Salote spends a drizzly winter day exploring the reopened Damodar Arts Village, watching a meke performance, and reflecting on Pacific Harbour's revival, local costs, and the slow rhythm of expat life.

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Episode 24 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Pacific Harbour, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Damodar Arts Village, Skinny Bean Café, Shark Bait Cafe, Adorn Pacific, Lighthouse Boutique, The Pearl Resort, Fiji Horse Sanctuary, Grace complex.

Covered: Damodar Arts Village revival, Meke performance and culture, Pacific Harbour local economy and costs, Expats and resort town life, Local artisans and shopping.

Chapters:
00:00 Damodar Arts Village
05:45 The Pearl Resort
06:38 Grace complex
08:15 Quiet room

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#PacificHarbour #FijiTravel #DamodarArtsVillage #FijiCulture #MekeDance #BeqaLagoon #FijiAdventure #FijiIslands #TravelFiji #FijiFood #FijiHistory #CoralCoast #FijiGuide #IslandLife #SharkDivingFiji #FijiHorseSanctuary #FijiVillage #WinterInFiji

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Salote takes the plunge in Beqa Lagoon for a shark dive, explores the revived Damodar Arts Village and the firewalking ceremony, and digs into the real costs and practicalities of living in Pacific Harbour, Fiji's self-styled adventure capital.

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Episode 23 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Pacific Harbour, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Beqa Lagoon, Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Marina precinct, Damodar Arts Village, Shark Bait Cafe, Pearl South Pacific Championship Course, Hibiscus Drive.

Covered: Shark diving in Beqa Lagoon, Damodar Arts Village redevelopment, Beqa firewalking ceremony costs and culture, Cost of living and local prices in Pacific Harbour, Practical tips for SIM cards and banking, Upcoming Hibiscus Festival in Suva.

Chapters:
00:00 Shark Reef Marine Reserve
02:51 Shark Bait Cafe
04:11 Fire crackling
05:44 Village
07:15 Hibiscus Drive

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#FijiTravel #PacificHarbour #BeqaLagoon #SharkDivingFiji #SharkReefMarineReserve #FijiAdventure #FirewalkingFiji #DamodarArtsVillage #FijiCulture #KokodaFiji #FijiFoodie #ExpatLifeFiji #CoralCoast #VisitFiji #FijiIslands #DrySeasonFiji

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Salote spends her final full days in Pacific Harbour watching the Beqa firewalking ceremony at the Damodar Arts Village, checking the pulse of the upcoming Hibiscus Festival in Suva, and getting practical about the cost of living, banking, and safety in the canal estates.

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Episode 22 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Pacific Harbour, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Damodar Arts Village, Hibiscus Drive, Shark Bait Cafe, Beqa Lagoon, Upper Navua Gorge, Queen's Road, Suva, Albert Park.

Covered: Firewalking ceremony and Sawau clan traditions, Arts Village redevelopment and local economy, Pacific Harbour cost of living and rental prices, Safety and practical logistics in canal estates, Upcoming Hibiscus Festival in Suva.

Chapters:
00:34 Suva
03:19 Upper Navua Gorge
06:02 Albert Park

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#PacificHarbour #FijiTravel #BeqaFirewalkers #DamodarArtsVillage #SigatokaValley #FijiAdventure #HibiscusFestival #FijiVisa #BeqaLagoon #SharkDiving #FijiCostOfLiving #NavuaRiver #Sevusevu #FijiCulture #CanalEstates #FijiWinter #QueensRoad #FijiIslands

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Salote spends a rainy winter day on the Navua River, learning the sevusevu protocol for village visits, and reflecting on how Pacific Harbour's adventure economy connects travellers to Fijian tradition.

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Episode 21 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Pacific Harbour, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Pacific Harbour marina precinct, Navua River, Upper Navua Gorge, Shark Bait Cafe, Damodar Arts Village, Adorn Pacific, Hibiscus Drive.

Covered: River safari and Upper Navua Gorge, Village visits and sevusevu protocol, Local economy and tourism, Arts Village artisans and shopping, Practical costs of tours and lunch.

Chapters:
01:00 Navua River
02:48 Upper Navua Gorge
06:20 Shark Bait Cafe
07:58 Room

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#PacificHarbour #NavuaRiver #FijiTravel #Sevusevu #FijiVillages #RiverSafari #UpperNavuaGorge #FijiCulture #BeqaLagoon #FijiAdventure #VisitFiji #IslandLife #FijiWinter #TravelDiaries #SoloTravelFiji #FijiKava #AdventureCapital

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Salote makes the move to Pacific Harbour, the self-styled adventure capital of Fiji. She settles into a canal-side flat, maps out the town's districts, and reflects on the serious business of shark diving in Beqa Lagoon and the sacred firewalkers of Beqa Island.

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Episode 20 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Pacific Harbour, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Beqa Lagoon, Queens Road, Arts Village, Canal Estates, Hibiscus Drive, Marina precinct, Beqa Adventure Divers, Aqua Trek Beqa.

Covered: Moving to Pacific Harbour, Shark diving in Beqa Lagoon, Beqa firewalking ceremony, Damodar Arts Village, Local banking and SIM cards, Rental costs and canal estates.

