Liku'Alofa Beach Resort Nuku'alofa

Hello from Nuku'Alofa Tonga, we got of the ship this morning and decided to be just tourists and wander around, we all had our back packs and P&O Tags and off we went! We found the local markets about 3klms up the road and the guys decided to buy a coconut for the milk - it wasn't bad at all. It was strange to see everything for sale was hand made. The people of Tonga live a ...

... day and then it was time for some deserved rest. Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday in Tonga is quiet, everyone, EVERYONE goes to church, but since Andy is not a Free Weslyian and I am a de facto athiest (apparently) we took our bicycles and hit the roads. A 15 mile round trip to the royal estates (well guarded), the worlds smallest south seas beach, the blowholes, the 3 headed coconut tree (yep I know its almost impossible to imagine) and ...

... beneath a gorgeous sunset and just about stay awake for dinner, until I go to bed, weary from travelling. The next day I laze for most of the morning, reading and dabbling with my paints. Then I explore the reef which rings the island- my first trip out is unexciting to start with, I find weed and not much else. But a few lonely corals soon become a garden; the colours are amazing and the fish are stunning. There are sea urchins, starfish, more anemones and ...

... meals for an extra charge. One of the first items of business was to decide what we wanted for dinner. I choose mahi cooked with a coconut milk (I couldn't resist as the listing on the board announced that it the coconut milk was "not from a can" and I'd have to say there was no doubt of that.) Jody had the chicken stir fry. Susan was more adventurous going for the raw fish, cooked in traditional Tongan style. It also turned ...

... melko huono ja riutta paikoitellen todella huonossa kunnossa. Ensimmaisen kohteen perusteella voimme kylla suositella Tongaa sukelluskohteena, mutta silloin kannattaa hankkiutua useamman paivan live-aboard-reissulle, jotta paasee paremmille kohteille ja saa enemman vastinetta rahalleen. Sukeltaminen taalla ei nimittain ole ihan hirvean halpaa, 130 euroa kolmesta dyykista. Toisaalta oli aika luksusta, etta laivalla oli kolmen hengen miehisto meita varten, ja ...

Wednesday, 21st November We arrived at Nadi airport at 7am for an action packed morning of back to back flights. After an internal flight through to Suva and then from there, we arrived at Tongatapu airport. We picked up a Taxi cab without a clue where we were going and so we quickly opted for Sela's Guest House (the one destination we knew!!) as Lauren's tutor from University had recommended that we stay there. We couldn't have chosen a better home from ...

Its Just under a 3 hour flight from Auckland to Tonga... Karl had originally found a special offer flight back in july and i booked the same flight dates as him. Brad booked to stay a couple of days longer... and Paul who used to work with all of us in Christchurch was coming out for the first week of the trip. Looking at the map Tonga is probably one of the furthest places you could possibly travel to from Ireland, it sits right on the international dateline and is pretty ...

... Finanzb**at** schliesslich ueb**zeugte den ueb**gewichtigen Monarch von d** Idee, gegen bare Muenze tongaische Paesse zu v**kaufen, liess sich zu diesem Zweck als Hofnarr anstellen (kein Witz) und v**schwand alsbald mitsamt einigen Millionen Dollar bei Nacht und Nebel. - wenn uns** Besitzv**staendnis mit dem lokalen Brauch, alles zu teilen, kollidi**t: Laesst man zB eine halb le**getrunkene Flasche Bi** od ...

Sunnuntai on Tongalla ehdoton lepopäivä ja silloin ei paikalliset saa tehdä töitä, uida tai mitään muutakaan. Kirkossa käydään päivän aikana neljästi, joista ensimmäinen heti 04 jälkeen aamulla ja sanovatkin, että Sunnuntai on itseasiassa niin rankka päivä, että loppuviikko täytyy sitten pitää vapaata ja ottaa hiukan rennommin ·ja se täällä kyllä tehdäänkin :-) Meidän kirkkoreissu suuntautui Pangain kylään ja onneksi vasta ...

... laid to rest at Mala'e Kula on 19 September, 2006 (a month ago to date). Driving from the airport, all the businesses and homes that we passed along the way were showing their respect by draping black fabric and purple garlands (symbolizing royalty) on homes, buildings and all along the roadside. The burial site still has tents set up and the grave is covered in masses of flowers and garlands. It is a beautiful resting place ...