Baravi Handcrafts

Sigatoka town centre, May 2015

Driving in Fiji - Part 6 : Queens Rd from Sigatoka

Driving in Fiji - Part 6 : Queens Rd from Sigatoka

Driving timelapse Naviti Resort - Sigatoka - Natadola, Fiji - 6 May 2015

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Sigatoka Fiji

Baravi Handicraft Warm Welcome | Vacation 2019

I’ll upload different parts of my vacation. This is how tourists and locals are greeted at Baravi Handicraft ????

The Suva Handicraft Centre

A 60 second tour

FIJI, WATCH AS local artist makes beautiful WOOD HANDICRAFTS in NADI'S MARKET ????

SUBSCRIBE: - Let's visit Nadi's local market and let's speak to Tim who owns a small shop and who makes his own wood carvings of turtles and masks with their own unique design. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007.
Fiji, a country in the South Pacific, is an archipelago of more than 300 islands. It's famed for rugged landscapes, palm-lined beaches and coral reefs with clear lagoons. Its major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, contain most of the population. Viti Levu is home to the capital, Suva, a port city with British colonial architecture. The Fiji Museum, in the Victorian-era Thurston Gardens, has ethnographic exhibits.
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Fiji Sigatoka Trail 1

Short visit to Sigatoka, Fiji

Buying cloth for herself and shirts for me. Small town with three Hindu temples. Shows the high rate of Indian involvement in business!

Nrsingha Arti, ISKCON Sigatoka, Fiji

Take only photographs, leave only footprints - Sigatoka, Fiji (beach cocomo fiji blog)

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Take only photographs, leave only footprints
Friday 17 July

Bula from Fiji

Well another week has passed and another country and before I arrive in another ( I am currentl;y In mid air on Air Pacific flight FJ411 bound for Auckland, New Zealand ) I thought I would prepare my latest entry.

This should be a short entry as basically I have done hee haw for the last few dtys- shock horror it was almost like being on holiday!
After a 10 hour flight from LA, which was actually Ok in that I managed to sleep quite a bit, I arrived in Fiji just after 5 in the morning, that is the morning of the 10th of July as somewhere over the Pacific Ocean I missed out completely on the 9th of July - maybe someone can let me know if I missed anything important.

It then seemed to take an age for the baggage to unload and to clear customs & immigration. i was met as planned by the rep for the travel company I had used to book the accommodation and although I knew that I was responsible for paying for the transport from the airport, I thought at least she would present me with some options - like here is where you catch the public bus, shuttle bus - whatever. no matter one of the reps from another company said I could use one of their buses, good but she then disappeared and confusion reigned but all sorted in the end and I did get dropped off at the correct place. On the bus was an American lady, emily, who was alos on her first visit to Fiji - she was stayong for a month and was very excited, I think the trip had been a long time in the planning, and within an hour on the bus she had already taken about 30 photos. Emily if you are reading this I hope you are having a wonderful time.

My 7 nights on Fiji were spent at Beach Cocomo, which I had picked form the internet before I left home and it was exactly as described, in fact it was even better. there are only 2 bungalows and a small dormitory style building which could take upto 6 and all are located within a few yards of the ocean. The location is perfectand as I was the only guest this week I very much had individula attention -nothing was any trouble.It is run by a young Korean woman, Marie with the assistance of her boyfriend Isao and a young Fijian couple. They all live on site and are always around to help. Marie even lent me her computer to help me access the internet and once I had negotiated my way around the instructions in Korean all systems were go.There was arestaurant on site too , mainly for guests, so that would be me! the food was excellent - perferct - a tiny stroll for me or whne it was raining , no stroll at all as thet brought the food to my room. Tell me anywhere that you would get that service without paying an arm and a leg.

For the first couple of days it actually rained - yes tropical rain and although the location was ideasl if you could just laze around on the beach all day, it was a bit out of the way if you had no transport and the weather wasn't good. My first venture further afield was by public bus into the town of Sigatoka, the nearest sizableshopping centre - it reminded me of samll towns on the Greek islands back in the late 70s. the public market had all sorts of weird and wonderful plants/vegetables and fruits for sale and there was the obligatory rip off when bargaining for souvenirs. We Northern Europenas are rubbish at it -you know the trader quotes a ridiculous high number - you try to go for half and end settling in the middle - but at the end you still know you have been well ripped off!. Howver the bus fare was only aboou 30p so all things square up in the end.

