As promised, I wanted to tell a bit more about some of the experiences we had on our recent Fiji trip, and I asked some of the friends I made on tour to join me for a chat - so Episode 104 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about Fiji and Empowerment Tourism. 

I actually asked my friends Whitney and Luana to tell me about their favourite part and, like me, they both decided it was our day in the village where Hands On Journeys have set up an empowerment tourism project.

Whitney chats with me about all the different things we did on our day in Nailaga village in Ba province, western Fiji, and I learnt quite a lot - she and her partner got to chat with different locals and learn more about their life and culture there.

It was also great to chat with Luana, who was visiting Nailaga for the second time. She also had a different perspective as she and her husband are from Brazil, and found some similarities between the Fijian and Brazilian cultures. 

Links:

• Hands On Journeys - https://handsonjourneys.com
• Use Amanda10 for 10% discount on any tour
• In particular, Fiji in September - https://handsonjourneys.com/tours/fiji-nadi-denarau-island-5-day-tour/
• My blog post about meeting locals in Fiji - https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/07/visiting-fijian-village-how-to-meet-locals-while-travelling.html 
• Whitney Taylor works with Jito Connected - Inspiring Greatness site - https://jitoconnected.com/inspire/ 
• Whitney’s travel photography on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whitneyleigh.wl/ 
• Luana Marchi - health and wellness coach - https://luanamarchi.com.au/ 
• Luana on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/luamarchi/ 
• Land Rights of Pacific Women (Nailaga from page 34) V- http://books.google.com.au/books?isbn=9820200121 
• Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
• Tweet me @amandakendle
• Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
• Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina   
• Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/104