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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]
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] Blog: Beware the Buffet
Date: February 18th 2009
From Easter Island, the next stop was westward across the Pacific to Samoa for a quick overnight stop. This was just a place to crash for the night to break up the trip to Australia. The jet landed at 1am EST, which is the time zone used in Easter Island, but we had to set our clocks back 6 hours. So in Samoa it was only 7pm. We were served our second dinner of the night and watched a show. I have ... read more
Date: February 18th 2009
From Easter Island, the next stop was westward across the Pacific to Samoa for a quick overnight stop. This was just a place to crash for the night to break up the trip to Australia. The jet landed at 1am EST, which is the time zone used in Easter Island, but we had to set our clocks back 6 hours. So in Samoa it was only 7pm. We were served our second dinner of the night and watched a show. I have ... read more
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