Sean Condon imagines a holiday sipping cocktails in a poolside hammock. His two-year-old daughter has other ideas. The following is his report in the Sydney Morning Herald. On a walk along the winding path between lush gardens and blue ocean, we come across one of the island’s gardeners, a friendly man named William. “Bula!” he [...]
Continue reading …By FINN-OLAF JONES Forbes Magazine “When Alive, He Lived,” reads the memorial to FORBES’ late editor-in-chief, Malcolm Forbes, on a palm-shaded lawn overlooking his beloved, green-as-money Laucala Island, a 3000-acre shoe-shaped Valhalla in the eastern Fijian islands. Since 2003 Austrian tycoon Dietrich Mateschitz, who owns the wildly profitable energy drink Red Bull, has lorded over [...]
Continue reading …Written By : Source OF information: Restaurants named. Nadi is like nowhere else in Fiji, bustling with tourism day and night. Because of this the country’s tourism gateway also has a diverse range of good restaurants unmatched anywhere else in Fiji. They range from fine dining at international-name resorts to popular locally owned and patronised [...]
Continue reading …Written By : ILISAPECI MARAMA. Check this out! An Indo-Fijian as head chef in a Japanese restaurant! And winning praise from, yes, the Japanese. Meet Krishna Murti, originally from Sigatoka. He has been working at the Hamacho Restaurant in Nadi for the past 11 years. Now he’s running the kitchen. How did he end up [...]
Continue reading …Written By : ILISAPECI MARAMA. Recipe 1. 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom 2. 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander 3. 1/8 teaspoon ground star anise 4. 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 5. Pinch of cayenne pepper 6. Freshly ground black pepper 7. 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into batons 8. 1 teaspoon very finely grated orange zest plus [...]
Continue reading …Written By : Neville Koop, Managing Director. Bula Fiji, trust you have had an enjoyable week. The long weekend weather is going to be great so enjoy! A few people have been asking me when will the cool weather arrive, “why is it still so hot” they ask. So why don’t we take a look [...]
Continue reading …Written By : ILISAPECI MARAMA. What a week the first week of the Professionals swing through the Pacific has been, with some great golf being displayed. The first event on the calendar was the Air New Zealand Koru Club Pro-Am over 2 days last weekend at Denarau, it needed a sudden death playoff to decide [...]
Continue reading …Written By : JESSAN DOTON. What: Fins Restaurant Where: Tanoa Waterfront Hotel, Marine Drive, Lautoka Cuisine: International Opening hours: 6.30 am-9.30 pm 7 days These are the two dishes that impresses me: (1) Tanoa Beef Burger. Good serve, good quantity, laid out stylishly, comes with fries and salad. Very delicious, soft sesame seed bun, fries [...]
Continue reading …Written By : ILISAPECI MARAMA. What: Kajal’s Restaurants Where: Wailada, Lami; Raojibhai Patel St, Suva; Tofua St, Walu Bay, Suva Speciality: All sorts of Korean dishes Famous South Indian actress Kajal is regarded as hot and cute. In Suva, there’s a Kajal too. This one is well known for being hot and spicy. Whether it’s [...]
Continue reading …Written By : SHRATIKA NAIDU. What: The Horse Shoe Where: Savilla House Phone: 9744100 Opening Hours: 8am – 6.30pm Your Host: Helen Chang The Horse Shoe is situated at Reddy Place opposite the Civic centre building in Labasa. It is called The Horse Shoe due to the design of the servicing counter. The Horse Shoe [...]
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