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traveling to fiji?

Im an Australian that want sto travel to fiji..i have a few questions. 1) do i need any passports or visas? 2) What are the 5 most important phrases i should i learn in the Fijian language? 3) What laws should i be aware of? 4)what are a few good places to visit? 5) what are some things i can do that i cant do in Australia? 6) Will i need to get any vaccinations?how much do they cost? 7) what customs should i be aware of (so i dont offend any fijian peolple).

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1. yes
2. The Smart traveller advises travellers to be cautious due to political unrest in Fiji. Link: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Fiji Entry requirements for Australians: Australians must have a valid passport. No visa is required. On arrival a visitor's permit can be obtained for a stay of up to four months. Health: There is a risk of waterborne diseases such as Leptospirosis, diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid. Drink only bottled water, take care not to swim with open cuts or to walk barefoot near open waterways used by farm animals. No vaccination certificates are required for entry to Fiji, but a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers entering Fiji within 10 days of having stayed overnight or longer in infected areas. The mosquito-borne disease, dengue fever, is a serious risk between November and April. Preventive measures include wearing long clothes and using insect repellent at all times. Medical facilities are adequate for uncomplicated treatment, but travel insurance with provision for medical evacuation to Australia or New Zealand is advised. There has been an increase in diarrhoeal illness in the Suva area; visitors are advised to take care with food and drink. Customs: Visitors to Fiji should be careful not to offend local sensitivities. Wearing bikinis and swimming costumes is fine at the resorts but not when visiting villages or shopping in town. A sulu (a sarong that can be worn by men and women) is useful as a wrap-around so no offence is caused when wearing shorts or sleeveless tops away from hotels or resorts. Topless bathing and nudity in public is forbidden. A popular excursion for visitors to Fiji is a visit to one of the traditional villages. Guests in villages should show respect and avoid wearing hats, as they are a sign of disrespect, and remove shoes before entering a house. When visiting a village it is customary to present a gift of yaqona, which is also known as kava and is the national drink. Avoid overly praising an object, as Fijians will feel obliged to give it as a gift. Homosexual acts, even in private, are prohibited and carry jail sentences. Language: The official languages are Fijian and Hindustani, but English is widely used and understood. Some Useful Phrases Where are you going? (Interestingly enough there are no literal equivalents for 'How are you?' Instead, Fijians might ask a friend they see on the street this, which is as much a greeting as it is a question.) O sa lako ki vei? (o sa lahko kee vay) Good day (a polite greeting and one of the first Fijian phrases you will hear). Nibula. (nimbula) A less formal greeting (literally 'health' and 'life'). Bula. (mbula) Good morning. Ni sa yadra. (ni sah yandra) Goodbye/Good night (literally, 'sleep'). Ni sa moce. (ni sah mothay) Come here. Lako mai eke. (lahko my kay) Good/Thank you. Vinaka. (vinahka) Thank you very much. Vinaka vaka levu. (vinahka vaka layvu) Where do you come from? O ni lako mai vei? (o ni lahko my vay) I come from New Zealand. Au lako mai Niu Siladi. (ow lahko my new silandi) What's this? A cava oqo? (ah thava ongo) It's a... E dua na... (ay do-ah nah...) Some Useful Words yes io (ee-oh) no sega (sayngah) work cakacaka (thaka-thaka) bad ca (tha) beer bia (bee-a) big, many levu (layvu) bird manumanu vuka (mahnumahnu vukah) boy, male tagane (tahng-ahnay) cassava, tapioca tavioka (tav-i-oh-kah) child gone (ngonay) comb i-seru (ee-seru) cup bilo (bee-low) eat kana (kahna) fish ika (ee-kah) food kakana (kakahna) girl, female yalewa (yah-lay-wah) handsome, beautiful totoka (toe-toe-kah) happy, satisfied marau (mah-rau) house vale (va-lay) kava yaqona (yang-go-nah) kava bowl tanoa (tah-noah) man tagane (tahng-ahnay) man turaga (tu-rahng-ah) matches masese (mah-say-say) money ilavo (ee-lah-vo) pot kuro (koo-row) sleeping house bure (bur-ay) small lailai (lie-lie) smart matai (mah-tye) stone vatu (vah-too) stupid or crazy lialia (lee-ah lee-ah) taro dalo (dahlo) tobacco tavako (tah-vak-o) today nikua (nickuah) toilet vale lailai (vah-lay lie-lie) tomorrow ni mataka (ni mahtahka) tree vu ni kau (vu ni cow) village koro (koro) whale's tooth tabua (tam-boo-ah) woman marama (mah-rah-mah) yesterday nanoa (na-noa)