Learning To Dive in Fiji
This guest post was written by Matt Kepnes, aka Nomadic Matt, who blogs at NomadicMatt.com. Matt and I traveled together for about a week last January in the Yasawa Islands in Fiji. All photos used were taken by me. I’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive. When I started traveling, I promised myself [...]
Thoughts on Fiji: 2010 Edition
Here are a collection of random thoughts about my current trip to Fiji: – The tourism industry, especially the budget tourism industry, is expanding. This time around I noticed that Base Backpackers, the big hostel chain from New Zealand, is now in Fiji. The FeeJeeExperience, which is owned by the same company which does the [...]
Back in the Saddle Again: Fiji Edition
As I write this, I am laying on a hammock with my laptop on my chest about 10m (30ft) from the shore of the Pacific Ocean on the island of Naviti in Fiji. While I’m enjoying the weather here much more than the freezing temperatures I left behind in Wisconsin, the purpose of this post [...]
Episode 4 – I Dream of Fiji
I shot a lot of video when I was in the Pacific. This is the first of what will be occasional episodes where I share some of the footage I took. This was taken on Waya Lailai island in the Yawasawa Islands in Fiji.
McFiji
I finally got the chance to visit a McDonald’s in Fiji. I had to look closely, but what I noticed was definitely a reflection of what makes up modern Fiji. The first thing to notice was that there were six different value meals available. Big Mac, double cheeseburger, chicken sandwich, fish sandwich, chicken nuggets, and [...]
