Country Info
- Nuku'alofa
- Capital
- Pa'anga (TOP)
- Currency
- 104,227
- Population
- TO
- Country Code
Tonga Slideshow
Tonga
Travel Blogs from Tonga
Transvestites of Tonga
... arrived in Vava'u. Very pretty place, but the people didnt seem too friendly. Maybe I was just comparing it to Fiji, but Tonga overall was a bit dissapointing to me. Only went out for 1 night to explore another anchorage, which did produce this photo. ...
The Kingdom of Tonga - Where Time Begins
... Royal Palace and along the promenade to an old motel which has been converted into the Ministry for Land and Agriculture. Tonga's time-zone location has encouraged many businesses to adopt 'International Dateline' in its title and Nuku'alofa offers the ...
WELCOME TO PARADISE!
COOK ISLANDS Had an excellent 5 days here! I was a bit worried there wasn't going to be much to do, apart from sunbathing, but luckily we were able to get plastered every night and still 'do stuff' during the day... The first day the weather was a ...
The Tongan home-stay
... 's. O senhor é muito simpático e prestável. Parece que cozinhou um peixinho para o Tomas, no dia anterior. A hospitalidade da Tonga é assim. Memorável. Mais tarde, à tarde, fui apanhar um autocarro público para ir para o aeroporto. Cinco minutos à ...
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
... as much fun. Cue" extreme gloating from Simon for that comment. We went to a buffet dinner and cultural show and the Tonga National Centre which included traditional dancing and the humiliation of Simon as he was pulled onstage to dance with one of the ...
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 ...
Ganz ohne Touriattacke geht s dann wohl auch nicht
... laut droehnenden Propeller kann man schoene Ausblicke auf einige der 170 verschiedenen kleinen Eilande erhaschen, die das Koenigreich Tonga ausmachen. Die Landung auf Haapaii verlaeuft auch Routinemaessig. Hier muss die "Inselhauptstrasse" jedesmal mit ...
“Coconut style”
Os cachos não são de uvas nem de bananas! Cocos, no todo dos coqueiros, gritam por pedras ou macacos que os derrubem. Encontrei um no chão, aberto, mas com aquela carne toda, suficiente para ser lanche e meio. Não reparei no chefe de família que ...
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 ...
Meeting 50% of the Doctors in the Island
... não se transforme num javali. Eu vi-lhe os dentinhos a crescer. Os de leite já não estavam lá. E algo que precede a Tonga no que toca à sua fama, tem exactamente a ver com os confrontos físicos depois de mais uma bebida. Os livros pareciam anunciar ...
Jan 21, 2011
Eua Island...Tongans on Sunday
Tongans do not work on Sunday. That much was very clear when we woke up to decide on the day's events. So, we did what everyone else was doing. and went to church. Taki drove Bruce, Susan, Jody dropped us off down the road at the closest Wesleyan ...
Last kingdom of the Pacific
... include obtaining full sovereignty in 1970 for the country. Smartly, when the king see little interest from Western countries for Tonga, he established diplomatic relations with the USSR. Australia, NZ and the US showed immediate interest. The new king ...
Suuret kalastajat
Saavuimme kahden hirvittavan matkapaivan jalkeen Niafuun, tongalle. aallot olivat 3-5 metriset ja vene keikkui ihan hervottomasti. Voileivan tekeminen oli taas niin suuri ponnistus, etta kun Mika soi siita osan, niin suutuin oikein kunnolla. Kaikki oli ...
Working at the car wash, yeah!
... ;I don’t know, I’ve never been here before“, en zo cruisen we langs een grot, een paar rotsblokken (Tonga’s Stonehenge), de landingsplaats van meneer Cook, een strand, en wat blowholes langs de kust. Dat was dus Tongatapu. Daarna ...
I SWAM WITH A HUMPBACK WHALE!
Here's a shot of my views flying in, beautiful reefs. I arrived knowing I wanted to get to Vava'u as soon as possible, the best place to swim with the whales, but I had nothing arranged ahead of time as usual. It worked out great! Instead of ...
SHARK ATTACK!
... chineses! Porque é que o material tem consistentemente a mesma qualidade independentemente de ser vendido em Portugal, na China, na Tonga?! Felizmente há material para pedir “emprestadado” na Evaloni’s. Chegando ao norte da Foa, ...
The Church crawl
... culturais, de quando o pais está completamente vulnerável a viver a tradição, valores e tudo aquilo que torna a Tonga exactamente no que é: um país conquistado/convertido/cruzado aos pés do cristianismo, nas suas mais variadas vertentes ...
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 ...
Working My Derriereoff
... Diving with 50 meter visibility and got my bathing suit bottoms stolen off the clothesline. Super stormy sail to Tonga. Enjoyed an off-road cart mud tour of the island and exploring lots of little anchorages, mostly in the ...
Tongatapu - Wilma bittet zum Tanz
... zu Unserem Zimmer knallt verziehen wir uns doch lieber in unser Zimmer. Die Nachrichten des recht gut organisierten Wetterdienstes auf Tonga verheissen nichts gutes: Der Cyclone wurde mit dem Erreichen Tongas auf Stufe 3 (von 5) upgegradet ...
The Kindom of Tonga
... ; He has since arranged to have the glass photograph plate put on display in the Queen Salote National Museum of Tonga. Mission Accomplished!!!! We went to Friends Cafe for lunch and had a wander around the Talamahu market, buying gifts ...
Underwater
... coast of Maui – believing that its better to not harass the whales as they go on their way. But I ended up believing that Tonga did a pretty good job managing this form of tourism – as the rules in place do protect the whales, and they really ...
The first real Pacific tropical island
... try my best. We motored out of the Pago Pago harbor on Sep. 16th enroute to an island chain called the Kingdom of Tonga, the only kingdom in the southern hemisphere and I believe the longest lasting in the Pacific, maybe the world. I had never ...
Last Island
... 3, 2011 – Day 29 Our visit to the islands of Tonga was a pleasant surprise. Meandering through the various islands, reefs and sand bars was a feat in itself managed well by our ...
Jan 22, 2011
Tonga Visit
... visits to Port Hedland or Broome anymore. When I go for a market visit its international. We export Coca-Cola to Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, American Samoa, Cook Islands plus another 4 or 5 smaller islands, so hopefully more international visits await. It's ...
115 Isles TONGA - 335 Isles FIJI
... ; Pete may look great with a bone fish hook off his neck for the next Westport P&Z Meeting; and a black skirt. In Tonga I visited 2 schools (high school and elementary on my own - see pics) and they are simple open-air classrooms. Happy kids. ...
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 ...