Airport Lodge Samoa Apia

... security again - just to get in the building!<br><br>Once in the building it was a visit to a Samoan toilet and then crisps from the cafe - then within about half an hour we were back on the plane!<br><br>A very short visit to what looked like a very beautiful country - we will have to visit again in the future.......................onward bound for Fiji 12 hours in front of the UK????

... is the largest ship ever to have docked there. As we docked there were people dressed in national costume singing and dancing to welcome us and a number of stalls had been set up selling local goods. We went on a tour of Apia Highlights and travelled in a very colourful bus which had wooden seats and natural air conditioning - no windows. This had been decorated with coconut leaves and pretty red flowers. Our guide ...

We arrived yesterday morning in Samoa. From the moment I stepped off the plane, i knew i would like it here - it smelled just like Grenada! It is very humid, but our hostel has a pool, and tomorrow we head to the beach. Samoa is just a real paradise. I can recommend the island to anyone who wants to relax on a beach surrounded by nature and beauty. We first arrived in Apia and spent 2 nights there, recovering from jetlag and ...

... palm tree blinds, little deck in the front, white sandy beach... With three meals included and the price being even cheaper than Taufua we'd recommend Faofao for the place to stay in Lalomanu district. We borrowed snorkelling gear from Jasmine and Sebastian and hit the water face first. Jo had only the one experience of snorkelling, in the deep sea with 400 dolphins and panicky breathing. Samoa is a different thing altogether and after a few tries she got her brain to ...

... an hour before getting there but it was amazing! There was church ruins there which were creepy and also virgins grave. Legend has it that a Chiefs daughter was buried there before the volcano erupted. When it did the lave flowed around the grave as she was so pure! (from the photo's though it just looks like the lave as caved in, but i like legends). On the way back from the lava fields the rain came down quite heavy so we took some shelter under a ...

... the rain stops, preferably even sooner, the glass is taken down again for the risk of choking on the thick humidity, and what else that quickly forms inside the bus. If you're heading out of the city you might be facing two, maybe three, rounds around town before the driver is pleased with the, I think quantity or maybe even density of passengers would be the best word to describe the phenomenon. When the bus or should I say tin can, see picture ...

... served with a straw). The bananas are good too; they taste so much more than they do back home... Last, but not least, I want to show you a picture from the National University of Samoa. This enormous Fale Samoa is located right in the center of the university. I haven't really got the hang of what its main purpose is other than that it's really nice to sit there in the shade when you have some reading to do during the day.

... det var ingen strand, men vannet var turkis og det var kjempefint! Saa til og med havskilpadder som svomte rundt uti der! Forste dagen laa vi paa brygga og solte oss i det pene vaeret, dessuten var det Sondag, og aboslutt alt er stengt i alle Stillehavslandene da, saa ikke mye aa gjore. Kvelden for, Lordagskvelden vi kom, ble vi (oss og Steve), kjent med noen surfere, en local fra Samoa, og en fra Australia pluss ei amerikansk jente som naa bodde der. Dro ut ...

... die ersten 2 Tage in Apia, der Hauptstadt verbracht. War einiges los aufgrund der South pacific games, aber ansonsten gabs nicht allzu viel zu sehen (wusstet ihr, dass Samoa mal deutsche Kolonie war und erst Anfang des 19 Jahrhunderts neuseeländisch wurde?). Ab dem dritten Tag haben wir uns ein Auto gemietet und haben ein wenig die Insel umtourt. Erst waren wir im Robert Louis Stevenson- Museum (der Autor von "die Schatzinsel" und "Doktor Jeckyll und Mr Hide", der seine ...

... customs went through it with a fine tooth comb. Let's just say customs dogs really love the smell of Cadbury's Orange and Cranberry Muesli bars. The drive from the airport to friends Pete and Heidi's isn't a scenic one at 2am as you can imagine. But when you wake up in 26 degrees with the view of the tropical garden and pool setting you know you have arrived in Samoa. Tropical island means tropical weather. A lot of rain fell in the first 48 hours but ...