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  • The Fiji Diaries – #4 (the forty-one steps)

    The Fiji Diaries – #4 (the forty-one steps)

    11 July, 2023 I don’t think I have had the pleasure of telling you about The Peninsula International Hotel, Suva. This has been home for the past six nights, with one more night before hopping over to the other side of the big island to Nadi. The Peninsula is – as named – very international,…

  • The Fiji Diaries – #3

    The Fiji Diaries – #3

    10 July 2023 Fiji is full of oddities. Take, for instance, a flat white from Mana Coffee (reported to be the place for a good coffee in Suva from Australian embassy staff) will set you back FJD$6.60, whilst a long black is FJD$7. Granted, these work out to be about ~$4.50-5 in Australian dollars, but…

  • The Fiji Diaries – #2

    The Fiji Diaries – #2

    8 July 2023 – {early AM} As I was just here lying in bed I couldn’t help but think of work health and safety – or the lack thereof in Suva. And yet no one has seemingly died in the time we’ve been here (which lets face facts has probably got more to do with…