Toi du dinh di cruise 45 ngay bat dau tu San Diego di Hawaii, den Tahiti , den Pacific islands nhu Tonga, Cook, Samoa, American Samoa roi ve lai San Diego nhung chuyen di nhu vay lau qua , 45 ngay va lai nhung dao o Hawaii va Tahiti toi di roi nen toi bay gio di bang duong bo den Fiji, sau do di Tonga, cook, Samoa, sau cung la American Samoa. De di den Samoa toi phai bay den New Zealand do do toi ghe qua New Zealand choi 4 ngay truoc khi bay den Samoa mac dau New Zealand toi da di roi 6-1996, dung 20 nam, nhung New Zealand dep va toi rat thich nen toi o lai do choi vai ngay truoc khi
di Samoa. Tu day toi dinh se bay den Cook Island choi 1 ngay vi Cook Island co bai bien dep 4 the gioi. Cook islands thuoc New Zealand nen tat ca chuyen bay ra hay vao cook Island deu phai bay den New Zealand vi vay di den Cook islands rat kho. Tat ca cac duong di muon den Cook Islands deu phai den New Zealand roi moi di Cook Islands. Theo toi nghien cuu thi Tonga khi co nhieu cho de xem nen toi o do 1 ngay , o Samoa nhieu ngay vi nen day dac biet nhat la toi se bay den American Samoa, dao thuoc My nen toi o day 3 ngay.
Duoi day la duong bay cua toi
4-12-2016 Fiji $1us =2 Fijian Dollar.
Toi bay tu Los Angeles den Fiji ngay 4-12 mat 10 tieng nhung Fiji di truoc Los Angeles 1 ngay nen toi den do sang ngay 4-14 luc 6AM.
4-14-16
Fiji gom 2 dao lon la Viti lenu va Vanna Levu co 860,000 dan song tai 2 dao nay. 330 dao nho khac trong do co 110
dao co nguoi o. Voi dien tich tong cong la 18,300km , bang 1/18 Vietnam. Dan so bang 1/22 Viet Nam. Da so dan o day den tu India lam ky nghe trong mia, phan con lai la nguoi ban xu Fiji. Song thua thuot hon Vietnam. Trung binh moi nguoi dan kiem duoc $4000/nam gan 4 lan Vietnam. 64% dan theo cong giao , 27% Hindu. Lay xe ben trai vi anh huong cua Anh. Thu do la Suva. Cach New Zealand 2000km. Vay quanh boi cac dao Tonga, Samoas. Dao nay tao thanh boi nui lua cach day 150 trieu nam. Nuoc Anh chiem dong Fiji nam 1874 de roi tra lai su doc lap cho nuoc nay gan 100 nam sau do nam 1970.
Cung nhu Saigon ngay xua duoc menh danh la “Hon ngoc vien dong” (Pearl of the Far East) Fiji duoc menh danh la “hon ngoc cua Thai Binh Duong” (Pearl of the Pacific) boi vi o day co nhieu bien dep, dep thu 9 the gioi, co nuoc trong xanh, co nhieu rain forest dep va nhieu dai coral.
Lan va My. Du khach My vao day co the lay lay Visa o phi truong con cong dan quoc tich Viet nam phia xin truoc khi den day.
Co 50% dan o day la nguoi goc An Do. Phan co lai la nguoi Fijian , Chinese, Phi Laut Tan…Nguoi An Do chiem 30% trong chanh quyen tai day. Thu Tuong la nguoi Fijian. Nguoi Fijian la nguoi nguyen thuy o day den tu Phi Chau co dan den va curly hair. O Fiji dac do hon o My va gan gap 2 tai vi o day da so dieu nhap cang va thue cao. Luong toi thieu cho cong nhan la 1.25/hr hay US $ .65. Da so women khong lam viec. Co 5 ferries di den 5 dao o Fiji la dao xa phai di qua dem va ton khoANg $30. Dam ma ho mac do co truyen voi skirt bang rom nhu la de kinh trong nguoi chet. Fiji dat bang phang it doi nui nen ho chan bi Stunami rat chu dao.