Chapters:
00:00 Pacific Harbour
00:39 Suva
02:14 Beqa Lagoon
04:06 Arts Village
05:53 Quiet room
07:25 Canal Estates
09:21 Queens Road

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#PacificHarbour #FijiTravel #BeqaLagoon #SharkDiving #FijiAdventure #BeqaFirewalkers #DamodarArtsVillage #FijiVisa #QueensRoad #CanalEstates #FijiExpatLife #NavuaRiver #FijiWinter #SeruaProvince #FijiDiving #FijiGolf #FijiIslands #TravelFiji

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Salote spends her final morning in Sigatoka at the municipal market, checks in on the community news, and gets practical about the bus trip east to Suva, including costs and what to book ahead.

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Episode 19 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Sigatoka, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Sigatoka Municipal Market, The Coffee Place, Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park, Sigatoka Police Station, Sigatoka River.

Covered: Sigatoka market, Bus travel east, Cane season, Cost of living, Local news.

Chapters:
00:00 Sigatoka River
03:52 Bus rank
05:26 Bus ride

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#Sigatoka #FijiTravel #CoralCoast #FijiBus #SigatokaMarket #SugarCane #FijiHistory #QueensRoad #TravelFiji #FijiGuide #PacificTravel #SigatokaSandDunes #FijiVisa #FijiNomad #CaneSeason #FijiWinter

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On her final full day in Sigatoka, Salote embraces the winter rain with a coffee at Retro cafe, explores the buzzing municipal market before the Sugar Festival, and reflects on the town's economy, the upcoming Highland Escape trek, and her journey east to Suva.

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Episode 18 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Sigatoka, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Sigatoka Municipal Market, Retro cafe, Fiji Development Bank, Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park, The Coffee Place, Sri Radha Krishna Temple, West's Grill and Chill.

Covered: Last day in Sigatoka, Sigatoka Municipal Market, Rainy day activities, Cost of living examples, Planning the Suva bus trip, Local news and events.

Chapters:
00:00 Sigatoka Municipal Market
01:23 Market hall
02:25 Fiji Development Bank
04:17 The Coffee Place
05:45 Sri Radha Krishna Temple

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#Sigatoka #FijiTravel #RainyDay #CoralCoast #FijiMarket #SoloTravel #TravelPodcast #SigatokaTown #FijiFood #SlowTravel #BudgetTravelFiji #QueensRoad #FijiLife #MarketDay #SigatokaSugarFestival #FijiWinter

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A rainy Monday in Sigatoka: the market, a funeral procession, and a long bus ride east to Suva. Plus the cost of a sugar town's winter, and a look at the valley's agricultural heart.

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Episode 17 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Sigatoka, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Sigatoka Market, Lawaqa Park, Sundowner Bar & Grill, ANZ Bank Sigatoka, Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Tavuni Hill Fort, West's Grill and Chill, Queens Road.

Covered: Cost of living, Skipper Cup rugby, Market morning, Cane crushing season, Banking and mobile SIMs, Eastbound trip to Suva.

Chapters:
00:00 Queens Road
00:54 Lawaqa Park
02:04 Bank interior
03:48 Sundowner Bar & Grill
04:55 Sri Radha Krishna Temple
06:04 Tavuni Hill Fort

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#Sigatoka #FijiTravel #FijiPodcast #CoralCoast #SigatokaMarket #FijiCostOfLiving #QueensRoad #TavuniHillFort #SigatokaSandDunes #FijiWinter #Kokoda #RugbyTown #FijiIslands #SolomonIslandsTravel #TravelFiji #FijiLifestyle #PacificTravel #FijiEats

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Salote spends a wet Sunday in Sigatoka—morning coffee at Mugs and More, a blustery walk on the sand dunes, an afternoon at Lawaqa Park watching the rugby aftermath, and a quiet evening planning her eastbound trip to Suva.

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Episode 16 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Sigatoka, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Mugs and More Coffee House, Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park, West's Grill and Chill, Sunset Strip, Korotogo, Lawaqa Park, Sundowner Bar & Grill, Sigatoka Municipal Market.

Covered: local news and rugby aftermath, sand dunes and archaeology, cost of living and banking, sunday rhythm and market, planning eastbound trip to Suva, local food and dining.

Chapters:
00:00 Mugs and More Coffee House
01:18 Lawaqa Park
02:22 West's Grill and Chill
04:43 Sunset Strip
06:35 Quiet room

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#Sigatoka #FijiTravel #SandDunes #RugbyTown #LawaqaPark #MugsAndMore #WestGrillChill #SundownerBar #CoralCoast #FijiLife #Kokoda #SigatokaMarket #FijiCostOfLiving #SkipperCup #QueensRoad #FijiWinter #TravelFiji #FijiCulture

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Salote spends a drizzly Saturday in Sigatoka at the market, watches the rugby final build-up, and starts plotting her next move east along the Queens Road to Suva.

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Episode 15 of Fiji Travel Podcast with Salote Waqa. Salote Waqa is in Sigatoka, Fiji.

Places in this episode: Sigatoka Municipal Market, Lawaqa Park, Mugs and More Coffee House, Sigatoka Sand Dunes, Biausevu waterfall, Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Sunset Strip, Lawai village.

Covered: market, rugby, bus travel, cafe, temple, cost of living.

Chapters:
00:00 Sigatoka Municipal Market
04:12 Mugs and More Coffee House
05:38 Sunset Strip
06:54 Sri Radha Krishna Temple
08:21 Quiet room

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#Sigatoka #FijiTravel #FijiPodcast #SigatokaMarket #LawaqaPark #RugbyFiji #Biausevu #FijiWinter #CoralCoast #QueensRoad #FijiCulture #TravelFiji #FijiLife #SigatokaValley #FijiFood #FijiAdventure

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