Long boat in Apia harbor

Navel gazing and snorkeling in Samoa

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August 1st 2008
We didn't do a whole heck of a lot during our last week in Samoa but enjoy the water and the gorgeous scenery. P.S. Thought I should let everyone know our agenda: from Samoa, we go to Sydney for 3 days, then on to Malaysia. No plans for how long we stay in Malaysia or anywhere after that but we plan to make it to Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, maybe Cambodia and Thailand again, then India for wint ... read more

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Lalomanu

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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