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11 Things I Did in Nadi, Fiji That Made Me Fall in Love With the Pacific

Dec 13, 2025 | Yina

A few months ago, I shared a blog post about my solo birthday trip to Australia and Fiji. A number of readers were especially curious about visiting Fiji solo — what to do, where to go, and how to spend time beyond the resorts. So, I decided to write a guide to activities you can…

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Categories: Tips/Guides Tags: 2025 + fiji + oceania + resort + solo travel

How An Oceanian Solo Trip Can Stretch Your Birthday into the Best 40-Hour Celebration You Didn’t Know You Needed

Sep 13, 2025 | Yina

About a month ago, I celebrated my birthday with a casual gathering of friends—no flights, no passport stamps. There was a joke amongst my friends about how unusual it was that I wasn’t spending it at a random destination. In their defense, over the years, my birthdays have doubled as travel excuses with trips ranging…

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Categories: Journal Tags: 2024 + australia + birthday + fiji + good samaritan + solo travel

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i always tell people not to have FOMO when it come i always tell people not to have FOMO when it comes to travel because, in reality, a lot of destinations offer really similar experiences . For example, these photos from the red dunes in Mozambique really remind me of the sandwich harbor dunes in Namibia. In my most recent blog post, I do 7 side-by-side photo comparisons from my travels to show that everywhere across the world actually looks the same 🤭 Check it out on the Sightseer’s Syllabus (link in bio)
Great Barrier Reef ✅ Great Barrier Reef ✅
a sleepy animal hates to see me coming a sleepy animal hates to see me coming
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🎂 🎈366 days around the sun wasn’t enough but I let 🎂 🎈366 days around the sun wasn’t enough but I let Fiji make me skip one — that 19 hr time difference was crazy fr
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