Fiji Blue Lagoon Resort, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

Blue Lagoon Resort, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

2nd November – 3rd November 2017 As I was dropped off by my homestay family a little early at the Blue Lagoon Resort, I wasn’t able to check in straight away, as not everyone had checked out yet. I could leave my bags in the office though, so I did and I head straight for …

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Fiji Nanuya Island (Enedala Homestay), Yasawa Islands, Fiji

Nanuya Island (Enedala Homestay), Yasawa Islands, Fiji

30th October – 2nd November 2017 When I boarded the ferry, I knew I had a bit of a distance to go, as I was getting off at the last stop, which was about two hours away. I went to the top deck at first. It was very hot and sunny up there; it was …

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Fiji Mantaray Island, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

Mantaray Island, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

29th October – 30th October 2017 After getting on the ferry again, I only had another half an hour to go, in order to get to the next island on my visit, Mantaray Island. I didn’t sit in a very good place on the boat, as I sat in front of the glass doors, so …

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Fiji Octopus Bay, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

Octopus Bay, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

27th October – 29th October 2017 After getting on the ferry at Beachcomber, the journey was a little bit longer than I had previously experienced, as it lasted about an hour and a half. On the journey, we moved from the Mamanuca Islands, into the Yasawa Islands, which are a bit further out from the …

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Fiji Beachcomber Island, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

Beachcomber Island, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

26th October – 27th October 2017 After boarding the Yasawa Flyer at Bounty Island, I had a ten minute journey until I reached my next destination, Beachcomber Island. Apparently Beachcomber Island is known as the ‘party island’, which I wasn’t aware of previously and I wasn’t exactly in the party mood, as I was still …

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Fiji Bounty Island, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

Bounty Island, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

23rd October – 26th October 2017 After getting on the plane in Los Angeles, it probably took me about five minutes to fall asleep and when I did, I was out for a while. I missed the safety messages and whole taking off process and the next I heard was the air hostesses bring around …

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North America Los Angeles, United States

Los Angeles, United States

22nd October – 23rd October 2017 After leaving a sad Sabrina behind, I got the Uber to the airport ready for my flight. When I arrived at the airport I was still a little early for check in, only by fifteen minutes, so I was glad that I didn’t rush at the hostel. I sat …

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Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

17th October – 22nd October 2017 Getting on the truck to leave Paraty, I was quite tired, but everyone decided to sit together to have a ‘party’ on the last truck ride. This obviously didn’t happen and we all were probably the most unsociable we have been: people either put their headphones in to listen …

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Brazil Paraty, Brazil

Paraty, Brazil

​14th October – 17th October 2017 After leaving the campsite in Brotas just before 6.30, I tried to get some sleep on the truck because I really didn’t get much during the night. I lay down and closed my eyes but I didn’t have much luck actually sleeping, unfortunately. At around 8, we stopped off …

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Brazil Brotas, Brazil

Brotas, Brazil

12th October – 14th October 2017 Leaving the bush camp at 6.30, the temperature was a good one to start the day with, as it wasn’t too hot. We had a long drive to do though so we knew it would get hotter as the day went on. I managed to get some more sleep …

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