Toi dap xuong phi truong nadi luc 6AM. Toi check out immigration roi den quan thue. Thy mang theo 1 trai cam
va 3 trai quit de an va an khong het va ho bat phat $400 FD hay $200 $us . Thy noi du cach ma quan thue khong cho di va bat buoc phai phat. Toi rat gian ve viec nay vi co 4 trai cay an khong het ma bi phat nhu vay. Toi biet muc dich la ho lam tiem, lay tien du khach. Nguoi dieu hanh viec kiem soat la nguoi An Do sinh song tai Fiji. Toi co nhieu kinh nghiem voi dan An Do. Thang 1 vua roi toi den dao Seychelle va tai xe taxi o day phan nan dan An Do sinh song tai day rat nhieu. Ong ta danh ca 1 ngay tren xe noi ve dan AN Do sinh song tai day. Hon 97% doing nghiep cua hanh la do dan An Do lam cho. Chi nhin ten cua hanh la biet la chu la nguoi AN Do. Ho dat ten tiem la ten An Do. Tai xe noi rang khi khach hanh mua hang tai tiem An Do da so ho dieu can thieu. Hay luong gat nao do. HO khong tieu xai ma chi danh dum roi co tien
mo them cua hang trong khi dan ban xu tieu xai huong thu nen khong co tien. Dan An Do khi mo them cua hang ho mang ho hang tu An Do qua de lam viec.Toi di ra ngoai cho kiem soat hanh ly co mot nguoi ANh cung phan nan ve viec kiem soat chat che de lam tien nay cua quan thue Fiji ma dieu hanh boi dan goc An Do. Nguoi An Do den day song tu xa xua to tien den lam ky nghe trong mia va o la day roi con cai sanh con de cai tai day. HO chiem hau het cac dia vi quan trong trong chanh quyen va thuong mai tai Fiji va dan ban xu Fiji rat tot hien hoa.
Sau do toi muon xe cung chu la nguoi An Do de di vong quanh dao. Noi day lay xe ben trai nen kho di. Truoc het toi di den dao Denarau nam canh dat lien chi cach dat lien mot dong song nho. Tren dao nay co rat nhieu khach san noi tieng nhu Hilton, Madison, Shaleton…nen rat dep. Xem noi day xong toi lai xe di doc the
obo bien ve huong Suva thu do cua Fiji. Tuy nhien toi khong co gi dac biet nen toi di den Sigatoka thi tro ve de xem show tai Denarau port. Noi day hang dem co cultural show cho du khach xem. Cultural keo dai 45 phut rat hay. Sau do toi ve khach san ngu de sang mai di tour ra dao Malolo thuoc quan dao dep nhat Fiji Mamanuca. Nguoi dan ong Fiji deo hoa ben tai phai la nguoi da lap gia dinh deo tai trai la chua.
4-15-2016
Toi dinh di tour den cac dao cua Mamanuca nhung vi tau hu nen ho doi chuong trinh chi di mot dao thoi nen toi danh tu dong di den dao Malolo. Ferry khoi hanh luc 7:30Am va den Malolo khoang 8:15AM. Tu day toi di tour de Snorkel. Ho dua toi den dai coral reef ngay khoi Malolo . Noi day co coral rat dep. Nuoc khong sau lam. Tuy nhien ca khong nhieu nhu nhung noi khac ma toi snorkel nhu o Roatan, Bora Bora.. Theo chuong trinh toi di den 4Pm thi tro ve dat lien nhung toi thay khong con cho do
xem nen toi ve chuyen 12:15Pm. Sau do toi lai xe den phia bac cua Nadi de xem Garden of the sleeping Giant. Toi di den cuoi duong de dinh xem thac nuoc nhung hoi tre nen ho de nghi hom sau den xem.. Den 7Pm toi tre lai phi truong de di Tonga luc 8:30Pm bang hang khong Fiji Airways.
Thu do dao nay la Nuku’Olafa. Ten goi la Kingdom Of Tonga. La mot nuoc doc lap. Mac dau bi le thuoc ANh nam 1901 nhung Tonga van giu trieu dai kingdom cua minh va cuoi cung duoc doc lap nam 1970. Tonga gom 176 dao va 52 dao co nguoi o, voi dien tich la 750km2 bang 1/50 Vietnam. Voi dan so la 100,000 nguoi bang 1/100 Vietnam. Ho song thua thuot hon Vietnam. Trung binh moi nguoi kiem duoc 7000/nam bang 7 lan Vietnam.
