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Suva Up!

Suva Up!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 15, 2019 | Fiji, Fit for Foodies, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 All good things must come to an end in Tuvalu! After breakfast we walked across the street 2 minutes over to the airport to check into our 12:20 flight back to Fiji, but this time to the capital city – Suva.  No computers here, but rather tickets are...
Funafuti-‘imes In Tuvalu

Funafuti-‘imes In Tuvalu

by Calvin Sun | Jan 13, 2019 | The Nightlife, Tuvalu, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

  Today we go off the map once again! We woke up nice and early this morning in Nadi, Fiji at 4:45am.  From there we would make our 07:30am 30-minute flight from Nadi to Suva. There the plan would be to disembark, check-in, stamp out of Fiji, and...
Nadi A Bad Time To Try Real Fiji Water

Nadi A Bad Time To Try Real Fiji Water

by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2019 | Fiji, Walking Tours, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 After delivering our postcards via the world’s only underwater post office in Vanuatu, we then headed to the airport for the our 2-hour 4:00pm flight to Nadi on Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu. There we said our thanks and goodbyes to our guide...
…But but but, “Vanuatu”-leave Port-Vila!

…But but but, “Vanuatu”-leave Port-Vila!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 9, 2019 | Fit for Foodies, Public Transportation, The Nightlife, Vanuatu, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 Oh Vanuatu, how I “Vanuatu-leave” this place.  I know it’s quite a stretch of a pun, but my blogpost title is meant to be read out loud!  Let’s begin. After 2 days in The Solomon Islands, we headed boarded a 3:05pm...
I Found My Honi-ara In The Solomon Islands

I Found My Honi-ara In The Solomon Islands

by Calvin Sun | Jan 7, 2019 | Fit for Foodies, Solomon Islands, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 Finishing up our 3rd day in Kiribati, in the late morning we headed to Tarawa’s Bonriki International Airport to catch our flight out to The Solomon Islands. Let’s just say the Bonriki International Airport is still a work in progress.This was the...
Kiribati: Land Of The First Dawn

Kiribati: Land Of The First Dawn

by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2019 | Kiribati, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 After 6 days in Nauru, the world’s least visited country, we forced ourselves up early at 3:00am for a 5:15am Nauru Airlines flight to currently the world’s 3rd least visited country: Kiribati (pronounced “Kiri-bahs”). We wanted...
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