beach…

Fijiguide.com editorial staff recently returned from an epic trip to Fiji this Christmas.  While there we had the opportunity to hang with Stu Johnson, surf photographer extraordinaire and surf guide with …

I happened to read this story the other day in the New York Times. (See below). It's rather unusual that the Times runs a piece on Fiji. Essentially it's is a variation on the what's-old-is-new-again theme.  According to the story, which…

Fijiguide.com editorial staff recently returned from an epic trip to Fiji this Christmas.  While there we had the opportunity to hang with Stu Johnson,…

Nadi, Fiji – 1600 hours, 02 February 2012

Tourism Fiji advises a general easing of strong wind and heavy rain has resulted in the mostly unaffected tourism infrastructure…

While strong wind warnings remain for some areas of Fiji and parts of the country continue to experience heavy rain, Tourism Fiji advises that hotels have not reported damages and Fiji’s visitor industry is continuing to take all measures to ensure the well-being of all guests, staff and property.

The strong wind warning issued yesterday by Fiji’s National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC) remains in place for the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, the Mamanuca and Yasawa…

Air Pacific’s international flights will operate as normal today, Wednesday February 1st.

Some Air Pacific domestic flights operated by Pacific Sun have been cancelled. We will continue to monitor the weather situation and make cancellations as necessary in the interest of safety.

For tomorrow, Wednesday February 1st, we will only operate services on our ATR-42 aircraft between Nadi, Suva and Labasa. This may change depending on the weather situation.

Passengers booked on all…

Please be advised that the Fiji Government  has mandated an air tax increase and as such Air Pacific must abide by what the Fiji Government mandates.

Travel Agents are responsible for collection of these taxes.   

Anyone who has a booking that includes air, will receive an updated invoice from their agent…

Fijiguide.com editorial staff recently returned from an epic trip to Fiji this Christmas.  While there we had the opportunity to hang with Stu Johnson, surf photographer extraordinaire and surf guide with …

Nadi, Fiji – 1600 hours, 31 January 2012

With a tropical depression to the north-west of the Fijian archipelago, Fiji’s National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC) has issued a…

Fijiguide has had email reports from one Nadi resident that "Nadi is definitely getting back to normal and the town was cleaned yesterday. The town was apparently "buzzing with traffic and people". However, she said, a strong "stench" was still present.  Weather is now fine, she added.  "For the past two days, we have had beautiful sunshine."

In other news, received this release from Pacific Islands Report, the daily online news publication of the Pacific…

I am the Deputy Executive Director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Our tribal government is NOT involved in any efforts to open a casino in Fiji.

Some of our enrolled tribal members are apparently involved in business dealings with the Fiji government, but they are not taking any action on behalf of our tribal government.

Thank you.

Debra Croswell, Deputy Executive Director 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla…

Nadi, Fiji – 2100 hours, 24 January 2012

Heavy rains are expected to continue to affect Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu through to Thursday.

The National Weather Forecasting Centre in Nadi has issued a severe flood warning for all major rivers and low lying areas of the main island of Viti Levu.

Flooding has led to the temporary closure of roads in Nadi including the road between the resort area of Denarau Island and Nadi International Airport.…

The Tuka continued to make sporadic reappearances long after the death of its founder. It surfaced again in 1914, and rites involving the "water of life" were reported as recently as the 1970s. But the Tuka's most significant…

Someday soon, you'll be able to gamble in Fiji.  I got the word recently while at the Holiday Inn in Suva where I ran into Carl D. Sampson (pictured…

If you're visiting Fiji, plan on spending about $US85 (Fiji$150 per person) in departure taxes.  This is a 50% increase in the previous rate. 

According to a report from Radio Australia, the move has prompted Flight Centre New Zealand to offer customers who had booked a holiday in Fiji to switch their deposits to another travel…