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DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. Tourism is Fiji's largest industry but most Westerners rarely venture far from the resorts. Catherine and John, however, find the real Fiji and the warm Fijian people. We see a Fijian village up close and wonder through Levuka, the old capital of Fiji famous for its charming architecture and loose living. Catherine talks to a woman in a tiny...

DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. In Part B, we dig deeper into Fijian culture so we are able to see tribal custom and Christianity merging. We attend a heart wrenching funeral, an three day virgin wedding which is extremely rare and a 21st birthday feast. We watch rugby in a remote village, visit a swamp to finds a special material and shop in frantic...

DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. Kiribati is a collection of 33 islands and atolls in Micronesia. Nobody goes there apart from Christian missionaries who actively compete for souls. Catherine and John stay in a seedy motel on the main island, Tarawa, where they experience a 1st birthday party in a village. They learn why you shouldn't eat the fish and how to make toddy,...

DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. Nauru is a Country less Travelled because it is so far away, being right on the equator, because it is bankrupt and because it is full of wrecked Landrovers and ghostly phosphate mining machinery. Yet it's a fascinating island republic with a coastline of just 22 km and a population of 10,000 who were the second richest nation on...

DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. Samoa consists of two major islands. Western Samoa is inhabited by a very proud race of people who don't particularly like Westerners so tourism is not really encouraged. Catherine and John try to understand Fa Samoa, the source of intense pride in their culture. They visit Robert Louis Stevenson's house. They witness the Samoan art of tattooing, covering most...

DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. Samoa consists of two major islands. Western Samoa is inhabited by a very proud race of people who don't particularly like Westerners so tourism is not really encouraged. Catherine and John try to understand Fa Samoa, the source of intense pride in their culture. They visit Robert Louis Stevenson's house. They witness the Samoan art of tattooing, covering most...

DVD. Countries Less Traveled. 30 Minutes. The Solomon Islands were named after a very wise king yet recently they have been the scene for ethnic violence and destruction. Now the islands have an occupying force called RAMSI to keep the peace so there are very few tourists except for avid scuba divers in Gizo, one of the northern islands. Catherine and John find the people...