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Rob Kay wrote a new post, A Travelogue to the Yasawa Islands by Marilyn Marsh–Part 2, How to get there 3 days, 4 hours ago
Long time Fijiguide.com contributor and stalwart Marilyn Marsh has just returned from her annual trip to Fiji. This year she visited the Yasawa Group. Marilyn is an excellent writer and a photographer with a […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Experiencing a different Fiji in Savusavu — interviews with Delia Rothnie-Jones (Daku Resort) and Monica Laurence (Tavola Fiji) 5 months, 1 week ago
Fiji is back in the tourism business.
The South Pacific Island nation closed its borders to international tourists in March 2020, and remained closed for nearly two years, reopening on 1 December 2021. During […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Fiji Tourism reopens–interview with Makaira Resort’s Roberta Davis in Taveuni 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I recently had a chance to connect with my old friend Roberta Davis, who has spent the last two years at her B&B-style property called Makaira on the Garden Island of Taveuni. Located in the north of the Fiji […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Vili Hereniko transforms Rotuman Myth into Digital Art with“Sina ma Tinirau” 6 months, 1 week ago
Vilsoni Hereniko, known to his friends as Vili, has come a long way from his native Rotuma, a Polynesian outlier in the far reaches of the Fiji archipelago. Inspired by the island’s folklore as told to him by […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, A Tribute to Al Schutz–Scholar of Fijian Languages and Friend of Fiji — Part 2 11 months ago
by William O’Grady
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part tribute to Al Schutz by University of Hawaii Professor, William O’Grady. One of William’s comments about Al that really struck me was his […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, A Tribute to Al Schutz–Scholar of Fijian Languages and Friend of Fiji — Part 1 11 months, 1 week ago
Editor’s Note:
This is the first column in a two-part tribute to Albert J. Schutz.
Al Schutz was a close friend. He was also a friend of Fiji, a place he loved dearly, ever since he began his linguistics f […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Ron Wright’s Classic, 'On Fiji Islands', Republished 1 year, 3 months ago
Travel to Fiji may have come to a standstill with Covid, but the good news is that after 35 years Ron Wright’s masterpiece, On Fiji Islands, has been republished by Eland Books.
Wright, a Canadian, is […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Ocean Ventures Fiji Launches Cutting-Edge Coral Reef Ecology Course 1 year, 11 months ago
Ocean Ventures is launching an online course on South Pacific Coral Reef Ecology, to coincide with World Oceans Day and World Ocean Week. Taking inspiration from a field ecology course they have been teaching for […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Hawaii Couple's bed-and-breakfast brings the aloha spirit to Taveuni 2 years, 3 months ago
Editor’s Note: A version of this piece first appeared in the Honolulu Star Advertiser
I first arrived Taveuni in 1980 as part of a University of the South Pacific student group, cobbled together to rebuild an […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, FijiGuide updated for 2020 with a focus on Sustainable Tourism 2 years, 3 months ago
Rob Kay, the Honolulu-based author of Lonely Planet’s original Fiji guidebook, along with Lautoka, Fiji-based web and applications developer David Barnes, have updated the online travel guide, FijiGuide.
Fiji G […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Makaira Resort on Taveuni turns Reef Restoration into a Fine Art 2 years, 4 months ago
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
When Hawaii native Roberta Davis first came to Taveuni in 1986 she never could have dreamed she’d be on the leading edge […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Q&A with Nancy Thomas, curator of new Fiji Art exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art 2 years, 4 months ago
On December 15 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) launched Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific, the most comprehensive array of Fijian art ever mounted in the U.S. The exhibit will run until July 20, 2020. […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, In Fiji Sustainable Tourism is a Way of Life 2 years, 5 months ago
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
When Oahu natives Rachel Holderbaum and Kainoa Cundall decided to set up Dua na Cegu, a fishing and free-diving resort on […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Frank Bainimarama reminds the world that climate change is a reality 3 years, 1 month ago
For Fijians, climate change is not some abstract notion. Fiji is on the front lines, both as an island nation and, a leader in placing the reduction of carbon emissions atop the global agenda.
And not a moment […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Interview with Chef Mo Arun of the Grand Pacific Hotel 3 years, 6 months ago
Arguably one of the most influential chefs in Fiji, Chef Mo Arun has become well known in recent years as a practitioner of the “Pacific Rim Authenticity Cuisine”. A native of Nadi, he began his culinary career […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Fiji Guide Introduction to On Fiji Islands 3 years, 6 months ago
It is my pleasure to introduce readers to Ronald Wright’s masterpiece, On Fiji Islands. In this work the author weaves his interests in history and ethnology into a visceral depiction of late 20th century […]
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Rob Kay wrote a new post, Travel Pro Rick Garrett answers FAQ on Planning your Fiji Trip–Part I 3 years, 6 months ago
Rick Garrett, a long time South Pacific travel planner, stopped by our office once again to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about orchestrating a vacation in Fiji. Rick runs a wholesaler ca […]
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