Globe Journey

Vinaka Fiji! Thank you Fiji!

Vinaka Fiji! We had a great stay in Fiji! Now that we look back we might have stayed a couple days more! it was really relaxing.

The best of this small resort were the guests! super friendly and helpful! we were travelling next to New Zealand and had no idea what we were going to do! we left this resort with a tailored made itinerary that included even in which places we should go for food.

Another awesome element, was that every night there was something happening! Game night! we would play silly but really fun games, as limbo or dance with the balloon or do crazy moves in the sand until you were the last one standing!

We actually won the dance with the balloon! we were the last couple standing with a full balloon! We received as prize a massage :)

We were so happy that we met Alexis and Martin! We had the best time with them! and three months latter we meet them in Austin, TX for some amazing experiences! we will talk later on in the blog :) when we land in US!

After a couple of months on the road it was nice to have everything organized! You didn't need to think about where i'm gonna eat... where should I sleep? what am I going to see?

It was simply wake up! eat breakfast, enjoy the beach of go for a walk in to the town...

(btw! doesn't the above picture look like the village were the OTHERS lived in the TV Show Lost??? ehhehehe)

Visiting the local school,

Another very good way to spend the time in Fiji was just stay all day relaxing! :) .... or have a massage.. btw one of the best massages we had in the trip was in Fiji, hearing the sound of the sea beats everything! :) Although, Antonio would probably disagree with me.. and say it was China... :P

I had an incredible cooking lesson! how to prepare Kokoda as raw fish salad,

Grinding the coconut,

Mixing everything together with coconut milk,

The yummy finished product!

The dinners were awesome! we had this massive communal table were we would meet new guests every night and have a super yummy meal!

Fijian traditional dance performed by the resort staff,

We had the best time in Fiji!! But it was time to say... goodbye!!!

are here we do NEW ZEALAND!!!! we are ready for you!!!!!!!

Fiji underwater and life changes!

Lots have happen since our last post, We have changed jobs and country! We are working for Cisco :) but we moved from Brussels to North Carolina, USA!

After returning from this amazing trip we knew it was time to take on a new challenge! Living in Belgium has been incredible! we made really good friends and learned a lot! but we felt we needed to try a new continent! So here we are living the american dream :)

Taking it step by step! settling down! putting our thoughts in order, we have gained so much knowledge and insight in this trip! we are still trying to take all that information in! All the experiences we had, everyone we met!

But we are starting to feel like fish in the water again :)

Bula Bula Fiji!!!

After 7 months on the road! A vacation from the vacation sounded really good!! We were not planning to stop by Fiji, since it can be a very $$$ destination... but it was a free stop in our around the world ticket! So we thought why not!!

After a lot of researching we decided instead of staying in the main island (Viti Levu) to head to a more remote island! We picked the Octopus Resort in the Yasawa Islands. Remember the Castway movie? it was filmed in Fiji, in an island close to the Yasawa Islands.

To reach this island took us around 1h30min! But we were in very good company! We met Alexis and Martin! With whom we had an awesome timeeeeeeee!!!! and met again after 5 months later in Austin, US!

We were greeted with a welcoming song!

and a nice cocktail!

Our budget couldn't cope with a double room in this resort... so choose to go to the dorms! This was the first time after 7 months of traveling we stayed in a dorm.... we were a bit reluctant, but it turned out to be an awesome experience!!!

First off all it was one of the few rooms that had AC! :) and all the other room mates were really nice! They gave us some great tips for our next destination New Zealand! The majority of the guests on the resort were coming back from New Zealand and heading back home!