Vaiala Beach Cottages Apia

... rain and sheltered a couple of times, watching all the kids going to school in their uniforms and all the same coloured flip-flops. All the kids are very polite and keen to say hello, goodbye, where you from!

Went to Aggie Greys hotel and did blog. Asked the girls on reception if we could use the pool. They went to check with high manager who they called The Aggie…..we were allowed to use pool and they even brought us towels. Great pool and surrounded by ...

... Back to pool so you can see another pattern developing. While swimming we met Angela, Kirstens wife and she wanted to go to a Thanksgiving dinner at Aggie Greys Hotel as they were going home tonight at 10.30pm. They invited us to join them which we did and had a good (not great) meal, some lovely wines and great company. We also genuinely received our first offer of a holiday in Germany and the former East Germany……and we will go to see them. What more ...

... security again - just to get in the building!

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!

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????

... just because I could. I drank four cups of tea in an hour just because they were there and I ordered a ridiculous amount of room service (and didn't eat even half of it) because we were given vouchers. I called reception every house to remember what it felt like to use a phone without worrying about how much "...hello..." was going to cost you. Though I'm making myself sound Western civilization-starved, I thoroughly enjoyed living in a Samoan fale (fah-lay) for the ...

... keeps stretching and stretching. Après avoir ramené la voiture de location sur Salelologa, on a pris un bus direction Manase, l'endroit le plus touristique de l'ile de Savai'i. Après avoir fait le tour des différents villages-vacances offrant des fales sur la plage, nous avons décidés de faire une reservation à Tanu's Beach Fales. A Manase, il y a beaucoup de concurrence ce qui fait que les prix sont plutôt interssants. La plage et ...

... avec les dauphins en Nouvelle Zelande alors elle redoutait un peu. Au final elle a enfin réussi à comprendre qu'avec un tuba, il est possible de respirer sous l'eau...mieux vaut tard que jamais! Il est vrai aussi que l'environement était plus accueillant a Samoa. Ici, on nage dans des eaux turquoises peu profonde avec plein de poissons et des murs de corail. En NZ on était assez loin de la côte dans des eaux froides, mouvementées et au milieu de presque 400 dauphins. On ...

... saanudki aru, mis viljaga tegu on, osadele maitses, osadele mitte. Kõik muu oli suurepärane ja suisa sulas suus. Enne ärasõitu tegime 5-min tiiru resordile ja leidsime, et seal on ikka väga uhkeid ja luksuslikke sviite-falesid-maju. Iga royal-sviidi kohta oli eraldi bassein ja need lõhnasid luksuse järgi. Tagasitee lennujaama kulges bensuka kaudu. Kuna sularaha oli otsakorral, siis üritasime tankida nii, et alles jääks maalt lahkumise tax ...

... we encountered was very polite and very friendly. We were greeted by smiles wherever we were. Robert Louis Stevenson lived Samoa for the last four years of his life and is buried there. We've seen that starry sky he described in the poem that was also his epitaph (Bury me low and let me lie...under that wide starry sky...). January 27, Sunday (Crossed the International Dateline) January 28, Monday At sea.

... selecting a suitable tree in the forest to the final finishing, while the master, Pulasui, directed the work of his sons. After the tree was felled, the boat was roughed to shape on the spot and then moved to his workshop for completion. My intention was to resurrect the sailing canoe, unseen in Samoa for many years. Canoes are paddle-driven for fishing in lagoons. For work outside the reef or for ocean travel where sailing ...

... about 30 meters you have to climb down a ladder and hope not to accidentally fall down it at the same time, because it was a long drop. The water in the ocean trench was really refreshing after cycling a long way and was a beautiful blue colour. I left Lalomanu and headed for Mulfanua wharf to catch a ferry to Savii the other island of Samoa. Once I arrived in Savii I was luckily picked up by an Aussie couple ...