One month in Fiji

Jasmina Becker on 22 March 2018

If you are in Yasawa, Fiji a stop at the caves is worth the experience. The locals charge $35 fjd per person (cash only) to enter the cave. This money goes to the village that maintain the caves and p

Getting to the Yasawa Islands is a short 30-minute hop by seaplane from Nadi. You’ll want your camera handy – the views are amazing! If you’re not in a rush, you can relax on a boat trip with one of

When visiting Fiji you will find yourself taking part in many a Kava ceremony. It is an important aspect of visiting any village and it is customary to present a gift of Yaqona (Kava root) to present

Beqa Island resort- such wonderful staff

Fiji- the happiest people the the world.

I was working as an Au pair in Australia when I decided to travel for one month to Fiji and stayed with the locals.

Fiji is an absolutely great holiday destination. It is blessed with so much turquoise water, great dive spots, white sand beaches, jungle rivers and authentic culture. Whether you're looking for a decadent resort, family getaway or backpacker adventure, these islands have it all.

I viewed five different islands, stayed with six lovely Fijian families and even got to visit lots of local villages where I took part in a traditional welcome ceremony and drank ‘Kava’ with the local villagers. These were definitely the friendliest people I have ever met in all my years of travel. Always a smile pasted on everyone’s face and loud Bula’s shouted from all around!

How I got to live with the locals

A Facebook post in a Fiji local group in December 2014:

"Jasmina Becker is a lovely 23 years old girl who comes from Germany but currently working in Australia. She is a guest of this forum because she had written a request to us previously asking if we can organise a travel arrangement on her behalf to Fiji. And if we can look for some families in Fiji to host her and stays with them for a couple of days, perhaps move around the island on the basis of such arrangement possibly from a host to host.

She wanted to interact and learn to understand the very basic way of our living, our tradition and the cultural diversity in the Fijian villages and those of the urban areas. We advertised her request in this forum (Fiji, Australia and New Zealand seasonal fruit pickers/backpackers forum) a couple of months ago.

We have received an overwhelming respond from people of different walks of life in our community who are members of this forum offering to accommodate her for free. This is why we regard ourselves as so unique in our ways and are re-known worldwide for our friendly and welcoming attitude expressed in that single magic word that every tourist who visited our shore are accorded with and will remember for a lifetime. "BULA " means "WELCOME"

Get in touch with me and I can tailor madke your perfect Fiji holiday as well!

Venaka (thank you)

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