Country Info
- Nuku'alofa
- Capital
- Pa'anga (TOP)
- Currency
- 104,227
- Population
- TO
- Country Code
Nuku'alofa Slideshow
Nuku'alofa
Travel Blogs from Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Kingdom of Tonga - Where Time Begins
... and Agriculture. Tonga's time-zone location has encouraged many businesses to adopt 'International Dateline' in its title and Nuku'alofa offers the International Dateline Cinema, Bakery and Supermarket amongst others. It makes the whole place sound ...
The Tongan home-stay
... na remota Lifuka, com a Taupou e "su família", a mesma Taupou ofereceu a casa do marido, que vive em Nuku'alofa, para o nosso último dia da Tonga, sem termos de pagar nada. Aceitei. É diferente, sem as barreiras de uma guest house. O senhor recebeu-nos ...
Hello, I’ll be your co-pilot for the day
... terra, é tempo de irmos ter com o Tomás, para atacarmos uma praia. Como? Boleia, meus caros, andar à Boleia. Hitchhiking in Tonga Bastam meros segundos com o polegar em riste para um curioso parar e perguntar para onde vamos. Kolovai. O senhor não vai ...
Face your fears
... some similar trees nearer town which looked exactly the same but hadn't earned the "sanctuary" status, however you get that. Back in Nuku'alofa we rented bikes to cycle to the blowholes. I was dreading the 30km cycle, having not been on a bike in over ...
Where the day begins
... to the guide, this is the only multiheaded palm tree in the world, it apparently proves that I was indeed in Tonga. The coastline is dramatically beautiful here with waves crashing into rocks creating blowholes, high cliffs, and white sandy ...
The private island
... que “passar” a maior parte delas. Não aguento tanta pujança, o problema é esse. Sou muito magrinho e não tenho força; _______ Hoje confirmo que a Tonga é um paraíso felizmente menosprezado pelo turismo. Haja mais ...
Suuret kalastajat
... 05 20:30 Aamulla aamupalan jalkeen vaihdoimme ankkuripaikkaa ja ankkuroimme yhden saaren poukamaan. Siita lahdimme kumiveneella Nuku nimiselle autiosaarelle. Saarella oli ihana hiekkaranta ja kavimme kavelemassa hetken aikaa. Lounaan jalkeen lahdimme ...
Working at the car wash, yeah!
... „geef me je geld“. Geen idee wat er gebeurt wanneer je daadwerkelijk je auto gewassen wilt hebben. Eerst even naar Nuku'alofa, de hoofdstad, want m’n kamer is nog niet klaar. Ik settel me bij Friends Cafe, een relaxte plek met heerlijke ...
In Tonga at 2AM
... . By the time we arrived at the Dupincia it was after 3am. Our room was fine, not fancy and it had AC a rarity in Tonga. Awoke to the buzz of weed wacking outside at 9:30am and realized we needed to get a move on. Showered, dressed and walked ...
Tongatapu - Wilma bittet zum Tanz
... auf der Hauptinsel Tongatapu steht am Flughafen doch glatt ein Taxifahrer, der uns in knapp 40 minuten in die Hauptstadt Nuku Alofa bringt. Dort hilft uns die staatliche Touriinformation doch glatt weiter und vermittelt uns ein nettes Resort an einem der ...
The Kindom of Tonga
... quality time back at the house playing with their grandchildren. We spent our first afternoon in Tonga exploring Nuku'alofa city and ended up taking time out by the waterfront. After shopping for some basic food supplies, ...
Last Island
Nuku'Alofa, Tonga, South Pacific, Thursday, February 3, 2011 – Day 29 Our visit to the islands of Tonga was a pleasant surprise. Meandering through the various islands, reefs and sand ...
Jan 22, 2011
Tonga Visit
... Everyday is a Saturday here, with partying all night and spending the day on the water. How do these people afford it???? PHOTO_ID_R=nuku_alofa_x12x.jpg] After 2 rounds of questions it was time to hit the bars with a bit more atmostphere. After a lot of ...
Cancelled due to Cyclone Jasmine
Our Captin deceided that since it appeard that the ship and cyclone would reach Tonga about the same time it was best to cancel the port of ...
Tonga
So its late on the 25th when I'm due to board NZ26 to Tonga, I still haven't booked accommodation, shit, I'm screwed, having repeatedly tried to call the 'Backpacker place' which the Lonely planet, (which i have come to affectionately call the 'Lonely ...
A place to catch up on the internet
Nuku'Alofa (Tongatapa) Kingdom of Tonga As I start to type this at 07.45 on Thursday morning the 3rd Feb (we were cheated out on the 2nd Feb) the ms Amsterdam is edging close to the quayside for us to disembark on our last Pacific ...
Tonga
... . If you were naughty, a girl came and hit you with a broom! Harvey got sweets when he answered something right.......he was in Year one so got lots right and lots of sweets! We really liked Tonga, it was really friendly. The pool table was cool ...
Vom Tellerwäscher zum…
... Auf der Speisekarte stand ein weiterer Pasta-Abend. Zum Nachtisch gab es Papaya. Mittlerweile, neben der Kokosnuss, meine Lieblingsfrucht auf Tonga. Später surfte ich im vom Restaurant aus durchs Internet. Bei Facebook las ich, dass Elisa, wir wohnten am ...
Hiking the extinct volcanic island of Tofua
... was one of the best things I have ever done, and it was the most isolated I have ever been as well, it was quite amazing. You don't get much more isolated that 6 hours way from the main land in Tonga in the middle of no where it was really an ...
A quick dash...
... a bit nervous about how I was going to get there. I keep hearing horror stories of travelers having such difficult times trying to get between the islands once they are in Tonga, but today was my lucky day! To the Powers That Be, I say Thank You! ...
Sightseeing in Nuku’alofa
... Papaya und Kokosnuss. Alles frisch, gesund und lecker! Nach dem Frühstück fuhr ich um 10:00 Uhr in die Stadt nach Nuku'alofa. Mary, eine Kanadiern Mitte 50, 2 Deutsche und ich wurden von Svens Frau Carolina gefahren. Die 2 Deutschen Herren stiegen an ...
Frohe Ostern!
An allen meinen fleißigen Leser vorerst: „Frohe Ostern!" Heute wurde ich weder als Millionär wach, noch ist in den vergangen Tagen eine hübsche neue Wwooferin angefangen. Schade. Aber was nicht ist kann ja noch werden. 2 Wochen bleiben mir noch. ...
Remembrance Service 11/11/2011
Remembrance Day was celebrated in Tonga with a Commemoration Service in which Ben participated by presenting a wreath to the Australian High Commissioner to lay (on behalf of Australia), and also personally laying a wreath on behalf of the Australian ...
Spülen, spülen, spülen
... also nicht ganz so groß. Als Sonderaufgabe sollte ich nochmal auf das Haus aufpassen. Carlo und Sven fuhren wieder wegen dem Auto nach Nuku'alofa. Ich saß mich nun in die Küche und schrieb an meinen Blog. Keiner der beiden Hunde bellte. Auch fragte ...
Bike Ride to Keleti
For something different, this particular Sunday a group of us rode to one of the local beaches on the Island - Keleti Beach. We weren't sure how Cooper would go, as it's a 9km trip over pot holed roads. Hunter and I drove behind in the car in case we ...