Western Samoa Stories


Samoa where i stayed

Stop over in samoa for about a week on my way to new zealand for uni. I stayed at a place called Lynns Getaway which a friend reccommended, it was really nice. A 12bedroom house turned into a bed breakfast hotel which worked very well. They provided breakfast and tours around the island which came with the price. I was paying $40nz which is around 20-30...


Earthquake this morning.

Bill is really rocking my world. We have a couple tremors this morning. Weird, but everything is okay. It really was an earthquake. We have enjoyed our stay in town, saw an awesome fiafia show last night. Very active, all servers here were perforiming including the owner. Its nice and warm. We are off today to our beach fale, the only available o...


All busy on the Western front

AT the start of our latest trip, we took three flights and travelled for a total of more than 12 hours, but arrived nine hours before we had left home. This is because we crossed the international dateline on our way to Western Samoa. Apart from the stunning beaches, laid-back pace of life, and many dormant volcanoes, Samoa is notable for the fact...


Talofa Lava - Samoa

After being back in Chicago for 6months we were ready for a vacation. We were itching to go back to NZ to visit friends, and decided we’d spend a week in Samoa along the way. We wanted to go to independent Samoa, not American Samoa, a US territory. Both countries share the same language and customs, but why travel all that way to some place that has ...