Apia, Samoa Travel Blogs

Fa'a Samoa
May 17, 2005 (12 photos)

... 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 planning ...

First week in country this year
Feb 27, 2003 (3 photos)

... . 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
Jan 17, 2005

... 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 go, ...

It is true: My take on an unusual situation
Jan 24, 2005

... 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!
May 9, 2007 (15 photos)

... 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 was ...

Samoa
Jun 6, 2007

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Arrive in Samoa
Oct 31, 2007

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 ...

Winter Wonderland
Dec 5, 2009 (3 photos)

... keer), en als ik buiten een ommetje maak hoor ik gejuich. Nu'u zit naar de finale van de Hongkong Sevens te kijken, waarin Samoa het opneemt tegen Nieuw Zeeland. Helaas winnen de All Blacks, maar Nu'u is apetrots op z'n landje. Hij heft me gisteren verteld ...

Discovering Aggies & new friends
Nov 26, 2009 (4 photos)

... and educational. We later walked for 4/5 kilometres to the end of the peninsula at the other side of the harbour to find Apia Yacht Club and a restaurant called Sails which has good local reputation. Helen like a little beetroot by the time we got there&# ...

The past 12 days in the village have proven ...
Jul 19, 2002 (4 photos)

... 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 ...

Exploring Southern Samoa
Nov 28, 2009 (5 photos)

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 ...

Time for a Holiday
Mar 23, 2007 (10 photos)

... 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 ...

We made it
Jun 14, 2006

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 vans ...

Wish List
Jan 2, 2005

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 ...

Last phase of our pacific islands
Jul 25, 2008

... the 23rd for the same reason. Hope I haven't bored you all too much! Love and miss you all Vicky xx xxx xx Tuesday 15th July Apia Samoa Arrived late in Samoa, once at our hostel we both headed for our room, it was a 3 bed dorm which was really ...

It's been a few days since my last entry ...
Aug 20, 2002 (1 photos)

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 ...

The Regatta
Jun 5, 2005

... around the harbor, sometimes we paddle over to Tamasina Beach and back. I have met a lot of fantastic people including Samoa's national women's team, many of them members of Pualele. (There are other clubs in town.) They train almost everyday of the ...

Vailoa Palauli
Aug 17, 2006

... means that it will be very easy to plant vegetable gardens in these areas. Ray and I were kind of unsure about this whole Samoa thing because it didn't seem to meet our skills or preconceived notions about where we would be and what we would be doing. ...

One Year, No Way!
Jun 10, 2005 (2 photos)

Traditionally around here, group members tend to celebrate benchmarks in their service. Group 72 of PC Samoa was no exception. We decided to head back to the beginnings of our affair with Vailima and South Pacific Pizza, Italianos Pizzeria. As all-too ...

The Shortest day of our lives
Dec 2, 2009 (2 photos)

... poisoned meat to the dog and the dog was no more. Having got a taste for this The Mad Dog Murderer Of Samoa went on a one man exercise to rid Apia of all mad dogs. Maybe just a story…………. Today when we got up at 4.00am his last ...

Aggie Grey Day
Nov 30, 2009 (2 photos)

... .and thought that if we went they might feel they were being stalked by two old Brits…..and it was their last day in Samoa. Book reading, swimming and then taxi to Sails. Had a great meal of fish soup, raw fish, meat plate and Tuna with Chilli jam ...

Yesterday was our last day of tradition ...
Jul 26, 2002 (3 photos)

... Apia on the bus this morning to tafoa, so they might come with us. 2 weeks left in the training village. Then it's 2 weeks in Apia, then swearing in on August 29, then the Te Vaka concert on the 31st, and then it's off to the "real village." We had ...

I forgot my pictures in my hotel room i'll ...
Jun 16, 2002

... mailing address. It might help to add "Western" in front of "Samoa" or at least a W. because the USPS still does not recognize Samoa as an independent state/country. It does exist, and mail will not arrive if they make you put a zip code on the piece of ...

Samoa
Nov 6, 2008

Samoa with Emma

Well, hello there, Miss Paradise...
Apr 28, 2009 (16 photos)

... you keep you off days to yourself and get your smile beaming!   We are told that we should definitely come back again, give Samoa another go and even visit some of the other Pacific islands, but A. it takes us approx. 30 hours flying to get here and ...

Seven Months
Jan 11, 2005

Well, I have officially been here for seven months as of today! It feels longer some days. Other days it seems to fly by. I can't believe it! Oh...I came in today and Maggie came out from under the boat! Her collar was gone (I am sure taken by the ...

For starters i apologize for not including ...
Oct 3, 2002

... the children of the community, and she wants to see them succeed. We talked about everything from the poor educational system in Samoa to human rights awareness. Since that meeting I had a follow-up meeting with her, and another meeting with the vice- ...

The Perfect Way to End The Trip
Dec 16, 2005 (7 photos)

... you can see in the pictures section of this entry. Just for the artists out there: if you're thinking about painting while in Samoa or any of the south pacific islands for that matter, bring your art supplies with you! It took four hours of shopping in ...

Photos of a Paddling Day
Feb 25, 2005 (5 photos)

Some photos included of a day out paddling...

Island Beginnings
Mar 23, 1989 (5 photos)

Our first move to the Pacific Islands was to WEstern Samoa!