One thing you have to get used to being in Fiji is 'Fiji time'. The Fijians are so relaxed they even have their own timescale-which is great for making you feel relaxed or if you're running late for something,but in cases such as ordering food and having to wait an hour for it to arrive,or as we experienced this morning,when you are told your pick-up time is 9am and the bus doesnt' turn up til 10.15(meaning you could have had an extra hour in bed...!!)its not so ...

One thing you have to get used to being in Fiji is 'Fiji time'. The Fijians are so relaxed they even have their own timescale-which is great for making you feel relaxed or if you're running late for something,but in cases such as ordering food and having to wait an hour for it to arrive,or as we experienced this morning,when you are told your pick-up time is 9am and the bus doesnt' turn up til 10.15(meaning you could have had an extra hour in bed...!!)its not so ...

I think the Fijian culture is rubbing off already-today I had a very laid back day,and my first lie-in for ages! Around midday I headed into Nadi (pronounced Nandi) town centre with some girls from my hostel,but as our hostel is fairly out the way we had to catch public transport. I didn't realise before I got to Fiji quite how poor the area is. The public buses are more like trucks,with no windows,broken seats,no suspension(and the roads aren't all that smooth e...

First full day in Fiji,and it's hot!!yey!Lovely resort,though its in the middle of nowhere....(and I don't know where anything else is in relation to it...)Today I went on a cruise to a beautiful Fijian Island. On the ship we took part ina traditional Kava ceremony where everyone shares a special Fijian 'tea',then we sang fijian songs til we got to the island. We spent the morning snorkelling which was beautiful and really really colourful,and then had a bbq lunc...