Orchid Island

An Excellent Find

We were on a road trip when we came across the Orchid Island board on the main highway. Since we had even time, we just decided to have a look through the place as Orchid Island was once very famous. ...

Kitch tour a welcome relief after busy Suva

What this place lacked in actual attraction it made up for with a delightful guide who did everything to entertain my daughter. There were a lot of tall tails going on about 'the stone and the pot use...

Returning after disaster

At first I was wondering if I was going to get off the bus. The graveled road was muddy from the rains. Our bus backed into our parking spot and we stepped off onto planks that had been placed down ...

Fiji Government needs to assist villagers to recover from Cyclone Winston

This place was clearly once something special, however cyclone Winston did a lot of damage. I was told that the impoverished villages have not received any government assistance to reinstate this his...

Orchid Island - neglected and unloved

Last month we paid a visit to Orchid Island, we were unsure if it was still open or closed down as some reports had written. Our Fijian friend, had remembered being taken there on a school trip some ...