Country Info
- Apia
- Capital
- Tala (WST)
- Currency
- 179,058
- Population
- WS
- Country Code
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Apia
Travel Blogs from Apia, Samoa Western
savai i, upulu, Samoa
... pris... 22h de decalage entresamoa et fiji et 3 heures fijis brisbane... en 24 heures... rude... et j ai perdu un jour.. alors samoa j ai vraiment eu beaucoup de plaisir et je suis content d avoir fait l effort d e sortir des santiers battus.. c est ...
Quick/random things about Samoa
I've only got like 5 minutes worth of internet time, so here are some random facts and things about Samoa: -the last sunset on planet earth is in Samoa, meaning it is also the last place to begin each day. -McDonald's tastes close to home, ...
Samoa Part 3
... a couple of stingrays), and best of all there were very few people there compared to beach in Cancun or Dominican. Samoa has worked hard to ensure that they retain their tradition and culture, which explains the lack of massive 5 star ...
Bachelorette Samoan Style
... ...go to the South Pacific, come back married. The statistics are that one in every intake group comes back married. Samoa is really no exception. And, one of my friends from this year's outgoing summer group is marrying his Samoan girlfriend and ...
Helen Conquers Sliding Rock
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Work out what you want to do on a Sunday and ask staff at hostels/hotels to check if things open. Include restaurants and if popular eating places then book. Wherever you go ask staff to negotiate an'all in’ price where taxi ...
Leaving Tutuila, on to Savaii
... lava lava. A dirty venture but quite cool. Our last part of the day took us to the edge of today, at the most western point in the world. We sat and watched the sun begin to set and listened to the waves lapping against the dark lava ...
Today is the 100th day since setting foot ...
... rear. The back seat is by far the least comfortable, but I sit there because it is my place. Roles and responsibilities in Samoa according to age, gender, and ranking is something someone could write a PhD thesis on. I could write much more on this, ...
Christmas Past
... I was prepared for the effects of this absence. I wasn't. Christmas in the tropics is interesting. People look forward to drinking in Samoa on this day. It is the only time of year here it is completely accepted that women get drunk. For such a ...
Rainy Season
Hi faithful readers, sorry for the long quiet spell. Having been in Samoa now for 7 months, things are starting to seem everyday to us. As a consequence, we find it harder to notice things to write about. Please let us know if you have ...
WWS PowerPoint Presentation
WorldWise Schools Presentation for my Sixth Grade Classes in Ohio View Photos as Slide ...
Samoa's Fashion Showdown
... they agreed to do the show, it was a low key thing. Within a couple of weeks it had exploded into "the thing" in Samoa. They were very nervous. This would be broadcast over and over on Samoa's only TV station, SBC One. When the only PC volunteer ...
Apia western samoa
Day 8 we went to Apia western Samoa what a beautiful island, we went on a tour and around the island, and visited a community they put on a dancing display for us and got the visiters up dancing and yes yours truly was dragged up to dance felt like a fool ...
Last day in Samoa
... no sign of any violence or kidnapping!! Nice man even though he was an estate agent of some sort. Aggie Greys for internet (all Samoa off line this morning) and a coffee. The lady Sue in the coffee shop knows us quite well now. Chatted to Australian ...
First Time Back
... volunteers, by the way. It's been 8 months since I arrived here last June, and I have yet to meet any American tourists in Samoa. Most outsiders are from New Zealand or Australia. I have to tell you, though, that it was difficult to get on that ...
Be Cool
... you were looking at. At any rate, this movie is laden with pop culture references. Really unusual to see in a place that distorts Western Pop Culture or is devoid of it all together. My final word on this is that overall, I think I will always ...
Western Samoa: men in skirts
... my SLR to take some time exposures, careful not to let the dripping roof of the cave get the camera wet. In Samoa, the typical beachside accommodations are something called beach fales, which are wooden platforms open to the sea breeze and covered by a ...
Last update of 2006
Haven't posted anything here for a while so this is a general catch up kind of a post plus a few nice pictures. Ray has finished the workbench for the secondary school. The wedge vise works really nicely. As much as he hates working with wood it came ...
Stranded in Samoa: Upolu Island
... it felt like to use a phone without worrying about how much "...hello..." was going to cost you. Though I'm making myself sound Western civilization-starved, I thoroughly enjoyed living in a Samoan fale (fah-lay) for the last two weeks. It was perfect. ...
Today was cultural exploration day for us ...
... water safety day. We're apparently going out on a boat and snorkling in pairs. Darn, not again! The most recent volunteer death in Samoa was in 1994 because he was diving alone. This is my last week in Apia. Friday night we've all decided to get a ...
Para-Samoa
... in the cricket filed as they were obviously out there to do. Even a pair of Mormons ready to proselytize (very common in Samoa) stopped and sat on a rock watching. After my neighbor is satisfied with the wind direction he gets a running start, points ...
She's Gone!
She is Gone! Not one day after I decided to get attached and keep her, she was taken! My coworkers saw another coworkers daughter pull her out from under the boat and take her at the office when I was out. My friends all seem to be upset about ...
Western Samoa - South Pacific
... which was a great way for us to mix with fellow travellers from around the world. After our relaxing week on Samoa we return to Apia to catch our flight to Tonga. Unfortunately the plane sprang a leak on the fuel pump which initially delayed it by ...
We Finally Moved!
Well, it finally happened. I must admit, I may have developed a severe allergy to mold but we finally moved. My office building is in pretty bad shape. After much fan-fare, we finally moved to new offices. Quite a step up from the old. See ...
Yesterday was really sad but i'm going to ...
... in on it - the mothers, the fathers, the little sibblings, the older siblings. After the much-needed release, we were off to Apia. We distributed amongst ourselves yesterday in the hotel conference room all the gifts from the night prior. I call it a ...
1\2 Day Tour, Cave Pool & Falls
... of equipment that helped us get back safely to bed at 11pm. This is the first night that we have lasted this long. SAMOA FACTS LEARNT TODAY FROM OUR GUIDE Most Samoans are buried in their front gardens on their families land. Fresh flowers most days on ...
Change in Name
During my first morning in Samoa, we began training. What a morning! Completely jet-lagged with only about four hours of sleep but completely excited, our trainers got started immediately. First task: Renaming us. We were all handed name tags. ...
Samoa - A week in the sun!
... and having only realised 4 hours before the flight was due to leave, we frantically packed and headed for the airport! Samoa is a very relaxed, friendly country. The beaches and scenery were excellent, well worth a visit. Observations - The ...
I would never use flip flops for the things ...
... cost 2 tala, or $2 WST. Almost every beach or attraction here cost something, but it is always minimal. Yesterday we arrived in Apia from our Volunteer Visit. Mark and I were sent to Savai'i Monday after lunch. We met up with Seth and met his ...
Some of you may think that i am living in a ...
... flights into Samoa from the US every week. It may have changed recently, as Air New Zealand added a direct flight from Tonga-Samoa. When I first arrived, however, there was the one flight by Air New Zealand from Los Angeles direct to Samoa. The other ...