Flying around ThomasWhen we got to the airport there was almost no one there. I went up to the counter to check in, and was met by a quite stressed ground crew that had no idea weather the plane would take off or not. The phone was constantly ringing, and passengers decided not to go to the airport. There had not been any planes taking off the last couple hours, but I was still hoping. When they were about to check me in it tuned out that they could not do it bef...

Mana Island The boatride out to Mana Island was very nice. The water was fantastic, deep blue out in the open, and turquoise around the islands. The first island we stopped at was Beachcomber Island. Just like most small islands out there, Beachcomber is a privately owned island and works more or less like a single resort. It would not take more than 20 minutes to walk around the palm trees that cover almost the entire island. (The rest is the sand you walk on...

Nadi The hostel Drift Inn is run by a family consisting of Junior, his wife Donna and their kids. They also have some staff that, according to Junior, wish they were part of the family. Donna and Junior opened up Drift inn a obout 5 years ago, and a couple days before I got there, they opened another establishment, The Drift inn 2. This was where we were heading for BBQ, and the place was located right by the beach. The family was already in process of openi...

Sydney to Nadi, Vitu Levu Going to the airport in Sydney I realized one thing that scared me a little. If i had been in Norway, the thought of going to Fiji would have excited me so much that I would not have rested for a minute the week before departure. As I was sitting in the train, actually being on the way to paradise, I did not feel anything. I was glad to be on the road again, but I guess I was so used to seeing amazing places that I did not need to f...