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Labasa Fiji – an Indian Town

Labasa Fiji – an Indian Town Yesterday we woke at 5:30 a.m. in preparation to walk to town, and get the early bus to Labasa (pronounced Lambassa).  We have been house sitting and are part way through, based in Savusavu. Our friends Marilyn and Dave who own a farm here were also on the bus […]

Deuba, Fiji – Vita Levu

Deuba, Fiji – Moving into the unknown Today I wake up for the day’s adventure of single parent travel, and reality hits home – we are off on a new adventure.  We are late! The Kava and drinks from last night had relaxed me. This was too much a luxury that our luxury travel experts […]

Fiji Fire Dancers

Fiji Fire Dancers On our last day at the resort, we wake up to a sign that tonight is a celebration. We quickly booked a dinner table with a good view of the show of the Fiji fire dancers. Luxury travel experts would praise us for choosing the best spot for an anticipated good time. […]

Head Lice And Holidays

Head Lice And Holidays “Mum, there is a party in my hair” – no it is head-lice! Yesterday we were meant to go on a single parent travel trip to Beachcomber Island but head lice and holidays suddenly form a new part of our travel adventure. We wanted to experience the fun promised to us […]

Single Parent Travel Loneliness

First thoughts of my loneliness as I travel with my son Tonight we head down to the local Marina – the taxi ride costs $3AU. We first visit ‘Big Foot’, which luxury travel experts and everyone else describe as a foot-shaped island where the bridge connects one of the ‘toes’ to the mainland. It is […]

Having fun with frogs in a mud pool in Fiji

Having fun with frogs in a mud pool in Fiji Today we decide to make an early start as we were venturing off so we could be having fun with frogs. We packed our lunch, snacks, and juice from the breakfast bar, don our swimwear, hats, and sunscreen, and head off walking down the Sugar […]

Fiji And Indigenous Fijians And Fiji Indians

Fiji And Fijians And Fiji Indians Welcome to South Asia – I mean the South Pacific? Our first day in Fiji we come face to face with a lesson on Fiji Indians and their culture as we are getting ourselves stocked up with supplies, so we head on the shuttle bus on a single parent travel […]

The Perfect Start to our World Trip – Fiji Resort Anchorage

Fiji Resort Anchorage We have arrived in Fiji.  Instantly the familiar buzz of this airport hits me, and a trio of men playing guitars and singing in their Bula shirts greets us as we are crooned into customs. Maybe this is what I was told to expect our luxury travel experts. All I can say […]

Airport Security – practice it first

Airport Security – practice it first…. When all is said and done, your child is your most valuable possession on this trip. Traveling with a child through a busy airport, with all your possessions can be a lot to juggle, even with kids who have traveled before. So is there a way of making family […]

Travel Agents, Airlines, and Tickets

Travel Agents, Airlines, and Tickets Have a GOOD Travel Agent I cannot stress enough the need for you to get a reliable, trustworthy, patient Travel Agent. I would advise you try working with luxury travel experts on this. I have experienced so much benefit from this in my family travel. It has made our single-family […]

Traveling with children – on planes, trains and coaches

Traveling with children: Things to do prior to disembarking 1. Toilet time Where possible go to the ‘loo’ before the seat belt sign flashes its final light up. It is way easier to do this now – without luggage once you have arrived in the terminal. Insist your child tries to go, even if they say […]

Making Money While Travelling

Earning and Making Money While Travelling Here are a few ideas regarding Making Money While Travelling – let me know if you have any other ideas as this is written before we have actually traveled. It doesn’t matter if you got the ideas from luxury travel experts or tried them out by yourself during your family travel. […]