As we arrived in the airport we were welcomed with an important cultural ceremony, the drinking of the Cava. Cava is a sort of alcohol made with the ground up powder of a type of plant. They mix the powder with water in a bowl and retrieve the sediment straw. The drink tastes like wood and makes your tongue go numb. Nevertheless it was an interesting experience and it was an honor for us to be received in such a traditional manner.

Happiness in Fiji? Well first of all, you just have to look around at all the island beauty to realize that happiness is not hard to find here. But there is something more in Fiji, that little extra thing they call the ‘Bula spirit’.

The ‘Bula Spirit’ is something you encounter the moment you get to Fiji. ‘Bula’ means ‘hello’ but it also means so much more. ‘Bula’ is the warm welcome you get from the Fijians. It is in their big smiles. It is in the way they greet you.

‘Bula spirit’ is a philosophy. It’s a way of living. The Fijians say they have happiness within them. This happiness is meant to be shared and transferred to all their visitors. It is something you receive when you visit Fiji and something you carry around with you long after you have left the island.