"Bula!" is the word every visitor to Fiji hears (and says themselves) at minimum two dozen times a day. It has more than one meaning -- "hello", "welcome", but also "cheers" when drinking. Bula bula is all around and everywhere here.
Cori and I are back from our one-week trip to the Yasawa Islands. We had mixed weather, some rain and wind but also some nice sunshine. On the sunny days it was really a bit like on a tropical island paradise, we could tan on the sand beaches and swim in the sea, and snorkel in the coral reefs. This was my first time to swim in the sea again since Easter!
We were in 5 different resorts on 5 different islands -- they offer a pass (named "Bula Pass", of course :) for island hopping with accommodation vouchers. You can choose to sleep in dormitories or "bures", which are small standalone huts or houses. The Fijians are warm and friendly people, they smile a lot and love to sing and dance and play guitar. They also have no understanding of time in the western sense of the word -- they call this "Fiji time" and it means that you shall not expect
punctuality -- "an hour" can be as short as 30 minutes or as long as 3 hours, depending on how the other person likes it, usually to your disadvantage. But they do it with a smile, and although they do often steal your time they are also willing to give you of their time, unhurriedly.
"Bula!" is the word every visitor to Fiji hears (and says themselves) at minimum two dozen times a day. It has more than one meaning -- "hello", "welcome", but also "cheers" when drinking. Bula bula is all around and everywhere here.
Cori and I are back from our one-week trip to the Yasawa Islands. We had mixed weather, some rain and wind but also some nice sunshine. On the sunny days it was really a bit like on a tropical island paradise, we could tan on the sand beaches and swim in the sea, and snorkel in the coral reefs. This was my first time to swim in the sea again since Easter!
We were in 5 different resorts on 5 different islands -- they offer a pass (named "Bula Pass", of course :) for island hopping with accommodation vouchers. You can choose to sleep in dormitories or "bures", which are small standalone huts or houses. The Fijians are warm and friendly people, they smile a lot and love to sing and dance and play guitar. They also have no understanding of time in the western sense of the word -- they call this "Fiji time" and it means that you shall not expect 
punctuality -- "an hour" can be as short as 30 minutes or as long as 3 hours, depending on how the other person likes it, usually to your disadvantage. But they do it with a smile, and although they do often steal your time they are also willing to give you of their time, unhurriedly.
1 comment:
it looks like a really nice place.
i hope i can go there one day.addles
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