Nadi (pronounced Nandi)
- Aperture: f/2.4
- ISO: 50
- Shutter Speed: 1/3247 s
- Focal Length: 4.28mm
- Camera: iPhone 4S
Nadi is mainly a transit town. It’s the main travel hub for the country as almost all international flights land in Nadi. We experienced the town in a similar way as we just had an afternoon there before our early flight the next morning. We arrived after a 4 hour bus ride from Suva (an…
Our first Bollywood experience
Nothing is open in Suva on Sundays — and, quite possibly — in all of Fiji. Nothing, that is, except the movie theater. Suva’s Village Six Cinema is located on Scott Street near the wharf. We walked past it as the weather became drizzling and dreary, so we decided to give it a try by…
Every girl needs a cannibal fork
- Aperture: f/11
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/200 s
- Focal Length: 14mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Some travel guides advise against visiting Suva, Fiji’s capital, because it’s a big city with some crime, but I think we both found downtown Nadi to be more threatening due to the aggressive shopkeepers and opportunistic “guides” that will follow you down the street spouting unsolicited directions and advice in hopes of coin. More on…
Fiji: Day 2
- Aperture: f/2.4
- ISO: 64
- Shutter Speed: 1/120 s
- Focal Length: 4.28mm
- Camera: iPhone 4S
After a very tiring and sweaty first day in Fiji, we decided to kick it up a notch and see some sights. The first thing we did, after our morning coffee, was to walk from our hotel to the Kula Eco Park. The entrance to the park is situated almost directly across the Queen’s…
“Oh my God. We’re on the wrong side of the road.”
- Aperture: f/13
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1/400 s
- Focal Length: 10mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
That astute observation was among my first upon arriving in Fiji. I remember climbing onto the Coral Sun Express and absently thinking, “That’s odd: The bus driver is seated on the wrong side. How quaint.” We had read about Fijians driving on the left side of the road, but I didn’t remember that fact until we pulled out onto the main thoroughfare,…
Ah, Venice (Beach)
Her and I have a kind of long (7 hour) layover in LAX, and decided to catch a cab to see some of Los Angeles and grab some dinner (late lunch on California time). We intended to go to Santa Monica, but let the very friendly cabbie (Daniel Solomon Klein) talk us into going to…
Taking Off
So we’re finally leaving. As we sit in the terminal at PBI airport, I find myself running through a last minute worry list: Did I set the AC to 80? Did I turn off the water heater? Did I remember to shut off the coffee machine?!? But I think these worries will pass once we’re…
Free to a good home: 15-year-old halter top and “mature” capris
We’ve spent the last few days frantically packing up the house to make room for Him’s parents, my parents and other family members generously planning to stay in our home to take care of our three cats while we’re gallivanting across the globe. Throughout this process, I’ve noticed Him has taken to holding up random…
Not quite the kitchen sink (but close)
- Aperture: f/4.5
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/60 s
- Focal Length: 11mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
It took me several hours, but I spent today (when I wasn’t chasing our resident squirrel away from the birdfeeder) weeding through the mountain of gear I’ve amassed during the last few months. Thanks to some incredible friends and colleagues at my former workplace, I had some great options to choose from, and I regret…
Voicemail message from my mom
“Hey, this is Mom. I was just online, looking about germs when you are traveling, and it said the tables that you use behind the seats, on airplanes, are filthy. And the pockets behind the seats, where they have little magazines, are filthy. They said the bathrooms are filthy. And they said handrails – keep…