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Pago Pago, American Samoa

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April 16th 2023
This is our second visit to this island. This time we stopped at a town called Fagoto. Soon after disembarking there is a lovely museum (closed since it was Sunday) but they had this lovely mural and story of creation in front that I wanted to share. There are some interesting buildings that added a bit of character to our walkabout. Further down we stopped at the only bar in town (which w ... read more

Oceania » Samoa » American Samoa

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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... ... read more