top of page
.png){kind=logo}
Search
B.M. Allsopp
Sep 15, 20224 min read
Queen Elizabeth and Fiji
As I watched the Queen's flag-draped coffin arrive in Edinburgh, I recognised a Fijian among the pallbearers.
B.M. Allsopp
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Fiji's new 88-cent banknote
An 88-cent note: whoever would have thought?
Last week, on the 8th day of the 8th month, the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) issued a new note.
B.M. Allsopp
Jul 16, 20222 min read
Cannibal Coiffure
Whose hairdos sparked such wonder in foreign visitors in the early 19th century? Perhaps those of courtiers of London or Vienna?
B.M. Allsopp
Jun 16, 20223 min read
Fiji & the Russian superyacht: update
What has happened to the Russian superyacht detained in Fiji? Was she able to depart Fiji?
B.M. Allsopp
May 14, 20222 min read
Fiji and Ukraine: what's the link?
Answer: Amadea - super-yacht A few weeks ago, the 106-metre Amadea sailed into Lautoka, Fiji at the end of an 18-day voyage from Mexico....
B.M. Allsopp
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Shot in Fiji
Just how many movies, television shows and film shoots of all kinds happen in Fiji?
B.M. Allsopp
Mar 15, 20224 min read
A tail of two cats: Tigger and Trim
I lost my cat Tigger last week. When I say lost, I mean he died. The vet diagnosed a...
B.M. Allsopp
Feb 15, 20223 min read
After the eruption: Tonga recovers
While I'd been working on my post, the undersea Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga erupted with tremendous force...
B.M. Allsopp
Jan 15, 20223 min read
Fiji's music: the beat goes on
From time to time, I've posted video clips of Fijian music performances often by choirs. Does this music have anything in common with...
B.M. Allsopp
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Fiji: now open for happiness
On 1st December, Fiji welcomed the first holidaymakers for almost two years. Fiji will initially offer quarantine-free travel to fully...
B.M. Allsopp
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Lest we forget Laba
To honour all Fijians who served loyally in war this Remembrance Day and especially those who lost their lives, I'll bring you a story...
B.M. Allsopp
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Do-it-yourself Diwali
The festival of light It's just two weeks to Diwali, the festival of light celebrated by Fiji's Hindus and Sikhs. Although the religious...
B.M. Allsopp
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Fiji and Covid-19: August 2021
After high hopes Fiji would escape Covid-19 last March, in April the Delta variant arrived on a flight from India.
B.M. Allsopp
Jul 12, 20213 min read
The perils of being white in Fiji
Not long after arriving in Suva, I was waiting at a crowded bus stop, idly watching chattering school kids in their colourful uniforms....
B.M. Allsopp
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Semisi Maya: heroic Fiji artist
I regret I've only recently discovered Semisi Maya. When researching my fifth Fiji Islands Mystery, I came across St Elizabeth's Home in...
B.M. Allsopp
May 15, 20213 min read
The Blue Lagoon
What prompted your interest in Fiji or the South Pacific islands in general? A friend from the University of the South Pacific (USP) in...
B.M. Allsopp
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Fiji's fabulous fabric: masi
The art of patterned cloth-making Cook so admired 250 years ago is still practised widely and highly prized.
B.M. Allsopp
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Fiji and Covid-19: update March 2021
Many of you will want to know what Covid-19 is up to now in these beautiful islands.
B.M. Allsopp
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Cyclone Yasa batters Fiji
Cyclone Yasa Four years ago, I reported here about Fiji's recovery from 2016's Cyclone Winston, the most devastating cyclone in Fiji's...
B.M. Allsopp
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Mysterious settings
I was thrilled and a bit awed when Sisters in Crime Australia (SICA) invited me to write a blog post about the setting for my...
bottom of page