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| Fiji Travel Tips |
| Submitted by Anonymous on 2008-10-21 04:23:34 (via www.fijinet.com) |
| Fiji's culture is a rich mosaic of indigenous, Indian, Chinese and European traditions, comprising social polity, language, food, costume, belief systems, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance and sports. The indigenous culture is very much active and living, and is a part of everyday life for the majority of the population.
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by christine on 2008-10-21 04:32:38 |
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Hi there!!!!
My brother with his wife are going to visit Fiji!!! Can anyone advise some nice places to visit? |
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by bulabob on 2008-10-21 12:07:46 |
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Bula Re; my suggestion is to book on to an outer island. Spend a day on Viti Levu upon arriving and high tail it out to the real Fiji.
My suggestion is the "friendly North" but that is where I ended up and I may be prejudiced to that extent. Folks from all over Fiji come here to "get away" from where or what ever they are needing a break from. This includes the ex pats, locals, and plenty of tourists. Viti Levu is becoming too "busy," greedy, and fast paced to really appreciate why you came in the first place.
I suggest you research yourself, but highly recommend Savusavu on Vanua Levu. Highest priority is to get off the main island and experience the real Fiji out of the resort atmosphere. Moce... |
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by J.Blunt on 2008-10-21 04:33:28 |
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hi, what is traditional food in Fiji? |
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by bulabob on 2008-10-21 12:15:11 |
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Bula Re;
Traditional food consists of the staple of root crops grown throughout the Pacific Basin. These being dalo, also known as taro or kalo; and cassava which is another tuber plant in the tapioca family. Fish and a multitude of shell fish, chicken, beef and occasionally pork. There is a multitude of fruits and vegetables which are grown at home or in the village farms and can be purchased at the open markets throughout Fiji. Other than in the cities food is cooked over an open wood fire or in a "lovo" pit which is like the Hawaiian earthen oven but cooked on top rather than in the ground over white hot rocks. A lovely as well as healthy cousine... Moce |
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by Anonymous on 2008-10-21 06:42:07 |
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Hey there! Im an ENglish/Fijian!;-)
Fiji is beautiful..paradise as you would say. Food in most of the villages is as you expext..fish fruit veg casava (a potato'y kind of vegetable)..fried casava is delicious if you get the chance to try it. Tradition drink is Kava/Grog..made from roots of plants mixed with water..numbs your mounth but you get used to it!
Places to visit-the beautiful yasawa/mamanuca islands of nadi in the west. they are touristy and so obviously more pricey but very nice and you can swim caves, dive..etc. The northern yasawas tend to be more family run with help from the villagers and maybe more personal. the southern mamanucas are definately mkore upmarket and luxuroius but not a true fijian feel. For the northern islands i recommend Oarsmans and Wayalailai. SOuthern..Bounty,Beachomcber if you are looking to party.
Outer islands-Kadavu is very beautiful there are no roads you go everywhere by boat. its remote..there are some beautiful secluded spots.you can find cheap and expensive places to stay.you have to fly there.
Main Island-Viti Levu-Nananuira is a good island for water sports in the north. quite spooky island. windsurfing and sailing is good there. quiet. relaxing. bus journey from main town there (rakiraki) to suva is definately an experience not to miss
Suva-for a good fijian night out try Traps, Bar 66 or Oreillys. oreillys has a pub feel and plays gd classics. later on traps and bar66 gets going with lots of r n b. visit the colo-i-suva outside of suva for beautiful waterfalls you can swim in..take a map,the forest os confusing.and make you sure you make it to the end of the falls because the big one at the end has a good rope swing. tiko's is an amamzing seafood restaurant in suva on floating boat.food there is delicious.
coral coast-stop at pacific harbor to watch traditional fire walking, dive with the sharks near beqa island. stop at singatoka to go sandboarding on the sand dunes..
and enjoy fiji!! its amazing country! people are friendly and mostly dont want any trouble apart from obviously beware of the taxi drivers! always make sure they have a meter in the car! |
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by bulabob on 2008-10-21 11:56:57 |
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Fiji, ahhhhh Fiji...
Fiji is indeed a beautiful torpical pacific island destination. English being the spoken language for easy communication, but you will hear Chinese, Hindi and other Indian as well as many different dialects of Fijian spoken as well. Fiji is like taking a step back in time, a slower, more enriching time where once out of the city money is not the driving force. A time where you are hard pressed not to appreciate the smiling happy faces of a culture where family takes precedence and children's smiles can warm the coldest of hearts. The "Fijian" folks are without a doubt the friendliest people in the world.
Take a step back in time, visit the villages, religious or not attend at least one church service to listen to the beautiful voices of Fiji. Take a step back in time to experience the real unspoilt pleasures of life, the ones that are there for the taking. Take a step back in time to figure out where the rest of the world has taken a wrong turn. Take that step and you will have a hard time leaving and you will begin to understand why our lives are so filled with stress. Fiji, ahhhh Fiji....
Fiji's culture is a rich mosaic of indigenous, Indian, Chinese and European traditions, comprising social polity, language, food, costume, belief systems, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance and sports. The indigenous culture is very much active and living, and is a part of everyday life for the majority of the population. |
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