And then for my next transport adventure I hired a scooter for a few days and no I am not trying to beat that 82 year old who has used 100 types of transport in a year. that was fun - avoiding potholes, humps in the road, being chased by dogs, small children and avoiding wandering horses, cows and pigs - I think I was the only person on a scooter on the island, certainly the only European. marie told me that if I had stayed any longer they would have known who I was and started calling to me by name.

i have to say the people in the villages were very friendly and seemd content despite the fact that by our standards they are living in very poor conditions. Anyone who visits Fiji and is cocooned in their luxury resort will get the wrong impression of the country. Clearky money is ...
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Photos from this trip:
View from my window
My fridge
My very own beach
My wee bungalow
View from the restaurant
Tropical sunset
Blue starfish
Getting my

Epic aerial movie of Fiji Islands - filmed in 4K

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Fiji is an island country of Melanesia located the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its closest neighbors are Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tonga, the Samoas, Tuvaly & Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Where to go on vacations?
Fiji has 3 main islands; Taveuni, Vanua Levu & Viti Levu, the main one where you will most probably land from. The 3 islands and islets around them all have their charm, for instance, Taveuni is nicknamed 'the garden of Fiji' thanks to its luxurious jungle that covers most of the island.

Fiji People
Fijians are a bunch of awesome people & we've rarely encountered such genuine and loving personalities everywhere we went. It has a rich history with early settlers arriving 3,000 years ago. In more recent times, it became a colony of the English Empire and part of the CommonWealth. If you are in seek of a true hidden gem community, head to the village of Nakabuta which hots a few families only and a great spirit. There you can buy their potteries and help the village a little. You can head by yourself by hitchhiking from Sigatoka nearby or contact Aqua Tours Fiji to organise a tour for you, more info:

Fiji points of interest:
There are several great outdoor activity opportunities in Fiji such as:
- snorkeling
- diving don't miss on the rainbow reef diving experience -
- mud bathing (Abaca Mud Bath)
- zip lines
- rafting
- eating local treats and drinking kava
- local shopping in Nadi and Suva
- 4 wheel drive on Viti Levu and Taveuni Islands
- sunbathing in front of stunning lagoons
- hiking, there are excellent diving opportunities, prolific bird life, bushwalks and waterfalls which is what drove us there.. A must do if you're around this part of the world.

Fiji Language: The official languages in Fiji are Fijian, English and Fiji Hindi.

Where to stay?
The best accommodation we found was on the main island, between Nadi and Suva cities; the fijibeachouse, an absolute dream for all backpackers -

???? Places featured:
0:17 - Pacific Harbour
0:45 - SavuSavu
0:58 - Sigatoka National Park
1:24 - Suva
1:58 - The Beachouse
2:28 - Colo-I-Suva
2:52 - Taveuni Island (our favorite!)
3:28 - Sigatoka
3:51 - Taveuni Island (really our favorite!)
4:19 - Nakabuta Village

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Driving in Suva City, Fiji

I shot this video while my family was driving from Suva to Lami...

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Mission Fiji vison for Summer 2015

Nausori Highlands Road,Navosa.

Going down to Nadi town from the Highlands in Navatusila,Magodro. The scenery form this elevated place can tell us why the Nadi Plain gets flooded easily when there is heavy rain in the hills and mountains at the Nausori Highlands,Sabeto Mountain Range.All things must come down.Rivers and streams that are flowing in the highlands of Magodro,Navatusila,Sabeto a sizeable number drain into the Nadi & Ba Flood Plain when there is continuous heavy rain in this areas for a few days then expect Nadi & Ba town to be flooded .

FIJI, EXPLORING the iconic PRODUCE MARKET of NADI and what to buy ????????

SUBSCRIBE: - Let's walk around this wonderful market and let's see what we can buy for lunch and dinner!! Very graphic and very cultural scenes from this very popular place here in Fiji. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007.
Fiji, a country in the South Pacific, is an archipelago of more than 300 islands. It's famed for rugged landscapes, palm-lined beaches and coral reefs with clear lagoons. Its major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, contain most of the population. Viti Levu is home to the capital, Suva, a port city with British colonial architecture. The Fiji Museum, in the Victorian-era Thurston Gardens, has ethnographic exhibits.
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Natural Beauty Of Viti Levu Island

Viti Levu, Fiji
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Fiji Roadtrip l Maui Bay Coral Coast to Korotogo