Holidaying in Fiji with Leanne Owen

09/12/2024

Castaway Island Resort

I have a fabulous special for Castaway Island Resort for travel in February 2025. You'll want to get in quick for this one!!!

Stay at Castaway in February and receive ALL MEALS AND DRINKS for 2 adults and 2 children under 12 years, for the ROOM RATE ONLY per the below:

All Meals Include:
- Full hot and cold buffet breakfast including juices, filtered coffee and tea selection at Water’s Edge Restaurant or A La Carte Breakfast Selection at Nuku Marau Bar & Grill
- A la carte selections at Water’s Edge Restaurant or Nuku Marau Bar & Grill, lunch buffet or Sundowner Wood Fired Pizza for lunch
- A la carte selections or family buffet at Water’s Edge Restaurant and Sundowner Wood Fired Pizza for Dinner o (Surcharge of FJ$ 50 tax inclusive per person applies to the Asian/Fijian a la carte menu at Restaurant ‘1808’ (adults only at 1808) for dinner

All Inclusive Drinks Package Includes:
- Beer: Fiji Gold, Fiji Bitter & Vonu.
- House Wines: Sparkling, Rose, Red & White
- Selected Spirits: Regal Whisky, Regal Gin, Bounty OP Rum, Bounty White Rum, Czarina Vodka
- Selection of 5 Mocktails & 5 Cocktails
- Non Alcoholic: Coke, Lemonade, Fanta, Fiji Water (500ml), Apple Juice, Pineapple Juice, Tropical Juice, Orange Juice, Mango Juice, Guava Juice. Tea & Coffee – includes full selection of tea & Espresso.

All enquiries:
[email protected]
+61 409 608 917

Please include full names as per passports, DOB's and City of Departure in your initial enquiry.

Leanne Owen

09/10/2024

Happy Fiji Day! 🇫🇯🏝❤️

17/06/2024

So excited to share that I have reached Platinum Advisor status with MTA - Mobile Travel Agents.

I am so proud, as a Destination Specific Agent, to receive this recognition. Lots of blood, sweat and tears over the last 12 months, that’s for sure. All totally worth it!

A huge ***THANK YOU*** to all of my loyal Clients, not only for your business, but for your referrals too. I couldn’t have achieved this without YOU! 💐

Finally, a huge big thank you to all of the Resorts and Suppliers in Fiji for taking such good care of my Clients upon arrival. Team work makes the dream work! 😊

Bring on 24/25 season! 🇫🇯🏝❤️

Leanne x
📧[email protected]
📱+61 409 608 917

15/11/2023

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15/11/2023

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14/11/2023

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14/11/2023

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14/11/2023

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Latest track map of severe tropical cyclone Mal issued by the Fiji Meteorological Service at 3.47am today (15/11).

14/11/2023

FYI

Media Release

TROPICAL CYCLONE MAL CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE FIJI GROUP AND IS LIKELY TO FURTHER INTENSIFY

Key Messages:
✅A Storm Warning is in force for Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups, Western and Southern Viti Levu, Vatulele, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands.
✅A Gale Warning remains in force for Rotuma, western half of Vanua Levu [Dreketi, Bua to Savusavu], Eastern Viti Levu and Lomaiviti Group.
✅A Strong Wind Warning remains in force for rest of Fiji.
✅A Heavy Rain Warning remains in force for the whole Fiji Group.
✅A Flash Flood Alert is in force for flood prone, small streams and low-lying areas across Viti Levu.

Details
At 3pm today, category 2 Tropical Cyclone (TC) Mal was located about 340 kilometres west-northwest of Yasawa-i-Rara or about 390 kilometres northwest of Nadi.

TC Mal has maximum winds of 55 Knots (100 kilometres per hour), gusting to 75 knots (140 kilometres per hour), increasing to 65 knots (120 kilometres per hour), gusting to 90 knots (170 kilometres per hour) by midnight tonight.

The system is moving southeast at 29 kilometres per hour and approaching the Fiji waters. TC Mal is likely to intensify into a category 3 system as it approaches the Fiji Group tonight.

Around midnight tonight, TC Mal is expected to be located about 220 kilometres west-southwest of Yasawa-i-Rara or about 200 kilometres west-northwest of Nadi.

Gale force winds with speeds of 65 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour is expected from later this afternoon or evening over Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups, and from later this evening or tonight over Western, Northern and Southern Viti Levu, Vatulele, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands. Winds expected to further increase to storm force with speeds of 95 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 130 kilometres per hour from tonight.

For the western half of Vanua Levu [Dreketi, Bua to Savusavu], Eastern Viti Levu and Lomaiviti Group, expect gale force winds with speeds of 85 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 120 kilometres per hour from this evening or later at night.

For the rest of the Fiji Group, gale force winds expected with speeds of 55 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 80 kilometres per hour from tonight.

