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Posted on Oct 20, 2009, 04:34:12 by johnny_mac
in september 2009 samoa was the only country to switch driving from right to left since the 1970. surprisingly, not much accidents have been reported caused by the new regulation. however, october hasn't been so kind after tsunami hit the the South ...
 
Samoa switches to driving on the left...
Posted on Sep 8, 2009, 09:40:29 by sianeth
... Bus drivers have also protested that their doors will now open on the wrong side, in the middle of the road. Good luck to Samoa! It seems like they're predicting quite a few accidents as people get used to the new system. How do you think your ...
 
samoa
Posted on Oct 20, 2009, 13:20:39 by starlagurl
Yes, that is a sad thing that happened... I talked with a TP member that was living there, he helped to clean up after it:
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 9, 2009, 04:39:14 by johnny_mac
The drivers In Samoa on monday sept 7 will steer their cars to the left-hand side of roads, instead of the right-hand side that they used to.
 
Tokelau
Posted on Aug 31, 2009, 07:54:33 by introducinlyric
... service Tokelau, with one departure every 12 days or so (usually there are two or three sailings per month) from Apia in Samoa. The Tokelau Administration owns a cargo ship, the MV Tokelau, which makes the trip to Tokelau every two or three weeks. In ...
 
Tonga
Posted on Aug 29, 2009, 02:31:53 by introducinlyric
... . USA - Tonga - Air New Zealand has a once weekly international flight service from Los Angeles to Tonga via Apia, Samoa. Air Pacific Australia - Tonga: Air Pacific flies from Brisbane and Sydney to Fiji with connecting flights to Tonga from Nadi on ...
 
No, Mesa, No.
Posted on Jun 13, 2007, 12:36:12 by pilotjones
... airline, and therefore normally wouldn't be flown by any airline. Hawaiian and Aloha have some of these routes, most notably America Samoa. No Hawaiian, no flights to Samoa anymore, at least not from the US. Mesa is out to ruin tons of peoples lives ...
 
Best Country Traveled in 2006
Posted on Jan 29, 2007, 12:34:29 by whereshegoes
... ;Ivoire Kiribati Saint Helena Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Wallis and Futuna Three Entries made in 2006 Algeria Angola Faroe Islands French Southern Terr. Greenland Martinique Mauritania Northern Mariana Isl. Samoa Solomon Islands Ready? Set? GO!
 
Tokelau
Posted on Aug 31, 2009, 08:00:27 by introducinlyric
... is widely understood. Tokelauans are citizens of New Zealand QUOTE Tokelau consists of three atolls located about 483 km north of Western Samoa. Atafu is the northernmost atoll, 92 km north of Nukunonu, which in turn lies 64 km north of Fakaofo. ...
 
Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Aug 26, 2009, 15:24:53 by 2olives
... ·Rhode Island X ·Tennessee X I need to do some catching up! ·Alaska ·American Samoa ·Arizona ·Connecticut ·Delaware ·District of Columbia ·Guam ·Hawaii ·Idaho ·Maine ·Maryland ·Kentucky · ...
 
Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Aug 26, 2009, 10:06:06 by starlagurl
... Vermont X •Virginia X •West Virginia X What's left? A lot! •Alabama •American Samoa •Arkansas •California •Delaware •Guam •Hawaii •Idaho •Kentucky •Louisiana •Minnesota ...
 
Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Aug 25, 2009, 23:41:12 by introducinlyric
... years. 40 states. Whoee! Got to do the rest before I die! Somehow or other I don't think I'll make Guam, Samoa or the Northern Marianas. ·Alabama X ·Arizona X ·Arkansas X ·California X ·Colorado X ·Connecticut X ·District of Columbia X ·Florida X · ...
 
Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Aug 25, 2009, 23:28:22 by mmbcross
... years. 40 states. Whoee! Got to do the rest before I die! Somehow or other I don't think I'll make Guam, Samoa or the Northern Marianas. ·Alabama X ·Arizona X ·Arkansas X ·California X ·Colorado X ·Connecticut X ·District of Columbia X ·Florida X · ...
 
Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Aug 25, 2009, 19:54:02 by kitkatgo
... to the most states out there? I put an 'X' next to the ones I've been to: ·Alabama ·Alaska ·American Samoa ·Arizona X ·Arkansas ·California X ·Colorado X ·Connecticut X ·Delaware ·District of Columbia X ·Florida X ·Georgia X ·Guam ·Hawaii X ·Idaho ·Illinois ...
 
Tuvalu
Posted on Mar 18, 2008, 08:40:20 by evamaria85
... is needed for other purposes, it will be used for other purposes - when we were there the Tuvaluan Sports Team had to go to Samoa for the Pacific Games, they needed a boat to transport them, so the "commandeered" a boat for a fort-night or so The ...
 
After 30 countries..WANT to go to South America!!!
Posted on Dec 15, 2007, 05:38:26 by forrie
... to visit!! Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, all Scandinavic countries, Africa, All the islands (barbados, kiribati, samoa, etc.) Seriously I'm thinking of taking a long break from work and going to Brazil or Argentina to live/travel ...
 
new ecotourism website
Posted on Sep 5, 2007, 23:23:37 by donbacon
... , Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, U.A.E., Yemen PACIFIC: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti & French Polynesia, Tonga, Vanuatu --LET'S GO!
 
Vanuatu, Tonga, Western Samoa, and Fiji
Posted on Jul 27, 2007, 02:34:25 by surftraveler
... a couple days ago. Thanks for the Fiji tips. Definitely cannot afford to stay anywhere too fancy. Would prefer to head to Samoa or Tona for surf though, but can't seem to find any backpacker/hostel type accomodation online. It would probably be easier ...
 
Vanuatu, Tonga, Western Samoa, and Fiji
Posted on May 10, 2007, 09:58:03 by surftraveler
Hoping someone could give me some tips on traveling to Vanuatu, Tonga, West Samoa, and Fiji. I am mostly looking for names of backpacker hostels or cheap places to stay and more specifically, places that cater to surfers. Also interested if anybody has ...
 
Best Surf Stops with Tassie as a Jump Off
Posted on Apr 27, 2007, 14:17:30 by surftraveler
... traveling to some of the less popular and inhabited surf spots in the region. I was hoping to make it to Vanuatu, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Island, New Guinea, and the Marshall Islands or as many as possible before having to head home. I have a stop in ...
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 14, 2009, 03:08:35 by johnny_mac
I think it will be a lot confusing if you alternately schedule the driving on the left for this day and drive the right side the next day. it must be definite so that authorities can start working road signs. that must be hard for buses since they must ...
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 12, 2009, 10:41:03 by manzara
I have just been reading this article from the Samoan Observer (link below). Despite the ususal protests (resistance to change etc), the move to the left seems to have been executed fairly smoothly - apart from the odd hiccup or two!
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 12, 2009, 10:36:09 by manzara
Anyway, it seems like a switch that might cause some chaos on the roads! It need not be chaos. I'm very surprised and, I have to admit, somewhat disappointed that I haven't so far been approached to advise countries considering a ...
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 9, 2009, 11:12:31 by wakingdream
I thought I saw this posted somewhere else? Anyway, it seems like a switch that might cause some chaos on the roads!
 
Samoa switches to driving on the left...
Posted on Sep 8, 2009, 21:15:54 by wakingdream
That's got to take some getting used to! I wonder how much the accident stats increase?
 
Samoa switches to driving on the left...
Posted on Sep 8, 2009, 11:47:06 by mmbcross
Sweden changed from left to right-hand drive in 1967. In the U.S. Virgin Islands they drive on the left in spite of the fact that all vehicles are right-hand drive. Sweden, 1967 According to Kincaid, Sweden drove on the right prior to about 1736, when ...
 

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