Country Info
- Apia
- Capital
- Tala (WST)
- Currency
- 179,058
- Population
- WS
- Country Code
American Samoa Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Samoa
Samoan Insect Dance
This is a top pick! ... Savaii island. And finally, a great big shout out to Mo (of Herkmo inc.) for encouraging us, no strongarming us, into including Samoa on our world tour. Great call. This place is a true gem (and cheap too!). Plus no hard feelings about the ...
Fa'a Samoa
This is a top pick! ... also, with great snorkeling right off the beach and some top quality travelers out to find somewhere off the beaten track. In summation Samoa was wicked, and I have not done it justice here, but am keen to get a travelpod out there. If you are ...
Elenka the Trickster
This is a top pick! ... 8211; we're all part of a trivia team called the Albertarians – took a cab across the island of 'Upolu, in Samoa to a nice little snorkel beach. The island is quite picturesque with many hilltop spots where you can stop and experience wonderful ...
This is a top pick! 
now im dead not
me and lala flew off the eiffel tower and we went to samoa. in samoa i ate aa grasshopper. the i was about to eat a cricket but then he jumped and clawed out my eyes. now im blind. then lala fixed them but he accidently made me have excellent smell and no ...
First week in country this year
... . He has graduated from the local university and now works on the top (5th) floor of the government building doing work on Samoa's Economic Plan. His degree is in Commerce. I purposely missed my bus Saturday, and headed to the beach with some friends ...
Escape
... ever really get away when you are a foreigner living here? The answer: No. Somehow they know. They always know. In my case, Samoa is too small for them not too. Plus, my friend had been there before and they knew already. No matter where you ...
It is true: My take on an unusual situation
... when they introduced me to the concept of cross-dressing Samoan style. They had heard through a friend who had once visited Samoa that there is a culturally acceptable version of cross-dressing. Well, this is in fact true. The Samoan word for these ...
A week in the sun is more than enough fun!
... from New Zealand, we arrived in Samoa in a torrential downpour! The plan from the outset was that we would arrive in Samoa, exhausted from travelling frenzy with 3 weeks to chill, sunbathe and snorkel getting home in idyllic calm. The actual outworking ...
Tin Can Island
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 ...
Arrive in Samoa
After a long couple of flights (managing to sleep a bit on the second), we finally touched down in Samoa. Outside I could see palm trees and ocean. As soon as we were off the plane I could feel the warmth and humidity. Chris spotted his parents straight ...
Discovering Aggies & new friends
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Use Aggie Grey hotel to book trips. Easy and they come to hotels to collect you OUR BLOG Up and out walking again. We both need the exercise. Huge storm last night with crashing thunder and torrential rain……we heard ...
Upolu
... (das erstemal im Pazifik schwimmen in Samoa) und die Gegend ist nicht mehr ganz so besiedelt wie die Gegend um Apia. Samoa macht denoch einen recht besiedelten Eindruck, Dorf reiht sich an Dorf. Samoaner sind ausserdem recht glaeubig, jedes Dorf hat ...
The past 12 days in the village have proven ...
... down the main road in the village, or going to the beach. Sometimes we sit outside the village store on the grave. In Samoa it is respectful to sit on the graves of the deceased, which are usually situated in front of every fale (house). Today was ...
Preparing for re-entry
... more than just chickens and fish. This place put me into a southern Baptist church for a while, and I realized how much soul Samoa can have. We liked this place the moment we pulled in and we loved it when we pulled out. The staff ...
Exploring Southern Samoa
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Always ask hotel staff to negotiate a taxi and driver for the whole trip, including waiting for you at places, even if for 2/3 hours. They get an agreed price for the day. However when you arrange this the taxi driver may not be that ...
Secret defenses of Samoa
Those of you who know Ray know that he is very involved with Civil War re-enacting. This is a special report that he produced for the Battery Rag of Battery G Northern Illinois Light Artillery. Though Ray had to give up his commission as ...
Time for a Holiday
... for six months had taken its toll and we were in need of a holiday. So we took a week at Coconuts Beach Resort & Spa in Samoa. It was pretty much what you might expect: a week of lazing by the pool, where the most energetic thing we did all day was ...
Sunrise to Sunset in Ofu
[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 ...
We made it
We have finally reached our objective-Apia, Samoa. We arrived at about 5:30 in the morning just as the sun was coming up. We were met by a party of Peace Corps volunteers with flowers, along with a traditional Samoan band, then we were packed off in ...
One year down
We have completed our first year in Samoa. I think we have made it past the one year slump when people seem to get depressed and wonder how they will ever make it to the end. Don't know if we will make it all the way to August 2008 but it does ...
Viimane päev Samoal.
See hommik oli tõeliselt vihmane ja tormine. Korraks tekkis meil isegi kahtlus, et kas praamid ikka liiguvad ning kas me jõuame õhtuks tagasi peasaarele, et sealt lennukile minna. Võtsime hommikusöögi, milles oli ohtralt puuvilju. Leidsime, et ...
Wish List
Well, everyone has been fantastic in sending me care packages. I can't tell you how much they mean. It is a great surprise. If I haven't emailed you about receiving one, I haven't received it yet. Sometimes they take a pretty long time. I will be on ...
the diversity of this simple clothing accessory!
Having purchased and lost a Buff from south africa to south east asia, its loss was so noticed that a new one was bought in New Zealand- what is a Buff i hear you cry? Its a simple elasticated tube of cloth which can be used in a multitude of ways. its ...
Last phase of our pacific islands
... slats off her bed and but the mattress through the frame, it looked like she was sleeping in a giant cot! Wednesday 16th July Savi'i Samoa We got a taxi to the bus station the morning and rode to the wharf to catch the ferry to Savi'i. The bus was ...
It's been a few days since my last entry ...
It's been a few days since my last entry, and I have so much to share this time around. For starters, our group is down to 11, and I am the only guy now. We lost Mark and Brian to a policy violation. The way in which the matter was handled did not ...
Waterfalls and a black sand beach
... Gabor is already loading our bags in the back, and we were off. Turns out Gabor has actually been living in Samoa for a year doing development work for the United Nations, and his parents came to visit him, which is why they were touring ...