so, it was pretty tough to leave canada. from accumulated more than 14 meters of snow and -40°C on the coldest day it suddenly was 35°C and...nobody knows what snow is here! not just the temperature was very different. fiji is probably the most relaxing place i have ever been to. everything is on "fiji time" which generally means that there is no specific time and those of you who know me just a very little will know that this suits me very very well. never running late again. because everybody is. which would make it..on time again.
but that was obviously not the only amazing thing about these island. the main island is big, dirty and touristy and those who do not leave it will be disappointed big time in fiji! once you take your time to take the local boats and ferries - and share your seat with (many!) cockroaches - to get to more remote and more genuine islands off the "mainland", you will be amazed. two and half minutes to walk around the smallest island. basically one house. and some hammocks. http://www.qamea.com/ this was my absolute favorite. the owner took us to an even smaller island, that he himself owns and not even Google knows about. unreal. that's what it was. it is more like paradise than i have ever imagined in my sweetest dreams. truly magical.
the time on fiji went very quickly and ever after it seemed to me just like one of those dreams where you don't know if they were reality or...not...