Background: New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
April 3rd 2008Oceania » Samoa » Savai'i Samoa - my last stop. I arrived on a Monday night which weirdly became Sunday night due to passing through the timeline just before landing. Having spent most of the original Monday on buses and plane ... 12 photos[full story]
February 14th 2008Oceania » Samoa » Savai'i ......it's goodmorning to all in Tongan,
Hi guys, thanks for still have a vested interest in the little going's on the Witherspoon's little epic journey.
The latest entry reaches your laptop fro ... [full story]
February 13th 2008Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia Hello, Julia here - and a very belated Happy New Year to all!
I recently joined a local soccer team, having been invited by a colleague who plays with a bunch of his former workmates from a previou ... 24 photos[full story]
January 26th 2008Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia Papeete, Tahiti
We spent a pleasant day in Tahiti visiting James Norman Hall’s home, Point Venus which is the site where Capt. Cook recorded the passage of Venus across the face of the sun i ... [full story]
January 31st 2008Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia Hi Guys......thanks for still being this interested. Since our last entry we have been on our whale watching tour. What a waste of money that was. It was quite possibly the worst boat trip ever due to ... 29 photos[full story]
November 20th 2007Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia This was my first trip to Samoa and I was determined to make the most of it. I was rapidly realising that even though I lived in the Pacific, visiting the many hundreds of islands in it within the nex ... 24 photos[full story]
January 26th 2008Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia Apia, Samoa
January 26, 2008 we docked in Apia, the capital of Samoa and the only place you can really call a city. This is the first port since Tahiti that we were able to dock, and didn’t ... [full story]
December 26th 2007Oceania » Samoa The islands of Samoa are emerging as an exciting new South Pacific travel destination between Hawaii and New Zealand. This "Heart of Polynesia" is politically split into two distinct entities 80 miles ... [full story]
December 2nd 2007Oceania » Samoa » Upolu 13.11.07
Tine woke up reasonably early, wonderfully re-freshened. We succeeded in cooling our room to a comfortable temperature after we arrived and then we fell a sleep immediately. But - one thi ... 19 photos[full story]
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