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Festive Season Fiji Style

Festive Season Fiji Style

Fiji by Irene Butler – Click Our Fiji Photo Gallery – A whole month in Fiji! How “bula” is that! After a solo press trip to this tropical paradise a few years ago, my husband Rick made me promise we would come back together someday – and here we are! A fine start is settling into our clean, cozy room at Jetset Accommodation in New Town on Vita Levu (the largest of the Fiji’s 333 islands). This is to be our home base for the month. After a refreshing dip in the hotel’s pool, we walk a block to Wailoaloa…

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Christmas Wishes from Fiji

Christmas Wishes from Fiji

Christmas Wishes from Fiji Irene and Rick Butler Irene and Rick send warm wishes for a wonderful Christmas, and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Click below to start watching our 3 Christmas Videos

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Surf’s Up – Tree Surfing & Other Adventures In Fiji

Surf’s Up – Tree Surfing & Other Adventures In Fiji

By Irene Butler Published in Canadian Traveller/ Visit our Fiji Photo Gallery/ A craving for adventure led me to southern Vita Levu’s Pacific Harbour, proclaimed “The Adventure Capital of Fiji”. The Uprising Beach Resort, not only has dorm accommodations that are ubiquitous to the area, but also beachfront and garden view bures (sleeps up to four) for those, like myself, who fancy a bit more luxury after an adventurous outing. A private ‘biffy’ is joined to each bure, and a spacious stone-based shower opens to the sky. There was not a chance of going hungry or thirsty with the great…

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Firewalkers of Fiji

Firewalkers of Fiji

by Irene Butler - Published in Today’s Senior News Magazine - The Firewalkers of Fiji have long baffled scientists with their feat. It is my chance to get to the bottom of this, so to speak, as the chief’s son Madigi obligingly raises his ample barefoot in front of my camera, while he and his two companions chuckle at my request. My wristwatch, mistakenly an hour fast, resulted in my early arrival at Pacific Harbour’s Arts Village and in a serendipitous encounter with this shy, lanky 22-year-old firewalker who had come out to the bleachers to meet his friends before…

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Fiji – Fantastical Rhythms

Fiji – Fantastical Rhythms

Fiji by Irene Butler- Our Fiji Photo Gallery..GlobalTrekkers Fiji - Published in Travellady E-Zine - A tepid breeze gently rocked my hammock strung between coconut trees, a stones throw from the expanse of cream-coloured sand and the dazzling blue of the Pacific. “This is as close to paradise as earthy possible,” I muse, as I wave to Lusia, my ‘butler’ who comes my way with an exotic cocktail of fresh pineapple, papaya and Bounty Rum. Yes, a butler service is a bit of added indulgence provided with a bure (bungalow) at Outrigger on the Lagoon Resort. Nothing could entice me…

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