Country Info
- Apia
- Capital
- Tala (WST)
- Currency
- 179,058
- Population
- WS
- Country Code
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Samoan Security!!!
... happy! The poor air stewards were being shouted at, which wasn’t fair as they had nothing to do with it, however we finally got back on board and on our way. It was not a particularly nice visit to Samoa however we are told it is very nice there!!! ...
Perfect sand and sea
Living on the beach with amazing reef just a few metres offshore...this is the place to ...
Apia, Capital of Samoa (Nr. 127)
... einen Cyclone versenkt, nach den Gedenktafeln ('killed in action') kann man denken, es gab einen Krieg. 1914 hat Neuseeland dann Samoa kampflos uebernommen und bis 1960 verwaltet bevor Samoa dann als erster Pazifikstaat unabhaengig wurde. Gruss Ralf ...
pago pago
Cant believe the time is flying, we off to pago pago American Samoa, you really no your in the states now they drive on the wrong side of the road. And even in this small island there is a macdonalds and a Kentucy fried chicken. Oh well the rest of the ...
Trip to Washington D.C.
Just when I was getting used to living in Samoa again, Peace Corps wants to fly me back to the States. This isn't something that I was anticipating at all, but I'm going along with it. Let me explain. When I got back in country 2 weeks ago I wasn't ...
Fa'amati
... Fa'amati. This is an activity that happens every year in March for the pastors of the Christian Congregational Church of Samoa, the predominate church. Other churches do this at other times i.e.: the Catholics do it in July, Fa'ajuli. ...
Airport Capers & on our way to Samoa
... for Tony and a King George brekkie for Hels which just had a mountain of scrambled eggs and loads of little sausages. Fruit diet on Samoa will be a must. Can't wait. Back to Engine Room and the size of it all amazes you. The only thing missing to get a ...
She Got Me
... It is pretty funny stuff. She is great company and I finally have a dog! http://www.travelpod.com/users/dtoole/samoa.1105045200.maggie_-_two_months_01.jpg http://www.travelpod.com/users/dtoole/samoa.1105045200.maggie_-_two_months_03.jpg ...
Hello everyone! i just got in at 3:00 this ...
Hello everyone! I just got in at 3:00 this morning, and got a couple hours sleep before our tropical breakfast this morning. Then we had a traditional K'ava ceremony which was really interesting. After that I had lunch with a Matai (village cheif) ...
Time Travellers
... Apia. We were a bit gutted that we hadn't known about the stopover as we would have liked to have spent a few days here. Samoa looked beautiful as we came in to land, the sea was the most amazing colour. At this point in time we had gone back ...
Sweet treats and sweeter revenge
Ah what a glorious morning much better than the last as the sun shimmers down on my bronzed skin I think yes Sims this is one day your not gonna forget and boy I didn't know how true that would be. I think to myslef you know what I think i'll enjoy ...
August 28 entry
Sunday, August 27, 2006 We are officially volunteers now. On Wednesday the 23rd we went back to Vaie'e for our swearing in. It was in a nice fale behind the church. The ladies had decorated it with branches and flowers. It was attended by members ...
It gets old selecting samoa western and ...
It gets old selecting "Samoa, Western" and having to type "Apia" every entry now. It's where I am for the next 21 months though, so I should get used to it. Since my last entry I have confirmed a plane ticket home next month already. I will be flying ...
Not just the dog
Well, I promise I have more to say than just discuss the dog. In fact, I have a story about this past weekend. But I don't have time to write it all now. In the meantime, I have more pictures of Maggie. She is an absolutely spoiled dog here. She ...
Samoa Race Track
... volunteer friends invited me to head over to the Samoa Race Track with them. I had no idea there was horse racing in Samoa! For a measly ST$2 ( The jockeys are not your typical Samoans. If they were, the horses probably wouldn't have gotten far. ...
I love samoa!!! this place is so beautiful ...
... distance of the hotel. A long one, but walking distance. We took a cab, though, and then there was the $2 WST (Western Samoa Tala) entrance fee. We were there for a couple hours. I brought a few pictures with me today. I'll try and upload them ...
Ray's sea adventures
The following stories were written for the PC Samoa newsletter, the Faitala (this means gossip) so please ignore any criptic Peace Corps references. Finally, after much trouble and expense, I have a Samoan dugout canoe. The villagers here are very ...
Lost in Time
Friday 5 September Lost in Time For a day that doesn't exist, it's quite pleasant. Calm enough for a three-mile walk, anyway. Have decided to shift most of my gadgets to New Zealand time for a while. Right now, my watch says it's 10:09 on the ...
Hello again! i'm sure you are surprised to ...
... be in the villages, which is the point of the project anyway. The past 2 days of training has been nothing but Gagana Samoa, Samoan Language. That would be 6 hours plus tutorials. I opted not to do any tutorials, but rather practice with the ...
Are We There Yet?
... get up at 7am for the start of training classes! Luckly, this initiation, as is traditional at this post, went off fantastically with no missing bags or "newbies". ...
Stunning simplicity in Samoa
... everything from the interesting history of little Samoa - we were in Independant/Western Samoa which was very different from nearby American Samoa. I unfortuantely can't recall much of the wealth of information he shared as I had been up over a full day ...
Apia, Samoa
... , for the consumer society, so can't be of more help on that front right now! January 26, Saturday Today we visited Apia on Samoa. It was a rainy, sometimes stormy, day, but we ventured out and were glad we did. The island is similar to what you'd ...
in einem gewächshaus
... , aus dem kalten flugzeug ausgestiegen u mir kam eine wand von feuchtwarmer luft entgegen... puuh war das heiß. der erste eindruck von samoa. wir kamen an morgens um 5.30 und es war noch dunkel u auf der fahrt zu meiner unterkunft ging die sonne auf u ...
As remote as we've been
A really wonderful holiday - though it did start with sickness, head pains, a huge HUGE spider and a rather beefy storm whilst staying in a beach hut made from a few planks of wood with 'blinds' made of ...
We are staying
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 ...
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 ...
Lunar Eclipse
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 ...