Trip round Upolu

One week in Samoa

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May 2nd 2012
One week in Samoa 2nd – 9th May ‘12 Well I will try and sum up our week and my thoughts on Samoa – I’ve saved all the nitty gritty for my notes. We landed at Faleofo airport on Upolu island, the Samoan island that we were staying on for our week here. We were greeted by a small band playing ukuleles and guitars and singing and I just thought WOW this is going to be fab! The Samoan p ... read more

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia

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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