The best things to do in Fiji in five days: Switching to island time

By Sheriden Rhodes
Updated April 20 2015 - 2:13pm, first published 12:49pm
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at the Mamanuca Islands.
Sunset at the Mamanuca Islands.
Sun loungers and parasols by a pool under palm trees, Vomo Island, Mamanuca Islands.
Sun loungers and parasols by a pool under palm trees, Vomo Island, Mamanuca Islands.
Cruise director, Blue Lagoon cruise, Nanuya Lailai Island.
Cruise director, Blue Lagoon cruise, Nanuya Lailai Island.
Two angelfish kissing in Fiji waters
Two angelfish kissing in Fiji waters
Crested Iguana, Kula Eco Park, Sigatoka Coral Coast, Viti Levu.
Crested Iguana, Kula Eco Park, Sigatoka Coral Coast, Viti Levu.
Arrive like a rockstar at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Arrive like a rockstar at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Relax at Toberua.
 Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Relax at Toberua. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes
Sunset at Vomo. Photo: Sheriden Rhodes

It doesn't matter how much is going on, how many deadlines conspire to weigh me down, when I'm greeted by smiling men in floral shirts strumming ukuleles, I'm instantly on Fiji time. A short hop from Australia (three hours from Sydney), leave routine behind and be transported to a place where the exuberant welcome of "Bula", brings a smile to even the most jaded traveller.