Apr 2nd, 2012 at 3:30PM: Tropical storms have battered Fiji in recent days, causing flash floods that have stranded tourists, forced mass evacuations and caused upwards of three deaths. Now, the Pacific island nation braces itself as a tropical cyclone approaches the main island of Viti Levu with forecasted gusts of 68 miles per hour and the certainty of even more damage. Already, the government has declared a state of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Paradise Flooded: Fiji Closes To Tourists
Apr 2nd, 2012 at 3:30PM: Tropical storms have battered Fiji in recent days, causing flash floods that have stranded tourists, forced mass evacuations and caused upwards of three deaths. Now, the Pacific island nation braces itself as a tropical cyclone approaches the main island of Viti Levu with forecasted gusts of 68 miles per hour and the certainty of even more damage. Already, the government has declared a state of ...Luxury vacations now within reach through new travel service
Mar 8th, 2012 at 1:00PM: For many travelers, a luxury vacation is a thing for which to save, splurge on for a special occasion, or hope to do some day. Adventure travelers often do not even have luxury vacations on their radar and are more apt to grab the backpack than to hit the road. But luxury vacations do not have to be for just the rich and famous. An online source for discounts on luxury is bringing that world ...The Bachelorette heads to Fiji for tonight's episode
Jul 25th, 2011 at 2:00PM: One of our favorite parts about hit ABC television series The Bachelor / Bachelorette is the final few weeks. This is not because it showcases the show's main contestant falling in love with multiple men and women, or because of the cheesy "fantasy suite" overnights. It's because of the far-flung and romantic locations the contestants visit that give us inspiration for our own honeymoons ... ...SATW blogs live from Fiji
Apr 12th, 2011 at 7:30AM: The Society of American Travel Writers Freelance Council is heading to the other side of the world for their annual conference. The group of self-employed writers, photographers, videographers, broadcasters, and other travel journalists will be reporting life from Fiji this week, in an effort to bring readers an inside look at the island down under.
Outside of the professional development ...Couples can win a trip to Fiji, courtesy of CheapOair
Jan 20th, 2011 at 12:30PM: Valentine's Day doesn't have to be about roses and chocolates. How about a trip to Fiji? CheapOair is playing cupid and giving away a free trip for the couple that wins their "Crazy in Love" contest.
All lovebirds are asked to send in a 30-second video that answers the question "What makes you and your significant other unique?" It could be a hobby or a special talent or anything that shows how ...Teva giving away adventure vacation to Fiji
Sep 20th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Teva, the company that manufactures a host of great outdoor and travel footwear, is preparing to send a few lucky travelers on a once in a lifetime adventure to the South Pacific, where they'll have the opportunity explore Fiji aboard a private yacht, while hiking, snorkeling, and rafting through beautiful tropical locations.
The Teva House 2011 contest will select one lucky winner from the ...Travel missing among fastest growing Facebook pages
Jul 13th, 2010 at 2:00PM: What happened to the hotels, resorts and destinations? These naturals for social media didn't make the cut on All Facebook's list of the fastest growing Facebook pages. Media and celebrities dominated the list, which consists of Facebook pages not on All Facebook's leaderboard, but even there, there isn't a travel-related site until #37, the destination- and company-agnostic "I need a vacation!!!" ...Top five weekend travel media stories
Jun 21st, 2010 at 8:00AM: Here are some of the best travel stories from this weekend's English-speaking newspaper travel media.
1. In the New York Times, Stephen Heyman profiles six moderately-priced New York City boutique hotels. One of the boutique hotels reviewed even has nightly rates under $200!
2. In the Globe and Mail, Heather Zorzini writes about her night in the apparently quite beautiful Dildo, ...Exciting Repositioning Cruises for the Fall
Jun 15th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Repositioning cruises are the leftovers of cruising. When cruise ships need to move from one port to another at seasonal cusps, they take less conventional itineraries to get from one home port to another. Repositioning cruises can often be booked for less than more conventional cruises on a per-night basis.
Repositioning cruises are also, somewhat ironically, a good option for independent ...Galley Gossip: Passenger of the month: Adam Schaffer
Apr 15th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Name: Adam Schaffer
Occupation: Media and publishing executive. I am in the magazine business, but had the honor of being on the editorial advisory board of Inside Flyer magazine a few years back
Which is exactly why I picked you as my passenger of the month. Tell me something interesting you learned while working for Inside Flyer: Airline club memberships are huge. Not only is the lounge access ...Travel surf etiquette
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: I was having a grand ole time surfing at Ala Moana Bowls the other day when a rude, disrespecting woman decided to paddle for a wave and proceeded to cut off three other surfers and nearly behead my friend. Growing ever more confrontational in my old age, I began to argue with the lady about her very inappropriate surf etiquette. Profanities were exchanged, I nearly spit in her face, and she ...Man smuggles iguanas in fake leg
Apr 12th, 2008 at 3:30PM: I never get tired of people's inventions when it comes to smuggling stuff across the border. Take Jereme James, a 34-year old Californian man, who tried to smuggle iguanas into the US inside his prosthetic leg.
James was caught and convicted on two counts of smuggling and possessing endangered animals. He allegedly stole three baby Fiji Island banded iguanas from an ecological preserve while on a ...Fiji, or Cleveland??
May 24th, 2007 at 8:02PM: Cleveland often can't catch a break, but at least its water is good. While drinking Fiji bottled water last night, I remembered a story that's worth retelling about an ad campaign they ran last year. The ad, I'm told, talked about how pure the water was, and it ended with the tag line: "The label says Fiji because it's not bottled in Cleveland." Another slam.
But Cleveland, where drinking water ...ISLANDS Caption Contest
Aug 13th, 2006 at 8:20PM: Providing a caption for the illustration you see pictured here could get you and a pal an incredible trip to Fiji. To show how gung-ho they are about their 25th Birthday / Anniversary, ISLANDS magazine is looking to send the person with the most clever and creative caption to Fiji. The trip for two would be all-inclusive and lands you in the beautiful 500-acre island paradise of Turtle Islands. I ...
