Samoan Outrigger Hotel

... 6 man Samoan band playing with great vigour despite the time. Straight to ATM to collect funds before getting taxi to Outrigger Hotel in Apia. Travelled about 35 kilometers through whole series of small villages on the main coastal road. Arrived at ...

... all the switches and levers did! We made it safely back to Upolu and after kissing the tarmac we took a taxi back to Samoan Outrigger - our excellent budget hotel in Apia. Next day we hired bikes to see some of Upolu island, but it was far too hot so ...

... er der ikke meget at gøre her. Det eneste rigtige, hvis man vil se øerne, er at leje en bil, så det gjorde jeg. Ejeren af Outrigger Hotel, som jeg boede på i Apia, var tilfældigvis dansk. Han har nu boet på Samoa i 15 år og var vist groet fast der. ...

... cake in the middle of nowhere, isn't that special! We left our Irish friends behind and went back to Apia to the Outrigger Hotel before flying to Sydney. Samoa was definitely worth the experience and an excellent choice. We had a good time, despite ...

... to actually ask questions. Got into conversation with really nice young American couple, Alison and Kent. They had just arrived at Outrigger having been staying at Virgin cove where we visited this morning. They are on their travels for a ...

OUR BLOG Last night when we returned to The Outrigger from Scalinis restaurant we were met by the Night Security man and a couple of other residents. We got involved in many discussions but the best was the Night Mans description of his one man Samoan dog ...

... even gave us towels. Nice pool in nice setting and with sunloungers OUR BLOG Up late for a change, about 7.30. Our wonderful Samoan breakfast ladies cooked superb pancakes. Tony got extras because he has been chatting to all the women and making them ...

... . They will wait for hours and works out cheaper than taxi there and back. Also get to chat to your driver and learn a bit about Samoan life. OUR BLOG Breakfast and swim. Alison and Kent said yes to Sliding Rocks, so we booked shared taxi. Off at 10.30 to ...

... to the wharf, ferry to Savaii, and another taxi to the car rental spot, and we were on our way to explore yet another Samoan island. Savaii is like stepping into the past.  The way of life is simple and based mostly on farming and of course a ...

... Upolo. Most villages have a chief or elder but the Parliament chooses the main Chiefs of which there are now only two on Upolo. Samoan families buy some land and it is never sold as it becomes the families. Each village of which there are over 250 have a ...

... town and had someone beep car horn at us. This is usually taxi drivers looking for a fare, but when we turned around it was a Samoan gentleman in a private car asking if we were going into town as he would be pleased to drop us off. He dropped us off as ...

... in lime juice with wasabi and soy sauce or equivalent) We carried on our chat and educational programme. Eventually we returned to hotel, walking half way and then taxi. Back to pool so you can see another pattern developing. While swimming we met ...

... the Harbours mouth in Long Beach there are 4 or 5 small islands which look as though they have palm trees and a small hotel on each……but they are actually oil drilling sites that only received permission to drill if the companies were able to ...

... , ich will nicht wieder damit anfangen. Eine erste humoristisch verwertbare Begebenheit ergab sich bereits kurz nach dem Einchecken in meinem Hotel in Apia. Auf meine Frage hin, ob das dortige Leitungswasser trinkbar sei, erhielt ich die Antwort: "Ja, ...

... used by the cultures along with people giving demonstrations of the different skills that were important to them. For example, in the Samoan island, there was a big show that taught about how the men climbed the big palm trees (quite a sight!), harvested ...

... treated with extra hospitability. Sung arranged one of the guys at the resort to take us to Virgin Cove Beach on a traditional outrigger canoe. Virgin Cove used to be a budget resort but it has been renovated and facilities added and it's now far ...

Et par fra New Zealand , som også boede på Regina, skulle gerne med færgen i dag. De har en reservation, men de skal også over floden først! - De har ikke flere penge og der er ingen pengetræer - øh maskiner - her oppe. Det har igen regnet voldsom ...