Fiji Diaries

Ever moved half way around the world to a place you've never been? Me neither. This blog will be a record of mine and my family's discovery of the South Pacific as we up sticks after 21 years in the North East of England and move to Suva, Fiji.

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Thursday, 24 January 2013

Guilty pleasures

I enjoy many guilty pleasures. Hot dogs, for instance. I love them – sliced and heated with baked beans, rolled in a flour tortilla with m...

Thursday, 17 January 2013

Always look on the bright side of life*

Anna came back from the UK. It was always going to be a bit of a gamble letting her go back to visit so soon after we arrived as there was ...

Sunday, 6 January 2013

Warning: this post contains spleen venting

First thoughts on what it would be like to move to Fiji? Endless sun, sand and sea? Ha! Let me dispel you of this notion once and for all. ...

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Off with her head!

Yesterday, the Queen’s head disappeared from Fiji’s banknotes. The government has made a short commercial to be played in cinemas explaini...

Saturday, 22 December 2012

Sleepless in Suva

The tale of our encounter with Cyclone Evan starts with Mummy Cat pooing and meowing outside of our bedroom door in the wee hours of Monda...

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Annus Horribilis

2012. What a rubbish year. I lost my lovely sister, my wonderful mother and my mother in law. I said goodbye to my friends and family in th...

Tuesday, 4 December 2012

These are a few of my favourite Fijian things

A friend emailed me the other day and asked me what appeared to be a simple question – “Do you want to be in Fiji?” This is different to t...

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MaryB: Wylam, Northumberland, United Kingdom; Long-term Californian resident of Northern England. Health researcher, activist, volunteer, gardener, cat lover. Endlessly outraged by inequality and fascinated by the human narrative.

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