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Country Info
- Capital:
- Pago Pago
- Currency:
- US Dollar (USD)
- Population:
- 67,084
- Country Code:
- AS
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Tin Can Island
Sep 17, 2007 We are enroute to Pago Pago now and will arrive tomorrow morning, Sept. 18th. On the morning of Sept. 20, we will be dropping off the ship's mail by way of an old tradition of putting it in a tin can and passing it to a local boat. Originally, the mail ... |
Sunrise to Sunset in Ofu
Aug 2, 2007 (17 photos) [Just as daylight was creeping up on the small island of Ofu, I stirred myself from my bed. I wanted to catch the sunrise. I mounted one of the bikes the lodge let us use, and headed off towards the beach. The dogs bolted out of the ... |
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Talofa from Pago Pago
Sep 19, 2007 "Tah-low-fah" is hello in Samoan on this island of Pago Pago ("Pango Pango"). Am. Samoa is an incorporated territory of the U.S. and Pago Pago is the seat of government. The currency is U.S. dollars and both English and Samoan are spoken. Despite the ... |
Mt. Alava and then on to... sloshball
Jul 7, 2007 (5 photos) We awoke early in the morning, and set out for the 5 mile hike from Fag'asa pass up to Mt. Alava, and then on to Vaitia on the other side. It was a cloudy day which kept the temperature at a cool 85 degrees. Im not kidding, thats cool. ... |
Outrigger racing
Jul 24, 2007 (6 photos) ... ; They really get moving. We had been practicing all week, and all the social races were pretty competitive, even if the American Samoan team got walloped by the Samoans, mostly due to a lack of serious practice. Amanda and I catered the ... |
Sailing, in hell
Jul 8, 2007 In the morning, I woke up alone, in my fale, sweating, with a pounding headache, and an insatiable thirst. We were supposed to go sailing that afternoon, and just the thought of being on a boat repulsed me. I got some water, took a shower, and ... |
Arrive in Amerika Samoa
Jun 9, 2007 (7 photos) Tom and I arrived, I sick and ready for bed. Went to my dads and slept for 4 days. |
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Tin Can Island mail reminder
Sep 18, 2007 Just arrived in Pago Pago, American Samoa so will give you a report on the town later. Just a reminder to those of you who would like a postcard with a unique stamp from Tin Can Island, PLEASE send me your mailing address now. The cut off time for the ... |
We are staying
Aug 10, 2007 (3 photos) After 10 days on Ofu, working, snorkeling, cooking, cleaning, watching sunset, playing cards, and generally relaxing in the sun. We hadn't had enough. Jim had left 2 days prior, and asked us, "Are you guys sure you are leaving on Friday?"& ... |
Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 (11 photos) The Lunar Eclipse came as a suprise to Tom and I who had gotten used to the same routine for the last few weeks on Ofu. We would wake up, watch the CNN news, which covered a group of miners being trapped in Utah for at least 9 days, followed by ... |
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The plane takes off
Aug 31, 2007 (1 photos) The runway on this island was on the longest flattest section of land on the island. Which, in all reality wasn't really long enough. It worked though, even if landing here for the first time was an experience of itself. The plane starts ... |
The dredgers
Aug 31, 2007 (2 photos) The guys running these machines were staying at the Lodge we were working at. They were dredging the harbor so the supply boat could come in. They could paddle their wharf around with the big diggers, check it out!! Props to Justin and Tony ... |
Off to Ofu
Aug 1, 2007 (5 photos) ... In all the time I spent just sitting on this beach and looking out I thought to myself, "For six years I have been dreaming of Samoa, and this is exactly what I was waiting for." I resolved to come back the next morning for sunrise photos. After a ... |
Another going away party
Sep 16, 2007 (11 photos) Our friend Peti decided to have a going away party for us. She made chicken pot pies and we got a few coolers full of Vailima, the big boys, and the little ones. The big ones being 40oz of 6.7% beer. They will put you down quick. ... |
3.5 weeks in
Aug 11, 2009 ... not only to stop giving me and my roomates our stipend each month, but to throw the entire group of volunteers out of American Samoa. My roomates and I were not happy with the decision, as the contract the Department of Education signed gives them ... |
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One week in
Jul 25, 2009 ... to get set up in my new place before school starts. Oh, apparently because it's a u.s. territory, calls to and from american samoa are treated just like long distance calls in the u.s. So if anyone wants/needs to get ahold of me my new ... |
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2 months in
Sep 17, 2009 ... from getting past. I think it might be called the rainshadow affect, but who knows, I'm no science major. Anyway, American Samoa gets about 300 inches of rain every year. That's almost an inch everyday. We are in the dry season now ... |
Finally aboard
Sep 14, 2007 (5 photos) ... of their leisurely sail trip around the world. It was very dark as we drove for about 1/2 hour along the coast of American Samoa, pulled into a gas station, walked around the back and down some cement steps to a small rock where his dinghy was tied ... |
Crossing the Equator
Feb 8, 2008 (4 photos) Crossing the Equator - 7th February 2008. (09.55 ships time 19.55 UK time approx 165 degrees west) We celebrated crossing the equator by King Neptune's Court being convened around the central pool. Great fun was had by all see pictures. |
Pago Pago American Samoa
Feb 10, 2008 (3 photos) Pago Pago (American Samoa) - 9th February 2008. Hot, humid and the occasional shower was the weather of the day when we arrived at Pago Pago. We had no trips planned and decided to wander around the harbour, however on leaving the ship there was ... |
Pago Page, American Samoa
Feb 9, 2008 Wonderful and colorful island where we had two young students as quides. Visited a beautiful small hotel on the sea with waves breaking against the cliffs. |
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American Samoa, Day 4
Sep 19, 2008 (12 photos) ... good shape for our transfer over to the inter-island flight to Hilo. It has been a very interesting experience visiting American Samoa - a contrast of stark, largely unspoiled natural beauty with an almost third-world society. One the one hand, the ... |
Ha noi, 36 districts
Mar 31, 2009 I have lived and worked in Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam for 5 years before I moved to Ho Chi Minh city to work. Most Vietnamese and Westerners are familiar with the phrase Ha Noi ba muoi sau Pho Phuong or Ha Noi 36 districts. This phrase often causes ... |
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STAKES HIKED BY MERRILL LYNCH IN ANSAL PROPERTIES
Sep 2, 2008 Foreign fund house Merrill Lynch Capital Markets has consolidated its stake in real estate major Ansal Properties and infrastructure to nearly six per cent. Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Espana SA SV has acquired as much as 1163 lakh ... |
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Cat Ba island, Viet Nam
Apr 11, 2009 One of islands I remmember most when I travel Vietnam is Cat Ba island. Trip to Cat Ba island can be separated or combined with a visit to Halong Bay. This is the largest island in the Cat Ba Archipelago that consists of 350 limestone outcrops adjacent ... |
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