Gale force winds can cause significant damage to houses of very light materials and old galvanized iron roofs can be blown off. It is likely to cause disruption in communication networks and power supply due to damaged power lines. Small trees, most plants and crops are expected to be damaged and downed.

Storm force winds could damage weakly constructed houses and old residential structures. It can also break large trees which may consequently block roads and affect transport routes.

Meanwhile, heavy rain and thunderstorms is expected to continue over most parts of the Fiji group. This will cause localised flooding of low-lying and flood prone areas, localised flooding of minor roads, Iris crossings and bridges which may disrupt traffic flow.

Poor visibility out at sea and on land with increased risk of motor vehicle accidents due to slippery roads.

Mariners and seafearers are advised of increased risk for sea travel for all types of sea crafts due to gale and storm force winds over Fiji Waters. Also, hazardous breaking waves and coastal inundation of debris is expected along low-lying coastal areas, especially during high tides.

The impact of TC Mal should gradually ease from later tomorrow.

For more information and clarification, please contact the Acting Director of Meteorology, Mr. Bipen Prakash on 9905379 or [email protected].

For latest forecasts, you can visit the Fiji Meteorological Service website at www.met.gov.fj or you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Click on the link to access the Heavy Rain Alert Bulletin: https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=warn1 #20014.txt
Click on the link to access the daily Public Forecast updates: https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=public
Click on the link to access the latest Strong Wind Warning (over waters) update: https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=marine
Click on the link to access the 5-Day Tropical Cyclone Outlook: https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=5dayoutlook

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14/11/2023

FYI

Tropical Cyclone Mal Update

Tropical cyclone Mal is now likely to intensify into a Category 3 system as it approaches the Fiji Group tonight.

The current analysis indicates that destructive Category 3 winds are likely to be confined close to the centre of the system over open waters. However, if the system moves closer to the land areas in comparison to the current expected path, hurricane force winds could also be experienced over the land areas.

Gale to storm force winds are expected over the land areas of Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups from later this afternoon or evening and spread over the rest of the country overnight, especially over western and southern Viti Levu, Vatulele, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands.

13/11/2023

FYI

Latest Update

Tropical Cyclone Mal has intensified into a category 2 system at 6am this morning while located about 420km West-southwest of Rotuma or 580km Northwest of Yasawa-i-Rara.

TC Mal has maximum winds of about 50 knots (95km/hr), gusting to 70 knots [130km/hr] and will continue to increase.

While it's expected to maintain this strength, the Fiji Meteorological Service is closely monitoring its development.

13/11/2023

FYI

Category 1 tropical cyclone Mal was located around 430km West of Rotuma or 650km Northwest of Yasawa-i-Rara at 3am this morning. It is currently moving quite rapidly in a southeasterly direction towards Fiji with a speed of 28km/hr.

It is expected to pass close to the west of the Fiji Group tonight with the centre of the system expected to lay approximately 170km west of Nadi at 3am tomorrow morning. The cyclone may begin to have an impact on the Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups from later today. While the system is expected to begin to affect Viti Levu from later this afternoon, most of the destructive winds are expected tonight.

The current projections indicate that it is going to be a Category 2 system, but on the high end of this scale. Storm force winds are likely over the Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups, western and southern Viti Levu, Vatulele, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands However, it is a huge system and its effect can be far reaching. Consequently, Gale Warning is in force as far as western Vanua Levu (Dreketi, Bua to Savusavu), eastern Viti Levu and Lomaiviti Group.

These winds can break tree branches, blow unsecured and loose materials, disrupt communication network and power supply due to damaged power lines, damage temporary and weak structures, increase the risk of sea travel for all types of sea crafts, and increase the risk for hazardous breaking waves and coastal inundation of debris along low lying coastal areas, especially during high tides. The ground is already saturated with a lot of rainfall in parts of the country. Thus, it can take little rainfall to knock off trees.

The trough of low pressure associated with tropical cyclone Mal is already bringing a lot of rainfall over the country, especially over the Central Division. Consequently, a Flash Flood Warning is in force for parts of Suva and Lami with a Flash Flood Alert for most parts of the Central Division and Ovalau Island. Rainfall activity may intensify when the cyclone comes close to Fiji. The whole of Fiji Group is under a Heavy Rainfall Warning. High tide is around 7am this morning, with the next one at around 7pm tonight.

13/11/2023

FYI

South Sea Cruises Group Bula & Good Morning, This is further to the advisory issued at 5.45 am this morning. Please note that based on the latest…

21/07/2023

Last week, I was so excited to attend the MTA High Achievers celebration in Sydney. ❤️

A big thank you to all of my loyal Clients for trusting me to look after your fabulous Fijian adventures! 🌴

Here’s to another amazing year ahead…🥂

Leanne