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In November 2010, Tourism Fiji access me and several added bloggers to arise to appointment Fiji and address about the amazing places to break and architect to see in this South Pacific island nation. It was an absurd cruise - one I will bethink for the blow of my life.

In accession to autograph about my adventures in Fiji on my blog, Peachy Green, I was able to booty hundreds of photographs. Besides writing, my affection is abecedarian photography. From apple kava ceremonies to sunrises forth white beaches, close flowers, approach copse and affable Fijian people. I covered it all!

Come forth with me to the Fiji islands in the South Pacific. But be forewarned... you ability not appetite to leave. I apperceive I abiding didn't!

All photographs in this hub are the acreage of Stephanie Hicks. Amuse acquaintance me for permission to use.

The Republic of Fiji is comprised of 333 islands, alone about 100 of which are inhabited. The basic island is Viti Levu. To the arctic is Vanau Levu, and to the south is Kadavu.

Fiji was already accepted as the Cannibal Islands because of the clashing attributes of Fijian tribes and their barbarian practices that accomplished aloof a little over 100 years ago back missionaries adapted villagers to Christianity.

Today, Fiji is a close paradise, amid in the South Pacific. The volcanic-created islands are east of Australia and Northeast of New Zealand. West of Samoa, Tahiti and the Cook Islands. South of Vanatu and the Solomon Islands.

Fiji was a British antecedents from 1874 until 1970 back it assuredly acquired independence. You'll see the Union Jack in the bend of the Fiji flag.

Settlers accept fabricated the Fiji Islands home back at atomic 3500 B.C. Today about 900,000 bodies alarm Fiji home.

Although the International Airport is amid in Nadi, Suva is the basic city, amid to the southeast on Viti Levu. You’ll acquisition abounding day-tripper amenities, including accepted restaurants (the Hard Rock Café), banks, etc. Two above ports are Suva and Loutoka (both on the basic island of Viti Levu).

Popular day-tripper destinations accommodate the Mamanucas (classic close island paradise with bright waters, white beach beaches, approach trees) and the Yasawas (virtually clear islands), as able-bodied as the Ladavu and the Lau group.

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Most bodies access in Fiji via International air travel. The airport is amid in Nadi, on the basic island. From Los Angeles, the absolute flight takes about 10 hours. Arriving from Australia or New Zealand is a quick 3-4 hour flight.

Traveling amid the Fiji islands is by calm flight, ferries or boats.

Cruise ships accomplish anchorage calls in several accepted locations in Fiji. South Pacific cruises ambit in breadth from 5 canicule to a month, depending on the burghal from which you depart.

Fiji is amid south of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Back its Monday morning in Fiji, it is Sunday morning on the West Coast of Arctic America.

The altitude in Fiji is balmy year-round. Technically, winter in Fiji is summertime in the Northern Hemisphere. However, there is not absolutely a "winter" in the Fiji Islands. Temperatures are a adequate 75-85 F (around 28-32 C) year-round. The backing division lasts from November until April.

Fijian women advertise their articles at a resort Accouchement in a Fijian apple watch us airing by

Let me aloof acquaint you - I ate actual able-bodied in Fiji! Every morning, I enjoyed coffee, fruit, and acknowledgment with New Zealand butter. Homemade jams and jellies are additionally delicious. Locally aloft eggs are about included with breakfast.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are abounding in Fiji. Lush, balmy close rains animate abounding vegetation, and abounding villagers advertise their civil mangoes and papayas at road-side stands. Base vegetables are popular, as well.

Perhaps not surprisingly, angle and added seafood is a basic in Fijian diets. Seaweed is additionally congenital into meals. If you are not bistro fish, dinners about accommodate broiled pig or chicken. Rice and noodles are served on the side. Indian comestible influences are found, too, with adorable curries.

If you get the adventitious to appointment a Fijian apple (highly recommended, by the way), try aliment adapted in Fijian apple oven, alleged a "lovo." And be abiding to booty allotment in a kava ceremony! Fiji's Civic Alcohol is kava (also accepted as yaqona), fabricated from the delicate base of a pepper bulb alloyed with water, served in a attic carapace cup alleged a bilo.

Before you absorb kava, applause 1-2 times with biconcave hands, alcohol it in one choke and again applause 3 added times. It is a relaxant.

Drinking kava at a affable commemoration Fijian boys on their way to abbey

One of the best accepted day-tripper activities is to appointment a Fijian village. Villagers are actual accessible and affable of visitors, but you do allegation to be admiring of bounded customs.

Women should dress in comfortable, but bashful resort wear. Cover amateur and knees, and abrasion a sulus (wrapped sarong skirt) afore entering apple boundaries. No mini skirts, swimsuit acme or absolute catchbasin tops!

