July 2013 Blog Posts (9)

It was Derek's last night in Suva and he was in the mood for some nightlife. We had dinner at the Bamboo Terrace-a pleasant restaurant where one can sit outside on a colonnaded balcony and look down on the city'S tree-lined streets. The street lighting is under stated; the stars wink between the palm…

This blog post is a continuation from our first volume teaching some basic Fijian vocabulary and phrases.  This volume takes the language a step further focusing on common terms often heard being discussed on local scuba diving dive boats. 

Learn to speak Fijian with a SCUBA diving focus

Are you getting ready for your Fiji holiday?  To walk the walk first you must talk the talk. Whenever I travel to a new country on holiday I like to try and learn a few common phases before I leave for the airport...

Learn Some Basic Fijian Words and Phrases before your next Fiji holiday.

It’s been three years since the Fiji government “deregulated” the waves. What this means is that anyone in Fiji can surf anywhere they please. Since the new regulations became law, no…

Check out this wonderful time lapse series of photos on Suva from sunrise to sunset.

Until 1960, firewalking was performed only rarely, on special occasions such as visits by royalty and high chiefs. Because of its infrequency and uniqueness the British did not suppress vilavilairevo with the other remnants of the old religion.

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Until 1960, firewalking was performed only rarely, on special occasions such as visits by royalty and high chiefs. Because of its infrequency and uniqueness the British did not suppress vilavilairevo with the other remnants of the old religion.…

"'Scuse me," said a portly figure at the next table, "can you puzzle this bloody thing out? Dunno if the film's winding." I looked at the man's camera; it see

med to be all right. 

"Where're you from?…

(Back by popular demand. We continue to serialize Ron Wright's classbook, On Fiji Islands.)

Unlike the hammed-up battles and sacrifices, firewalking is an unbroken tradition from pre-contact times. The ceremony is best…