Fiji is a multi racial and multi ethnic place. In my previous post on Fiji I wrote about the native Fijians and my experience connecting with the locals. The majority of Fijians are native Melanesians. 43% of the population are Indo-Fijians or Hindustanis. Indian indentured laborers were initially brought to Fiji, Indo-Fijian. In the late…
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Fiji – An Experiment in “No Reservations” Cultural Island Travel
I bought a cheap flight from New Zealand on my way back to the U.S. On a discount Jet Star flight, I was in Fiji for a couple of days for less than a difference of somewhere between $100-200 USD. It was great. I loved Fiji. The people were amazing! The adventures I had…
Travel Back in Time – Smell the Mint Tea of Morocco
I am entranced with Morocco. There are few places in the world that do such an amazing job of preserving life as it was hundreds even thousands of years ago. Fez, has truly captured life as it was 1000 years ago. The Medina or urban center is the gated old city in Fez. The only…
Panama Island Escape: Bocas Del Torro and Urraca – Adventures in Paradise
Before when I thought of Panama, all I could think of was the Panama canal. Now I think of Islands. There are so many little islands off the coast of Panama. The only way to get around the islands is with boats. The boats are like busses taking you from place to place. The first…
Doha Qatar: Pearl of the Persian Gulf
It was on a trip to Dubai where I was planning a trip to Tehran, and I found an 8 hour layover in Qatar. I had heard very little of this little Pearl in the Persian Gulf. Qatar Airways had all sorts of cool destinations and for a decent price I was able to fly…
Bali Indonesia Land of Peace and Land of the Monkey King
Bali is clearly one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Beyond that the people and the culture there is the richest I’ve found in all my travels. The people are so humble, so nice, and so culturally rich. I had the chance to witness a Balinese wedding. Bali is far from where I…
Floating Islands of the Uros and Nazca Lines of Peru
The Nazca lines are unique in that it built or put together thousands of years ago and then only discovered when planes were invented. These lines are not just one or even a handful of pictures that many cover miles and miles with incredible precision. They are truly a mystery. UNESCO added the site in…