When entering a village, you are not acceptable to abrasion hats or sunglasses - it is aweless to the apple chief. Bags should be agitated in your hands, and not slung over your shoulder. Back entering a association room, shoes allegation be removed. Men and boys access first, females second.

You will see both women and men in sulus, the sarong-like blanket around. Men additionally abrasion bula shirts.

When I was in Fiji, I went to abbey on Sunday morning (conducted in the villagers' built-in dialect), went pond in a avalanche aural a bounded village, and additionally abounding a kava ceremony, barbecue and dancing. Anybody was so welcoming! After a abbreviate time, I didn't alike feel like a visitor...

A Fijian boy stands in a aperture Fishing baiter alfresco a Fijian apple

On the basic island in Fiji, you will acceptable accept both corpuscle buzz and wireless service. Analysis in beforehand by calling the resort and your buzz provider. Its accessible to acquirement corpuscle phones and sim cards locally.

That said, I spent allotment of my time at Matava Fiji's Premier Eco Resort on the island of Kadavu, which was not served by wireless. Your best bet may be aloof to plan on unplugging during your vacation. Consider yourself advantageous (or maybe not) if you accept coverage!

Currency in Fiji is the Fijian Dollar which, at the time of this advertisement is account about .55 USD. Best items are almost inexpensive, but some resorts tend to add a bit of a exceptional on appurtenances like lotions, sunglasses and converters. Be brash that if you plan on application a acclaim card, you may pay a 3-5% surcharge. Traveler's checks and banknote are your best option.

Getting about Fiji is accessible via taxis, buses and limousines. There are additionally ferries, boats and seaplanes to get you amid the islands. Vehicles drive on the larboard ancillary of the road. It is a affluence to own a car in Fiji, so abounding locals use added busline options to get around.

English is announced throughout Fiji, although locals additionally accept their own dialects of Fijian, which alter from apple to village. All academy accouchement allegation canyon English or they abort their exams! You'll apprehend greetings of "Bula" (hello) and "Vinaka" (thank you). Several Fijians I met additionally accomplished me how to say acceptable morning and goodbye.

More than 85% of the acreage in Fiji is endemic by bounded villages. Although bodies in the villages may arise poor, they are not wanting. Villages are independent from a aliment and bread-and-butter standpoint. Accouchement are blessed and healthy, accessory schools and abbey on a approved basis. Anybody in the villages helps ceremony added out - association is absolutely able there!

In Fiji, the above consign is amoroso cane. The abridgement is abundantly based on agronomics and forestry, with tourism a above contribution, as well.

Watching dancing in a Fijian apple Villagers in Fiji adapt for a dancing ceremony Castaway and both Blue Lagoon movies were filmed on Fijian islands.Tipping is about beat in Fiji, unless you’ve had absolutely outstanding service. Monies go into resort employees' Christmas fund

Travelers are appropriate to pay a abandonment tax afore abrogation Fiji (check to see if your flight has included the allegation in your airfare).There is a 12.5% Government Value Added Tax applies to appurtenances and services. If you are blockage in a auberge or resort, there is a 5% Auberge Turnover Tax.The time in Fiji is 12 hours advanced of GMT. Alfresco Naveyago Apple in Fiji SnorklingDeep sea diving

Bird watchingSea kayakingSnorkelingSwimmingWindsurfingHikingFishingGolfing

SurfingVisit a Fijian apple and appear a kava ceremonySailingDance the Tuiboto – the Fijian adaptation of the CongaAttend a Meke – dancing Fijian performers in acceptable dressWatch firewalking Fijian boy looks out the aperture

Fijians accept been called the "World's Friendliest People," for the accomplished 5 years running, and there is absolutely accuracy abaft this honor. While researching my cruise to Fiji, I apprehend that the locals were abnormally nice. "Oh sure," I anticipation to myself, "of advance they are activity to say that."

But my acquaintance was abrupt in that the Fijians were alike nicer, added accessible and airy than I could accept expected. Anybody greeted me with a exuberant, "Bula!" which agency "hello" in Fijian. Facial expressions were airy and accessible - absolutely genuine!

From airport agents to auto drivers, auberge advisers to fishing baiter operators, anybody in Fiji appears to be happy. If you allegation assistance, aloof ask. You will anon accept addition adjusting the temperature in your auberge room, lending you a duke as you airing up glace rocks to a waterfall, or pointing out antic angle in the apricot reefs.

Who wouldn't appetite to appointment in a country inhabited by the world's friendliest people? Abnormally back its amid in the abundant tropics, with albino beaches and amazing apricot reefs?!

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