Country Info
- Nuku'alofa
- Capital
- Pa'anga (TOP)
- Currency
- 104,227
- Population
- TO
- Country Code
Tonga Slideshow
Tonga
Travel Blogs from Tonga
Tonga
... on about how dumb they are. The Chinese are kind of taking over the island here. They starting paving the roads because Tonga is so poor. I'd imagine before long, China will own this place. 4/27/11 Day 5 Today was my last day in ...
We found it!
... Woche), ewig langer weißer Strand, klares/türkisblaues Meer, Riff vor der Bungalow-Tür, Laufstrecke durch einfachste Tonga-Siedlungen, ... Neben unserer täglichen Morgenlaufrunde (Wenn man bedenkt, dass die Tonganer sehr gemütliche Leute sind, die ...
Welcome to Tongatapu
So 13 hours and 2 days later we touched down in Tongatapu.....you try working it out!! I was very confused...we'd lost the whole of Wednesday!! So it was now Thursday 12th March and a blissful morning in Tongatapu! Landing was awesome! The view of ...
Cyclone Cometh!
Beachcombing on Keitahi Beach, where the storm swept sand is covered in bits of coral, an abundance of shells and various other flotsam and jetsam. As the cyclone rolls in off the ocean, the clouds trip over each other in their mad frenzy of roiling, ...
Abreise eines netten Engländers
... 30 Uhr verabschiedete er sich von uns. Der Shuttle-Bus brachte ihn zum Flughafen. Auch wenn heute die Beerdigung des Königs von Tonga ist, fliegen die Flugzeuge wie immer. Gut für Darren. Bis gestern hatte er sich deswegen noch Sorgen gemacht. Nach dem ...
Last Round
... . The stressful services and 15 hour days have been overshadowed by water slide rides, 400 pound swordfish and the magic of Tonga. Those frustrating moments have been faded away by the owners generosity, genuine love and appreciation for the work the ...
Live from Tonga
We landed on the northern Island of Vava'u yesterday right at sundown. It was a long flight with headwinds and weather complications but the Puffin brought us through as always. Departure was delayed an hour due to an ignition problem we ...
All Day Sailing Trip
... though it was a very sunny day; while Jeff seemed to enjoy his Tongan beer (brewed in New Zealand for the Kingdom of Tonga). After lunch, we were dropped off further down the reef’s wall in a different direction, and we snorkeled some more. We ...
Ein überraschendes Ostergeschenk
... heute angefangene Angestellte bereits nicht mehr kommen werde. Der Anfahrtsweg von 3km wäre einfach zu weit. Tja, so ist das hier auf Tonga. Arbeiten muss man nicht, kann man machen ;) Ich sputete mich nun, um für sie in der Küche einzuspringen. Richi ...
Visiting Royalty
After the torturs of driver training, I needed to have a relexing time on a tropical island. It was warm and laid back, and as I strolled up the road from my accomodation, I came across the Kings Gates. I knocked on the gates, hoping I would ...
Royal Sunset
... The World to Tonga. A Place I fell in Love with and Cherish and is worst to know. As I say It is An Accidental Destination. Tonga is in The Pacific, Polynesia, Not far from Fiji. What People Know about Tonga is - It is a Kingdom, It is The Only ...
Vava'u, Tonga
Okay, well, we made it! And this brief entry will have to do for now as I am wiped out! But I will update it as soon as I can! Good to be back in Tonga! ...
Day 8, Super Monday, Feb 7, At Sea, Informal
My morning walk ran a bit later than usual due to laundry, but for most of the basic 5 miles plus one with trekking poles my injury was imperceptible. At Rap with the Rabbai, Rabbai Hershman's topic was "The Seven Laws of Moses". This is a ...
Golden Gate Bridge
Vandaag aan de wereldberoemde pieren een fiets gehuurd en hop, over de Golden Gate Bridge gefietst... Wat een heerlijk gevoel. Niet alleen omdat je fietst over a very famous bridge, maar het uitzicht is granidoos. De oceaan, maar ook een uitzonderlijk ...
Eua
... got up early (4:30) to catch the ferry back to the main island. We spen the day shopping in the market before catching our flight back to New Zealand. I really really enjoyed Tonga and would reccommend anyone to go there. We shall certainly be ...
Rundum zu frieden
... kleines Zimmerchen und tippte in den Blog. Kurz später verwandelte ich mein Schlafzimmer in das wohl gemütlichste Kino auf Tonga. „It's showtime.“ Die „Limetless („Ohne Limit“, mit Bradly Cooper) Filmrolle eingelegt und los ...
My amazing trip to tonga
... lift. I would definitely recommend this island for a beautiful peaceful and entertaining holiday to everyone. I would personally visit this Tonga again to experience more fun and memorable things. Here are some pictures I took of the miss Heilala festival ...
The "dishwasch-machine"
Der heutige Tag war ein weitere für die Schilder. Um die Ausdauer möglichst lange aufrecht zu halten frühstückte ich zunächst ein weiteres Bananen-Sandwich. Zusätzlich einige Stückchen Kokos, Papaya und weitere Bananen. Alles wie immer frisch, ...
Snorkeling and relaxing in Ha'apai
We woke up after a very good night's sleep, and made ourselves a nice breakfast from things we bought from the local stores. Then, we made it to the Western, less windy beach before 10am for a few hours of reading, relaxing, and swimming. Then, we put on ...
Working in Tonga for 1 month&international cricket
... good foods on the islands. The males are very big and muscular as well which makes for a good rugby team. Another thing I did in Tonga that was quite amazing as well was swimming with hump back whales. We spent a weekend on Eua which is an island off the ...
Mt. Neiafu, Vava'u - Mt Talau and The Port of Refu
... a really nice open air fruit and vegetable market where we bought most of what we needed for the next week or so. In Tonga, they don’t have any big supermarkets, and biggest shop we saw was the size of a 7-11 with much less inside. We had ...
Last night in Vava'u
We survived the sailing trip with few complications and just had a blast. We got a little 28 ft sail boat from Moorings what was a bit old and hadn't been out for a while but it turned out to be a delight to sail and perfect for these waters. ...
Det regner bare her paa Tonga!
Det naermer seg slutten paa Tonga,og dermed alle Stillehavsoyene. Men for aa vaere helt aerlig saa er det bra, i alle fall saann som Tonga er. Litt synd at den siste uka, skulle bli sann som den er blitt, men vi er egentlig ikke saa imponert over det ...
Ha'apai, Tonga
... ! It is part of this one and leads on to the next. Okay, so this wasn't exactly a planned destination per se in my Tonga travels, but it was a necessity for getting to Vava'u. It was really just a simple stop on our way to Vava'u from Tongatapu, but ...
Our Official Duties Commence
... with a great variety of acts, including our first viewing of traditional Tongan dancing and singing. The students from Tonga State School sang during the Tongan performances and the sound was simply incredible. It was also our first ...
Around the Island of Tongatapu
The Island of Tongatapu where we live isn't that big, but when you only drive at a maximum speed of 50kms per hour, quite often much less due to the condition of the roads, it still takes you a little while to get around. During our first week here we ...
Ocean of Light School concert
... over $7000 by doing this, with the year 6 girls (Jade's class) raising well over $1000 alone (which is ALOT of money in Tonga). Whilst it was fabulous to watch, lets just hope Jade doesn't make a habit of dancing for money once she's older!! The kids did ...