Asau, Samoa

Om zes uur wakker, want het hotel staat naast een kerk, en dat ka nook bijna niet anders met de kerkdichtheid op Samoa. Met Junior afgesproken dat ie me om tien uur ophaalt om naar de veerboot te gaan, die om twaalf uur vertrekt. Om tien over tien sms ik ...

... and thought absolutely nothing of me sitting on the lap of this big ol' Samoan dude. So there I was, in the middle of Samoa, on a very crowded bus, wind blowing through my contacts...sitting on the lap of a very large, older, local Samoan man.  For ...

... people there are so lovely the beaches are pristine. Tourism hasn't affected the area yet so most of the experience is "real" Samoa. We arrived really early in the morning and it was soo very humid. Checked into our hotel - accommodation was pretty basic ...

Fales (fah-lays) are the norm for Samoa, especially in Savaii.  Other Pacific countries have something similar and go by different names, but on the island of Savaii the traditional thatched style is still very prevalent.  Beach fales (fales ...