Articles Tagged: paradise

It was the hand plough that got to me most.  There on the main road between two of Fiji's main cities, just minutes from a major town in an area locals proudly call 'Fiji's Salad Bowl,' a man was scratching a living -- or trying to -- on a small handkerchief of land, putting his body through exertions for which it was never intended simply to keep himself and his family somewhat fed, partially clothed and trying to pay the rent on this field and the tiny shack that occupied one corner. It was l

As we bounced along the streets of this beach side resort town en route to the emergency room, all I could think was that it was a good thing we hadn?t decided to spend our honeymoon on a practically deserted island. When my husband, Bob, and I were planning our wedding, I pushed for a honeymoon trip to a tropical South Pacific paradise. So we researched and nearly signed up for Fiji. But right when we were preparing to put down our nonrefundable deposit in December 2006, Fiji underwent a bloo

By Sarah: Maid of Albion On the other side of the world and on the island of Viti Levu, the largest of the 322 islands in the Fijian archipelago, lies Suva, the faded old colonial capital. Having been the Fijian capital since 1882, Suva, situated on the rainy south of the Island, does not have the glitzy, tourist pleasing, gloss of Nandi or Levuka, the glamorous resorts in the north which, being situated closer to the international airport end up as the locations of reality TV shows with names

AUCKLAND, New Zealand --- The media in both post-coup Fiji and East Timor -- where a recent double assassination bid against the country's top leadership failed but left East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta in a coma in an Australian hospital -- have faced recent threats.

BULA !!!!! (bonjour local made in Fiji ;-) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhh ... que c'etait bon d'etre au Paradis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhh ... que je regrette de pas y etre restee plus longtemps!!!!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhh ... que c'est bon de se faire plaisir comme ca !!!!!!!!!! Pas de cyclone, pas de galere.... rien que du Bonheur ces quelques 4 jours aux Fiji. J'ai fait les 4 iles de Mamanuca avec base principale sur Bounty Island.... j'ai ete upgrade de mon dortoir ... et j'ai

Vorovoro, off the coast of Fiji, is being renewed - by a social networking website, says Matt Warman.

In 2006 we revealed a plan to set up an eco-community in Fiji run by an online tribe. So has it worked?

Is the end coming for the coup leaders in Fiji ?

Poverty and violence ~ the Pacific isn?t all paradise The Age is reporting that Winston Peters, ... unrest, and violence in places like Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and Tonga.  Fiji was especially noteworthy due to the recent coup there by Commodore Bainimarama, who claims to want to bring democracy back

By: TODD SAROUHAN History of Fiji Though relatively small, Fiji has quite a history ... that it is now, the first inhabitants of Fiji arrived from South East Asia. Pottery excavated from Fijian towns showed that Fiji was settled before or around 1000 BC by Pacific immigrants. In 1643, The Dutch explorer

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.. Page Header -- Copyright © 2007, Fiji Times Limited. All Rights Reserved. Print | Back to Story.. End Page Header -- Paradise gone wrong ( ... on Dateline that 'things might have gotten out of hand' THE torture that awaited Fiji Women's Rights ... by a group of soldiers to be questioned over her anti-military comments following the December 5 cou

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[Today is Oceania Day! The following is the first post in the series by special guest blogger the strategist. ? Younghusband] [ ... ; people are surprised when an insurrection or coup occurs. This is odd, as anyone who lived through World ... ) and Papua New Guinea?s highlands (ongoing); military coups in Fiji (four since 1987) and Solomon Islands

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[ Photo_sm_micronesia] Ask New Zealanders what springs to mind about Oceania, ... to Pacific life; people are surprised when an insurrection or coup occurs. This is odd, as anyone ... (1998-2003) and Papua New Guinea's highlands (ongoing); military coups in Fiji (four since 1987

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