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Home to some of the most expensive internet on the planet, I was in Fiji last week. I took a tour around the main island, Viti Levu. Team-mates included Liam who toured part of New Zealand with me, although he is suspected of trying to change the dates of his trip once I told him I’d be going to Fiji at the same time. Anyway, he wouldn’t tell me where he’s going after Fiji (I saw him board a plane to Hawaii, too late for me to change my ticket).

Tourism is a major part of the economy there, and we did our bit - on an organised trip to a village primary school, we took some pens and pencils as presents. It turns out they teach lessons exclusively in English - apart from Fijian language lessons, I suppose - which I think is a good idea. The best jobs are working with tourists, after all.

The final few days were spent on the smallest island. It was basically a lump of sand sticking out above the sea, complete with a few palm trees as per the caricature. It takes about five minutes to swim around the perimeter.