EMILY GILMOUR'S BLOG
When Vorovoro came to the World
Tags: Tribe / Team / Pictures / Fijian / Gatherings / Local
There are guitars strumming, shaky voices and a collection of people in sulu’s with tears in their eyes-a typical Isa Lei you’d think ! Only this time we are in Blighty and this particular Isa Lei is being shared with an audience at Hampton Court Flower Show, who I reckon (when I could see through my tears) were also feeling a little misty as the emotion behind this song tugged at their heart strings.
This was the end of a brilliant weekend for me and fellow tribie Kim at Hampton Court Palace. We met on the island a year …
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Feasting with the Fijians
Tags: Tribe / Team / Fijian / Dream Foundation / Fiji / Drink / LocalBy Emily and Tom Bathurst
Wednesday was feast day on Vorovoro. A chance to be together as an island, with tribe members and Team Fiji all eating together. Also a great introduction to Vorovoro for the 6 new arrivals. With a total of 50 odd dinner guests it was …
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Tags: Tribe / Fijian / FijiBula all,
Well I’m here, finally, after four flights, a taxi trip, and a rather damp boat ride. But, my goodness, was it worth it. This place is beautiful, above and beyond how I imagined it. As we approached the island, it was a bit like Lost, Shipwrecked, and …
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Bula all,
I know you are avidly watching out for a blog from me, so thought I would get one in early before I am having too much fun to sit in a dark room and blog!
Flights went ok, Korean Air are amazing, personal video screens, blankets, …
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Tags: Tribe / FijiReading all the other blogs, i have been inspired to join the gang and write my own. Now only one week til I leave for the island. It has come so quickly, it seems like only yesterday that I was reassuring my family that I wasn’t flying halfway across the …
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