Country Info
- Nuku'alofa
- Capital
- Pa'anga (TOP)
- Currency
- 104,227
- Population
- TO
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Tonga
Kart Safari
On the free day, we explored the little town and the markets. Very fresh produce. The Kart safari was great, souped up Go Karts with roll cages. Off the beaten track through very rough tracks, with a guide. We were taken to some ...
Neuer Tag, neue Schilder
Auch der Dienstag stand ganz im Zeichen der Schilder. Gesund gefrühstückt wollte ich eigentlich um 10:00 Uhr wieder in den Schildermarathon einsteigen. Viel attraktiver und interessanter war aber ein Gespräch mit einer Lehrerin aus Neuseeland. K' ist ...
Arrival in Tonga!
... . After meeting my cousin at the airport in Los Angeles (he flew in from Montana today), we arrived safely in The Kingdom of Tonga this morning! On our way from the airport into Nuku'alofa we drove by Mala'e Kula (the Royal Tombs) where the Tongan ...
An even hotter sauna
... ; All the school children wear uniform - the girls' dresses and the boys' sarongs being the same colour and pattern. Tonga is another very religious country. Christianity is the main religion but their are a lot of mormon temples. When ...
A great start to the year
... in the crystal clear, luke warm waters of a Sth Pacific Island. Our accommodation, whilst basic (as everything is here in Tonga) was more than comfortable, and best of all, was absolute beach front. Perfect for being able to put Hunter to bed ...
Ben's 40th - Tongan Style
It finally happened - Ben turned 40 on January 13th. We had a wonderful evening celebrating his big day with a party at one of the local restaurants here - "Fresh" Cafe. It was a stunning evening, and as we enjoyed a gorgeous Tongan sunset whilst sipping ...
Cyber Sails
After four days of foul weather, we have our first fair one. Translation... Time to get outdoors and have some fun in the sun. We spent the day sailing aboard Cyber. Exploring the islands around Vava'u, we had a glorious day of ...
Little Tonga is the only flat South Pacific island
Nuku A'Lofa, Tonga After the rocky, volcanic cliffs and mountains of the other Polynesian islands, Tonga was unexpectedly as flat as Norfolk (though much sunnier). Oddly enough, everything about this charming, sleepy island reminded me of my childhood ...
Mala Beach Resort
Today we went to the Mala Beach Resort to swim and lunch. We drove down to a beach where we were met by a boat that took us across the lagoon to the small island that Mala Resort is on. It is beautiful....me thinks that is going to be a word you see ...
Tonga
... every other day. You see how happy these people are without the need of western influance. I had the most amazing holiday there and would go back in a moment. If you like beaches sun surf and culture without the posh hotels i highly recomond ...
Sick day and Jen goes snorkeling
Jeff woke up feeling really ill, so he stayed in bed all day. Jennifer also felt some of the ill effects of something she ate at the Tongan feast, but she managed to join a snorkeling trip out to the reef 100 feet from the Eastern shore of the resort. ...
Tonga - the friendly kingdom
... a sudden lose an entire day. We left Samoa on the 1st of October at 6 am and the flight was 1 hour long. We arrived in Tonga 25 hours later - October 2nd at 7:00 am. Weird. It is quite different atmosphere here. It is a flat, coral island, ...
Ha’apai to Tongatapu to Eua
... only about 7 minutes or so (just 40km off the coast of the island of Tongatapu). It is geographically the oldest island in Tonga and known as "the forgotten island". We piled into the tiny prop plane with four others and the pilot, who was quite tall and ...
Tonganese DRAGonese
Today was another stress reliever day. It seems just when the crew is getting too worked and in need of a break, the owners have something to bring everyone up. They decided to host the first annual Talent Show, and the rumor was that the boss wanted ...
Hi Everyone!
This is my first time on this blog/website but am hoping to explore more on this 'exciting' website. Would really appreciate any advices/tips from anyone, so that I can enjoy this website to its full. Thanks in advance! ...
