Drinking kava is a social pastime, although it also serves a role in traditional customs related to tribal society. Having made several trips to Fiji, I have always enjoyed experiencing kava drinking ...

We sat across from the villagers, who welcomed us with food, song and hospitality punctuated by a communal bowl of kava, hand-mixed on the spot by filtering dried kava root through a cloth and ...

Drink kava, and you might start to feel a little light-headed, relaxed, smiley, and generally at ease. At villages all around Fiji, locals huddle around a large mixing bowl to drink kava, a ceremony ...

In Fiji, hidden behind the upscale resorts and turquoise blue waters is a growing cultural renaissance. After a fifth “tsunami”-sized coconut bowl of kava, my lips and tongue were numb, my legs felt ...

I never intended to do a strip tease in front of the Fijian village chief. Honest! I fully intended to keep my knees and shoulders covered and my head and feet bare, as prescribed, while inside the ...

Dressed in traditional warrior attire, the young Fiji men are making a drink from a popular plant root found in Fiji that is often served before celebrations in Fiji culture. Chanting filled the room ...