Vaisala Hotel
Travel Blogs from Savai'i
Road Trip
... the turtles in captivity was to open the fence at the edge of the canal and set them free. We made the best of the scenario and enjoyed the tranquil surroundings and fed the turtles hibiscus flowers before continuing on our scenic drive to our hotel.
Our expectations for our “hotel” was not very clear. We had made reservations at a beachside property with fales (traditional Samoan structures without walls.) Were we going to have ...
Savaii with Michaela & Alister
... to Vaisala Beach Hotel to stay, but unfortunately I had already organized the accommodation. However, we decided to check them out (maybe a future visit??) have lunch and try out the snorkeling on their beach. Fabulous - look at this
Later in the afternoon we headed back to Tanu Fales for more cocktails at ...
Samoan sojourn
... in Samoa quickly turned to rugby once they discovered I was South African, was a former Samoa 7s player who had travelled the world playing the game.
Once the very island- style (casual) ferry boarding process had been completed, I continued to doze on and off like everyone else as the ferry meandered on top the crystal blue waters and towards my home for the next week. It was an older predominantly car passenger ferry, and once again I got chatting to ...
A 'milestone' birthday on laid-back Savai'i
... staying at our accommodation and we became friendly with them and spent quite a bit of time getting to know them over drinks etc. Our host Richard was a wonderful guy who told us all kinds of interesting things about Samoa and their way of life, myths and legends etc. He taught us how to husk a coconut and how to squeeze oil from the meat of the coconut. ...
Swimming with Turtles
... und ein neuseelaendisches aus Samoa stammendes Paar). Der Busfahrer fuhr ein paar kilometer bis zu seinem Heimatdorf wo er dann beschloss Feierabend zu machen, "zu wenige passagiere". Das Neuseeland/Samoa Paar war ziemlich entsetzt darueber:-) Ich hatte fast damit gerechnet. (Hatte den Ausflug nach S'avaii fuer den Donnerstag geplant fuer den Fall dass ich die letzte Faehre verpasse). Erfreulicherweise kam nach einigen Minuten Warten dann ein ...