This sugarcane republic still has fewer than one million permanent residents, only three airports with paved runways, and a single (two-lane) highway. For someone who has harbored South Seas fantasies fueled by old Errol Flynn films and Joseph Conrad novellas, making the long journey to Fiji has its payoff: It's one of the last untrammeled places, where steamer ferries still ply the straits, and barefoot bush pilots land on grass strips to deliver guitar strings and watermelon
Read the articleDestinations: Fiji · Vatulele · Wakaya Island
Themes: Arts + Culture · Beach · Hotels + Resorts · Adventure Vacations · Spa Getaways
Inspired by: Discovering Fiji — by Shane Mitchell, Published Sep. 2006