Country Info
- Apia
- Capital
- Tala (WST)
- Currency
- 179,058
- Population
- WS
- Country Code
Apia Slideshow
Apia
Travel Blogs from Apia, Samoa Western
RL Stevenson's Tomb and the Baha'i Temple
Last Saturday we took a little trip to Vailima to visit the Robert Louis Tomb and Museum. We took a cab to the Museum and realized it was a bit expensive to have a look inside so we started walking up the mountain to see the tomb instead. ...
Psychiatry Continued
... a lithium level from a remote region of the world such as the Tokelau Islands – a small cluster of islands north of Samoa with a sprinkling of people, however to get a lithium sample: collect and centrifuge the blood, extract the serum, put in a ...
Island time
... day, we headed off to town were we visited grocery stores, the flea market, the tourist information, the harbour front, etc. Overall, Apia is not the prettiest of towns but is quite functional...in other words, we were looking to get out and find ...
Samoa - eine ehemalige deutsche Kolonie
Mit dem zweiten Anlauf schaffen wir es dann nach Samoa. Hier habe ich uns schon eine Unterkunft vorgebucht und als wir nachts um 2 Uhr da ankommen, fragen wir uns wo uns der Taxifahrer hin bringt. Die letzten Kilometer der Strecke sind offroad und fast am ...
"I know Manu's nephew,"
... we were greeted by a friendly Samoan who engaged in conversation about rugby, his love of Scotland despite the fact they beat Samoa, and the fact that he knows the nephew of the England Rugby player Manu Tuilagi. Having little knowledge of rugby I came ...
It's a hard life
... the end of the day burn appears to have finally started transforming to brown yet I’m still plagued by insects that like to feast on my flesh. Another week ahead at the MHU before we venture to the second main island of Samoa – ...
Muddy Trails
Hey, We went on steep muddy hikes and ate lots of coconuts at a beach. I went to an all boys school and was able to give the school lots of pencils. I was able to sit in on a grade six class and a grade one class. The kids need more easy read gr.1 ...
Samoa
Last days in Samoa
Hi Everyone! Won't keep you just wanted to show some pictures from the last weeks in ...
Apia, Samoa
Apia, Samoa – 13th March 2011 We arrived at Apia, a small volcanic island in the Pacific, and following the talks on what to see on this Island we were not expecting much. The community is very religious, and arriving on a Sunday was not ...
Kurzer Zwischenberiht
Hallo, nur kurzer zwischenbericht, hier kann man naemlich nur kurz ins internet. sind inzwishen in samoa angekommen, schauen uns erst mal die hauptstadt apia an. hier sind south pacific games (wie olympia nur fuer die pazifischen inseln, aber ei riesen ...
An Empty Chair
... some grounding in prior to my forensic education in Melbourne. After this intellectual tute I needed to switch off so I ventured into Apia and finally bought myself a lava lava. In the evening we were coming home from dinner when a downpour ensued. This ...
Western Samoa
... devastated the islands. MANASE - SAVAII ISLAND After Lalomanu we got a ferry across to Savai'i the other large island making up Western Samoa. Although it was supposed to be the dry season, it rained very heavily during our time in Samoa. Many of ...
Sliding Rock
After a much enjoyed sleep in and a few bites of 3 day old chicken pizza (much better 3 days ago) Ky & I went shopping while Hales tended to some unfinished business. After lunch, we went & caught the taxi to sliding rock, a natural waterslide ...
Der 48 Stunden Tag - Teil 1
... gleich einen Regenbogen am Strand als Start in den Tag. Es ist sooo wunderschoen. Wir geniessen unsere letzten Stunden auf Samoa und lesen beide unsere Buecher fertig, gehen baden und lassen die Seele baumeln. Wir sehen als erste auch den ...
RL Stevenson "Home"
... for Auckand . We set sail for Home at 4.55pm and then at 5.35 the Captain announced that we were returning to Apia as we had a medical emergency on board. At 6.05 the heart attack patient was successfully transferred to the pilot boat just outside ...
Moving On
... ) and I never realized who was out there reading it. So thanks for reading and please take my opinion as just that...an opinion. I will miss Samoa incredibly and hope to come back some day. It truly is as much a home to me as the US, if not more. Take ...
Dec 08, 2011
Our very own apartment!
... ! We moved in Feb. 29th and the first night here was rather scary actually. We have had the fortunate to come to Samoa during the rainy season, which usually means a couple of quick showers every now and then. Not so bad actually, clears the air ...
Jul 29, 2010
Around and about Apia
The first week in Samoa has pretty much consist of us getting our bearing, adjusting to the temperature (which is usually around 30) and sampling the delights of local restaurants. Our first Sunday was quite interesting. The city becomes very quiet as ...
Upolu, Savaii a Radek s Lindou
... odpočinku. Válíme se ve "fale" neděláme skoro nic namahavého. Nádherné ostrovy, výborné jídlo a pohodoví samo''nci. Po příletu jsme přespali do rána na letišti a přejeli na severnější z ostrovů ...
Prison
... low levels of mood disorders and depression in this country. Schizophrenia is in fact more common than depression in Samoa – a striking statistic considering in Scotland it is the most common mental health disorder (approximately 1 in 20 people ...
Welcome to Saaaaamoa
... wanted to see the real Polynesian culture and get away from the honeymoon resorts which are so famous. We therefore chose to go to Western Samoa and we made an excellent choice. When we got to the airport, we got our first insight of the Samoan ...
First days in Samoa
... to the right and the ocean to the left. As we got closer to the place the sun started to rise on our first day in Samoa. I'm grinning and it's obviously contagious 'cause Vic is too :-) We finally arrive and Rev and his family show us to our room in ...
Herlige Samoa!
Vi har nettopp landet paa Tonga, og fikk saavidt vaert paa internett paa Samoa, men her i hovedtsaden paa Tonga gaar det an, saavidt, hehe, internett er treeegt! Samoa var fantastisk! Alt ved Samoa, byene, strendene, menneskene, alt var saa pent! Det ...
Talofa aus Samoa
... dem neuen eintrag und bis bald. uns gehts hier uebrigens sehr gut :-) erst mal noch viele Grüsse aus Samoa, genauer gesagt dem wuuuuunderschönen postkarten-Strand Matareva. Haben die ersten 2 Tage in Apia, der Hauptstadt verbracht. War einiges ...
