Pacific Harbour Beach 2
2023年12月12日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Another tough day on the beach, this time sneaking into the Pearl Resort. Plenty of time to read, podcast and even practice some Spanish.
Leaving Pacific Harbour
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
This morning I leave Pacific Harbour to head for Fiji's capital city of Suva! The last two nights I've spent in the spare room of a lady called Charlotte who is in her mid-80s! By far the nicestもっと詳しく
Bus to Suva
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The bus to Suva took around 90 minutes and cost $6FJD (£2.25). The scenery was wonderful apart from passing a car that had overturned into a ditch just minutes before us passing.
Fiji Parliament
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
After dropping my bags at my accomodation I headed out into the afternoon sun to explore the landmarks nearby, first up being the Fiji Parliament building. Unfortunately it was closed to tours due toもっと詳しく
Grand Pacific Hotel
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Said to be one of the poshest hotels in Fiji, I thought I'd have a look around the lobby of the Grand Pacific Hotel. I would return here later in the day for dinner!
Thurstaston Gardens
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
It seems to be some sort of graduation day today so the gardens were flooding with graduates having their pictures taking. The trees to the gardens were also flooded with hundreds of huge bats hangingもっと詳しく
Albert Park
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
For lunch I sat in the stand at Albert Park to watch some teenagers play cricket.
Checking Into Suva
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
It was now time to check into my accomodation! After being asked 'which room number have you booked' ??? I was offered a free upgrade to a room upstairs. To my absolute delight, this room came withもっと詳しく
Fiji Museum
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After checking in I headed out to the Fiji Museum, a small but interesting place all about the origins of the islands (including Britain's influence) and the ongoing impact of climate change on theもっと詳しく
Dinner at Grand Pacific Hotel
2023年12月13日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
For dinner I headed back down to the Grand Pacific Hotel with amazing views over the mountains and out to sea. The 30ml of tequila I ordered was more like 300ml but hey I'm not complaining!
Colo-I-Suva Forest Park
2023年12月14日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
This morning I headed to Suva bus station to catch the bus to Colo-I-Suva Forest Park. I've become accustomed to buses here having doors but choosing to never actually close them, with no seat beltsもっと詳しく
Sacred Heart Cathedral
2023年12月14日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Once back in Suva I made a quick stop off at Sacred Heart Cathedral and popped inside to have a look and lit a candle to remember loved ones lost at this time of year 💙👼
Cinema & McDonalds
2023年12月14日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
To finish off the afternoon I treated myself to a sit down in an air conditioned room at the cinema! I watched Godzilla Minus One which was highly enjoyable and cost just $7.50FJD (£2.82). The entireもっと詳しく
Flying to Taveuni Island
2023年12月15日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
This morning I packed up from my 'luxurious' room in Suva and headed to the airport. I was delighted to be boarding a Viking DHC-6 400 Twin Otter which consisted of around 20 seats (in a 1 2もっと詳しく
Exploring the Area
2023年12月15日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Once I'd settled in and sorted a few logistical things (laundry, activities etc) I set off on a half hour walk to the local supermarket. I took a few detours on the way to scout out the local beachesもっと詳しく
Dinner at Taveuni
2023年12月15日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
My accomodation has its own bar and 'restaurant' serving up 3 meals a day. So I secured a seat overlooking the pool and settled down for a lasagna with garlic bread and wine.
A Rather Big Frog
2023年12月15日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I went to brush my teeth before bed and encountered probably the biggest frog I've ever seen! Or is it a toad??
Quiet Day
2023年12月16日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Today I had a quiet day at the lodge! I spent some time in the pool and by the pool, reading, listening to music and trying to improve my tan! It rained on and off a lot of the afternoon so I wasもっと詳しく
Rainy Trip to the Beach
2023年12月17日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
I'd heard that it rains a lot in Eastern Fiji (particularly as its wet season) and its certainly living up to its name! After torrential downpours this morning I thought the rain might be done for theもっと詳しく
Chilled Day
2023年12月17日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Another chilled day today thanks to the rain so plenty more reading and catching up on the overnight footie back home! I've also put together an action plan to see all of the islands main attractionsもっと詳しく
Hire Car
2023年12月18日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Today I hired a car to help make sure I could see everything I wanted to on the island all in a single day! So this Toyota Prius would be my vessel for the day!
Lavuna Coastal Path
2023年12月18日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The first stop of the day with the Lavuna Coastal Path! En route I had to stop for petrol (as the tank was almost empty!) and then it was just under an hours drive along the twisting pot hole'd roadsもっと詳しく
International Date Line
2023年12月18日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Whilst Fiji operates on a single time zone, the 180 ° nautical date line runs directly through the heart of Taveuni Island, one of the few pieces of land in the world which the line intersects. Youもっと詳しく
Waitavala Water Slides
2023年12月18日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Next up was the Waitavala water slides! These natural water slides have formed over many years, with the sheer force of the water passing over the rocks smoothing them down into a slippery slide likeもっと詳しく
Leaving Tavueni Island
2023年12月19日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
The time has come to leave Taveuni Island! I boarded at the tiny 'airport' once again onto an equally as tiny plane. The flight took around 1hr 20 mins but was safe and sound, just very loud!
旅行者Onwards and upwards, literally, Greg, where next, I'm really enjoying my world tour, brilliant. 👍😀
旅行者Another beautiful place. Lots more BLUE ❤️