Travel Diary: Ashmit Patel holidays in Fiji

Ashmit also tried his hand at some adventure sports during his extended stay. “I did zip lining for the first time in my life which was pretty cool. I also did scuba diving for the first time, Read More">which was the most unreal experience of my life. I actually stayed back two days just to doRead More

Ashmit also tried his hand at some adventure sports during his extended stay. "I did zip lining for the first time in my life which was pretty cool. I also did scuba diving for the first time, which was the most unreal experience of my life. I actually stayed back two days just to do scuba diving," says Ashmit.

"I have been planning to do it for the longest time. In January, I had gone for a holiday to Maldives with the intention to do some scuba diving but I had a really bad cold then and the medical officer wouldn't let me go down with a bad cold as that would be very dangerous. I was really disappointed then," he adds.

Read More">Ashmit was very impressed with the wide variety of cuisines they offered. “Sheraton had several restaurants ranging from the local food to regular Mediterranean fare to even Indian food. They also had amazing Sushi. I am pretty much vegetarian but I like eating fish when I travel to costal areas so I gorged on theRead More

Ashmit was very impressed with the wide variety of cuisines they offered. "Sheraton had several restaurants ranging from the local food to regular Mediterranean fare to even Indian food. They also had amazing Sushi. I am pretty much vegetarian but I like eating fish when I travel to costal areas so I gorged on the fresh fish over there especially the mahi-mahi which is fantastic over there, I also enjoyed their local food a lot," he says.

Ashmit was put up at the Sheraton, which is one of the most high end resorts in Fiji. “I was staying at the Sheraton, which is in Denarau Island, it is a part of Nadi Town and is reclaimed and its where all the high end resorts are. It is stunning, Read More">it is a marinaRead More

Ashmit was put up at the Sheraton, which is one of the most high end resorts in Fiji. "I was staying at the Sheraton, which is in Denarau Island, it is a part of Nadi Town and is reclaimed and its where all the high end resorts are. It is stunning, it is a marina bay area and they also have a golf court and tennis academy," says Ashmit, who is very fond of playing different sports.

Last month, Ashmit Patel visited the serene Fiji islands, for about 3 weeks for the shoot of a film. He extended his stay by a few days to try out some adventure sports. Speaking about the trip, Ashmit says, “I went to Fiji for the shoot of my film Supermodel, Read More">directed by Navin Batra. MyRead More

Last month, Ashmit Patel visited the serene Fiji islands, for about 3 weeks for the shoot of a film. He extended his stay by a few days to try out some adventure sports. Speaking about the trip, Ashmit says, "I went to Fiji for the shoot of my film Supermodel, directed by Navin Batra. My film's cast and crew accompanied me on the trip."

Speaking about his scuba diving experience and how he went about it, Ashmit says, “I did a DSD (Discover Scuba Diving), where they give you a training session in a swimming pool which lasts for about 45 minutes to an hour, where they teach you all the basics like hand signals, Read More">they get you comfortableRead More

Speaking about his scuba diving experience and how he went about it, Ashmit says, "I did a DSD (Discover Scuba Diving), where they give you a training session in a swimming pool which lasts for about 45 minutes to an hour, where they teach you all the basics like hand signals, they get you comfortable with the big gear which is very heavy, they also give you training of situations which may arise where you or your regulator runs out of oxygen and you have to use somebody else's, and then they take you for a swim under water in the pool. After that they let you decide whether you still want to dive and are comfortable enough to dive. I knew that it was now or never for me. If I didn't do it then, then I would never be able to do it and I would never get over my fear. I had the best time ever when I went underwater for the dive. I didn't want to come back up. The dive lasted for about 40 minutes. We kept checking the oxygen gauge and till the time it didn't reach the caution zone, we kept going."