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Fiji : the Bula spirit

Bula means hello, welcome and more than this... Bula means you're in the Fiji islands, home to the friendliest people on earth.

The images were taken on a 12 days trip to the Fiji in march 2008 which included Nadi, Kadavu island at Waisalima beach resort, the paradisical Nacula island in the Yasawas at Oarsman's Bay and RakiRaki area north of Viti Levu.
Bula!
Bula!		 The Bula family...
The Bula family...		 ..living in their Bula bure...
..living in their Bula bure...		 ..with Grandma Bula.
..with Grandma Bula.		 Living in Paradise lost...
Living in Paradise lost...		 ..then someone invented Work...
..then someone invented "Work"...
... and so everybody came.
... and so everybody came.		 Boats in the Yasawas
Boats in the Yasawas		 Bula shark (won't eat you)
Bula shark (won't eat you)		 It's a round world down under
It's a round world down under		 Father and son
Father and son		 Boat ride
Boat ride
Ferry arriving
Ferry arriving		 Kadavu ferry
Kadavu ferry		 Fijian gentry
Fijian gentry		 The Wait
The Wait		 Doggy
Doggy		 A Bula shirt
A Bula shirt
Captain Achab
Captain Achab		 Old Pals
Old Pals		 Carry that weight
Carry that weight		 Happy
Happy		 Landing
Landing		 Reunion
Reunion
My Kava, the best of all kava
My Kava, the best of all kava		 House move
House move		 Hauling a table
Hauling a table		 A burning sun
A burning sun		 Woman in red
Woman in red		 Home at last
Home at last
At the supermarket
At the supermarket		 Waterfalls 1
Waterfalls 1		 Waterfalls 2
Waterfalls 2		 The easiest way of fishing
The easiest way of fishing		 Km1 Kadavu
Km1 Kadavu		 School's out in Vunisea
School's out in Vunisea
So who's the pride of Kadavu? ...Hmmh?
So who's the pride of Kadavu? ...Hmmh?		 Kadavu airport lounge
Kadavu airport lounge		 Critical affairs
Critical affairs		 Kadavu airfield
Kadavu airfield		 Rock formation
Rock formation		 Horses
Horses
Them Fiji cowboys
Them Fiji cowboys		 Them Fiji cowboys part 2
Them Fiji cowboys part 2		 The Bula house
The Bula house		 Red riding umbrella
Red riding umbrella		 Umbrellas
Umbrellas		 Kava queen
Kava queen
The Pusher
The Pusher		 Market generation
Market generation		 Schoolboys at the market
Schoolboys at the market		 Green school girls
Green school girls		 Future student
Future student		 Indian university students
Indian university students
Rain
Rain		 Phone home
Phone home		 Alley in Nadi
Alley in Nadi		 Moce, vinaka.. vinaka vakalevu
Moce, vinaka.. vinaka vakalevu		 I want to remember
I want to remember

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kim 16-Jan-2009 20:34
Amazing pics! I would love to have been there. im not familiar with the bula traditions or way of life but i could tell u this, i would love to visit.
Furachan 17-Nov-2008 12:12
Hello Luko: terrific work on display here - "Phone home", "Umbrella" (of course!), "Carry that weight" which reminds me of that crazy Tokyo railway station shot of mine, remember ("The Crack up")? I had to chase these shots all the way here - delightful, and I love Shail's expression here: "Chinese Blue feelings..." Well said. A+ Francis
Shail 08-Nov-2008 03:10
Beautiful Photo set.
Chinese Blue feelings...
Paul McCoy 04-Apr-2008 21:13
Gret shots. Captures that true 'Bula' spirit....
Rui Alves 29-Mar-2008 21:49
Ah! Soooo beautiful. I mean, the people. I want to be a Bula man.
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