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Fiji
Magazine / Editorial
Mar 6, 2017

Fiji Delights Travelers

Fiji may be a tropical South Seas paradise where traditional customs like fire-walking and kava ceremonies survive, but this archipelago of 333 islands speaks with a strong Indian accent: You’ll find the biggest Hindu temple in the South Pacific, chicken tikka masala everywhere from airports to restaurants, and Hindi as the third major language after English and Fijian. About half of all Fijians are Melanesians intermingled with Polynesians, but more than 40 percent are of Indian descent, whose ancestors were mostly indentured laborers brought from India to work sugarcane plantations from 1879 to 1916, when Fiji was a British colony.

United Airlines First to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel for ORD

Chicago O’Hare International Airport will soon receive sustainable aviation fuel, all thanks to United Airlines, which became the first airline to purchase SAF for use at the airport, one of the largest in the United States. Neste, a producer of SAF, will provide up to 1 million gallons of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The first supply arrived in August.

2015 / March 2015
Apr 1, 2015

Fiji’s Friendly Communities

By my third kava ceremony, I finally mastered the technique. Clap once, accept the bilo (half a coconut shell), say “Bula!” and drink its contents in a single gulp. Clap again and say “Maca,” meaning “empty.” Hand back the bilo and clap three times as everyone joins in.