Running Through the Villages
... be whale watching with later in the week. We had a nice night talking about what it is like to live and run a business in Tonga. It was an interesting perspective on life here. We also talked a lot about our upcoming whale swim, and Al told us he would ...
Departure
On the day of departure, or I guess I should say return, to the United States, I did some last minute sight seeing through town and made a quick run to the market to buy some gifts for friends and family back in the states. It was a fun, busy ...
Sunburns a buggar!
Hello once again - we are getting ready for tea and tonight we have decided to have pizza and pasta, all of us have had evening showers hoping to wash the sting of the sunburn away :) (planning on wearing rashies tomorrow!) Today was a pleasant 25'C ...
Snorkeling and relaxing in Ha'apai Round 2
We spent almost the entire day on the western beach – reading, relaxing, soaking up the sun, and just allowing all the stress accumulated over the past seven years of hard work to just melt away. We managed to get a little bit of snorkeling in ...
Die Stämmchen für die Schilder bekennen Fabre
Die vergangene Nacht war ziemlich kurz. So drückte ich das Weckerschellen einfach weg und schlief nochmal fest ein. Glücklicherweise wurde ich rechtzeitig um 8:40 Uhr wieder wach. Wahrscheinlich war es der Hunger der mich aus dem Schlaf riss. In der ...
Swimming Pigs, Friendly Dairies, Chinese Massage
... there are huge import taxes on all goods brought into the country. On top of that, there is very little food produced in Tonga, besides vegetables, bread (only white sandwich bread) and meat. Almost all of our food seems to come from all different parts ...
Epic bike ride and the crown Prince of Tonga
... so you know, this is the crowned prince of Tonga's house" me: "hahaha really? there's no sign... or gate..." longo: "everyone in tonga knows" me: "I didn't know. and my map didn't say. should I just leave then and go along to the resort?" longo: "no it's ...
A beautiful Sunday in Tonga!
... of diabetes-related deaths, among the top ten in the world, there are a lot of people wearing black with waist mats all over Tonga. We sat in special benches at the front perpendicular to the pews occupied by the locals. It allowed us to feel welcome and ...
'Anahulu Cave
Passing through the jagged portal we make our way into the darkness. Vision momentarily gone from the sudden lack of light, the musical sounds of the cave assault the senses. A symphony of noise; the staccato rhythm of ...
General family photos - one for the grandparents
Nothing of interest to write here. Just a few photos of my beautiful family taken since we've been here. Hunter is growing up so fast. It's hard to believe he's almost 4 months old! He's now at the magical age of interacting with us, so there's plenty of ...
Over the hump
... no guests and then picked up again the following afternoon. We enjoyed our night off at a little bar on a random island in Tonga. The floor was sand, Kerosene lamps provided most of the light and the crew was definitely the life of the party. Things ...
Abwechslungsreich, Ereignisreich, ein geiler Tag!
... lesen. Zum Schluss guckte ich mir noch die unglaublichen Highlights des Spiels an. So ging ein für mich ein unvergesslicher Tag auf Tonga zu Ende. Der Tag hatte alles was das Leben braucht. Spannung, Freude, Arbeit, neue Erfahrungen. Kurz: Live is ...
Ein umsorgendes, am Ende strahlendes BVB Herz
... verabschiedete mich bis morgen zum Frühstück. In meinem Raum schrieb ich weiter an meinen Blog. Den letzten Eintrag auf Tonga. Plötzlich fiel mir ein, dass ich nochmal in Skype reinschauen könnte. Vielleicht sind Mama und Papa ja online. Ich filzte ...
„Wo siehst du Dich in 10 Jahren?“
... was das Leben mir bringt. Ende meines Ausschweifs. Ich kehrte wieder in das Hier und Jetzt, in mein Zimmer auf Tonga. Frühstück. Am Frühstückstisch kam ich mit einer Gruppe Auslandsstudenten aus Auckland zu sprechen. Zwei von denen kamen aus ...