FRIENDLY FIJI

© Sally Hammond

'Bula!' It's a Fijian greeting that also translates 'good'.

“Bula!” the locals say with a smile as you pass on the street or at your resort. Friendly Fijians smile easily. In fact they seem to smile all the time, and indeed with such an abundance of sunshine, lush sweet fruit that seems to grow as you watch it, and surf or sparkling lagoon waters close by almost anywhere you go, it would be hard not to be happy on these islands.

In fact Fiji is the ideal place for a holiday. It's an active place with every water sport imaginable, but it's also a laid-back place. No one hurries here. The women who clean your beachside villa, wear flowers in their hair and hum as they work. And in the villages in the evening, you may even get to try kava, the ultimate chill-out brew.

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The article continues to outline the various activities on the islands and describe the atmosphere of this tropical South Seas country.

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(Finishes)

Back home, my friends can’t help but notice the newly acquired tan and my smile. “What’s up?” they ask, then, with a sly grin, “A holiday romance?”

”No …… well, yes,” I reply, “I did fall in love – with Fiji. It's Bula!”

©Sally Hammond 2006

Picture Credits: Gordon Hammond ©2006 

(Sally and Gordon Hammond travelled as guests of Air Pacific)

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