The bus ride back to Nadi wasn't too arduous; I think we have built up a tolerance for 3-4 hour travel. The bus dropped us about a mile from where we needed to be which was a little unexpected. We had to walk in the 35degree heat carrying our packs and warding off opportunistic local wannabe tour guides by convincing them we were happy to carry our own bags and knew where we were going whilst gritting our teeth and sweating buckets. We made it to Bamboo and we...

With suitably low expectations we got off the bus and walked towards our latest resort. We were pleasantly surprised when the man on the gate greeted us with a smile, this continued with the receptionists who were also genuinely friendly and helpful. Our beds were in a bure (pronounced bur-ray) which is the general name for anything from a traditionally built lodge to a glorified shed depending on the resort. Ours was nicely finished and contained 7 beds. At...

We were both utterly fed up of Mango Bay and both suffering with upset stomachs so were glad when we finally came to leave. We got on a comfortable coach for the trip to Suva, the capital of Fiji. It took about 90 minutes and was a nice, leisurely pace unlike the break-neck white-knuckle taxi from Nadi. It was nice to see a bit more of Fiji's main island Viti Levu, which has many simple houses are constructed from corrugated metal and painted in colours to make ...

When we were first planning this trip Anna was very keen to do a Pacific island after NZ to top up our tans before heading home. The Qantas BA round the world ticket gave us the choice of either Fiji or the Cook Isles and we plumbed for Fiji. We had ideas of desert islands, white sands and a few palm trees and but for the weather we would have had our wish. At Christmas 2012 a cyclone blew through Fiji flattening lots of the outlying island resorts. Because of...

We flew to Nadi on Pacific Air, which is Fiji's national airline and is a bit of a joke. The plane was a poorly specified 747 with flickery screens to watch, dreadful food, the ice creams excepted, and uninterested staff. We got a lovely view of the Coromandel as we took off then it was cloud all the way. At Nadi airport we were greeted by 3 people playing guitars and singing and were very quickly through seemingly lax customs and bio security checks. We got ...