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Oct
9
2009

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 [...]

Sep
30
2009

Fiji’s Fantastical Rhythms

by Irene Butler
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 [...]