Seabreeze Resort at Paradise Cove Upolu

... top), beautiful waterfalls, coconut plantations along the coast ... and also was the residence of the Scottish writer and adventurer Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island). <br>Following the tsunami that hit the southeast of the island on Sept. 29, many of the Hotels and villages in the area were destroyed, including our hotel. Unfortunately, 129 people died and property damage yet to be fixed. <br>Our arrival in Samoa has been phenomenal, where the hall with an ...

... random flies and dust particles, our hair follicles were freely flying in the wind and i was getting myself a decent afro hair-do for free! Anyone from the 80's would have been jealous! The start of our bus trip was quite pleasant: we each had our own seat and our bags were out of sight somewhere in the aisle. As we stopped along the way, more and more people crammed in the bus and sat on other people's laps: this was a double decker without the second ...

... all four walls (or in this case 8 walls), all we heard was a cacophony of pipeline-style waves, with coral crashing, palm tree bending and tarp flapping!<br><br>Our idyllic distance to the ocean suddenly disappeared overnight as the water reached under our fale and way past it... We did think of moving our shoes inside the fale as the weather showed its most violent mood but some were of the guests not as lucky ...

... paid a tithe to the village (6 Tala). The resort of Sa' moana is right on the waters edge, with waves crashing 30m off the shore onto a reef. The sounds of the surf provide a calming cacophony to the silence that would otherwise inhabit the space. In the evening we were welcomed with a traditional Samoan Ceremony with the taking of Ava and tasted some traditional Samoan food.

... everyone to use any available excuse to do as little as possible although I can't blame them. We're looking forward to heading to Auckland tomorrow and picking up our campervan for the next month and hoping that over there things might actually get dry rather than occupying various states of dampness. Hope you are all well and thank you for the messages its lovely to hear from everyone. Will be in touch again soon. Lots of Love Hatty &amp; Jonny

... jours passés a Manase, on a pris le bus en direction de Salelologa pour retourner a Lusia's chalets ou nous avions passés une nuit quelques jours plus tôt à dormir dans un fale sur pilotis au dessus d'un lagon. Toujours accompagné de nos potes Jasmin et Sebastian, on est retourné a Lusia's chalets car cet hotel est juste a 500 mètres du ferry et il était temps de retourner sur l'ile d'Upolu. A Lusia's le chat de l'hotel etait ...

... lasi tankla poiss rohkem kütust ja 1 tala jäi puudu. Ma ei jätnud jonni ja 150 talane arve sai tasutud poolte kokkuleppel 149 talaga J. Lennujaamas selgus, et meil on kamba peale ikka 10 tala puudu ja siis tundus see ühe tala kauplemine eriti naljakas. Kuna pimedaks läks 19.00 ja sellega lõppeb igasugune elutegevus, siis sel ajal jõudsime ka lennuväljale. Lennuk pidi väljuma kell 24.00 ja auto üleandmine 22.00. Molutasime lihtsalt paar tundi autos ...

... kom! Forste dagen vandret vi bare rundt i Apia, hovedstaden, en veldig fin by, rett ved havet. Mye finere enn Nadi paa Fiji! Fikk oss en turistbrosjyre, og inni der saa vi at man kunne ta ferje til Amerikansk Samoa (Et eget land, altsaa nytt stempel i passet!). men baaten gikk kun en gang i uken, midnatt samme dag. Impulsive som vi er, bestemte vi oss for aa gripe sjansen. Og sjekket ut, pga vriene mennesker, og sjekket inn paa hotellet rett evd siden av oss ...

... Driving through the Samoan villages is so neat- they all wave at you, and the kids give the biggest smiles! Isn't the pic of the Samoan boy so cute? He cried when he saw the flash, and two hours later when I saw him again he pointed at me and started crying again! Poor little guy! We've spent alot of time with a very nice Dutch couple, Will and Jolinda, as well as a Frenchie who has moved to NZ named Sylvain (Syl-vah)! We hope to ...

... a traditional Samoan lunch, three dinners and 3 breakfasts? All this and the best beach in Samoa for only $32 AUD per night!! But don't tell anyone of everyone will want to go there. So now to the beach. The most pristine, crystal clear aqua water filled with a wide variety of tropical fish and the electric blue starfish all just a quick step into the water off the beach. The reef around Samoa causes a natural lagoon so even if the ...