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Deep Resort 'Eua Island

'Eua Island, Tongatapu, Tonga

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Talented Tongatapu

A travel blog entry by thesunchasers

... I missed it and just saw the foam left in its wake.

We immediately got a feel for "island time" as there was only one check in desk for all the foreigners arriving on two international flights. An hour and a half later, we picked up our bags and headed to Toni’s guesthouse just outside the capital of Nuku’alofa. En route we stopped for provisions and quickly realised we were not in the western world anymore. The shop was unlit, had ...

Last Round

A travel blog entry by oconnor27

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When we started this month long trip, it seemed that the light at the end of the tunnel was not there. That counting days was a pointless and depressing exercise. Looking and living in the future and ignoring the present was a destructive force in my mind. An amazing friend in my life quickly sorted all my problems with just a few words, the Power of Now. I know it's an amazing book that I have not read and the idea had been around for ages, but it's the first time in my life I ...

Tonganese DRAGonese

A travel blog entry by oconnor27

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 everyone to participate. I racked my brain for something to do but all I could think of was party tricks involving beer, definitely not appropriate. The show was ...

The Tongan home-stay

A travel blog entry by joaopisco

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Após os nove fantásticos dias na remota Lifuka, com a Taupou e "su família", a mesma Taupou ofereceu a casa do marido, que vive em Nuku'alofa, para o nosso último dia da Tonga, sem termos de pagar nada. Aceitei. É diferente, sem as barreiras de uma guest house. O senhor recebeu-nos muito bem, até a Karin que está com o Tomas, mas que não foi convidada oficialmente porque é uma mulher. O senhor, pançudo em entradote, chama-se Manacé, é engenheiro civil mas hoje não ...

Toni’s Tour

A travel blog entry by joaopisco

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... de diferença, é a próxima Samoa, vizinhos separados pela linha horária internacional;

  • “One of the 10 last tribes of Israel”, é também esta Tonga que herdou o jeito de ostentar riqueza através de sinais exteriores como ouro nas favolas ou gordura no tronco! A razão é histórica e cultural;
  • The Kava Session

    Depois do passeio, exaustivo, vem a sessão de Kava, a bebida medicinal que nos deixa a ...