Tonga nghia la south, phia nam cua quan dao Polynesia. Noi tieng Polynesian tuong tu nhu Hawaian va Samoan. 2 dao gan nhat la
Toi den Tonga luc 12:30Am . Toi muon xe den khach san muon san tai thu do cua Tonga nam tren dao Tongatapu la Nuku’alofa. Tu khach san den khach san mat 30’. Toi den khach san khoang 2AM sang.Sang hom sau toi thuc day luc 6AM de di den Royal Palace noi King cua Tonga ngu tai day. Nuoc nay van con vua nhung nha vua khong co thuc quyen ma Thu Tuong nam giu moi quyen hanh nhu nuoc ANh. Toi thay ngoai xa cua bai bien vai nguoi loi nuoc cach bo khoang 1km ma nuoc chi toi duoi dau goi ho. Toi hoi thi duoc biet vao sang nuoc low tide nen ho xuong loi nuoc de bat so oc va cau ca. Sau do toi di den cho ca , cho troi o thu do Nuku nam doc the bo bien. Sang som ho nhom hop that dong. Ho ban ca toi vua bat tu bien. Con cho troi ho ban da so la quan ao cu. Toi ngac nhien o day cung nhu tren duong di den nhung lang mac cua Tonga toi
gap rat nhieu sap ngoai duong ban do co cung nhu moi. Ho ban du thu quan ao mac ma toi khong thay o bat cu nuoc nao toi di qua va toi khong biet tai sao. Toi hoi thi duoc biet ho muon thay doi quan ao thuong xuyen va ban do cu ho da dung vao moi ngay thu Bay moi tuan. Tren duong di toi cung thay co dam ma va rat nhieu nguoi tham du mac do den va mac Tavala la loai Rope lam bang la cay hay co. Ho noi la nhu vay de to su kinh trong nguoi qua co. Toi lai xe den ve phia tay cua thanh pho den diem cuoi cung cua Tonga. Noi day dep voi nhiue coral Toi xuong snorkel tai Haatafu. Noi day nuoc trong xanh va Coral dep. Toi snorkel khoang 30’ thi len de di nhung vung khac xem. Toi dinh se di het dao va xem nhung cho dac biet cua Tonga.
Toi dinh tro va Nuku luc 3 gioi de di ferry den dao Pangaimotu nhung khi tro ve Nuku thi duoc biet chi co chuyen ferry di ra dao do luc
11Am. Do do toi thay doi chuong trinh di ve phia Bac de biet het dao Tonga.
Toi lai xe chay doc theo be bien di ve phia dong Bac den lang Viseisei . Noi day tang tru nhung di tich lau doi cua dan Mauri. Toi di den Haamonga Maui Trilithon. Sao do toi dinh di vong dao phia dong de ra phi truong luon nhung dan o day noi khu duong phia dong khong tot va ho khuyen toi tro lai di ve huong Tay de ra phi truong. Vi con nhieu thi gio toi tro ve Nuku de xem thanh pho lan cuoi vao ban dem. Thu do Nuku ve dem khong co gi dac biet nen toi ra thang phi truong tra xe de bay ve Auckland luc 9:45Pm.Tonga lay xe bent ay trai. VY ANh lay rat gioi bent ay trai van ho duong hay hon toi nen Vy Anh lay het trong chuyen di nay va tat ca noi toi den deu lay ben tay trai.
4-17-16 New Zealand $us=1.46 New Zealand dollar
New Zealand la ngoai khoi Thai Binh Duong. 75% la nguoi Au
Chau, 14% nguoi Maori, noi tieng ANh va Maori. Rong 268.000km2. Bang 2/3 Vietnam. Dan so la 4.5 trieu bang 1/20 Vietnam. Dan song thua hon Vietnam. Trung binh moi nguoi kiem duoc 35K/nam bang 35 lan Vietnam. Gom 2 dao lon North Island va South Island. Cach Australia 1,500km.
Khoi thuy nguoi Maori lap nghiep tai day. Ho la nguoi goc Taiwan va Roi den nam 1642 nguoi AU CHau bat dau den . Nam 1840 tu truong Maori ky hiep uoc voi ANh dat New zealand duoi su bao ve cua ANh. Nhu la thuoc dia cua ANh de bat dau cho dan AU Chau tran vao xu cua nguoi Maori de roi xu nay thanh mot nuoc cua nguoi da trang va dan toc Maori tro thanh dan thieu so. Nam 1907 New Zealand thuoc ve British Empire. 1947 New Zealand khong le thuoc vao Anh nhung cong nhan nu Hoang Elezabeth II la Nu Hoang cua nuoc New Zealand nhu chi co hinh thuc ma thuc te quyen hanh phap nam trong tay chanh quyen New Zealand. New Zealand co tham du trong cac cuoc chien WWi, II, Vietnam, Iraq, Gulf War, Sinai, Cyprus, Somalia,
Toi dap xuong phi truong Auckland luc 12AM khuya. Toi lay xe den khach san gan phi truong. Tuy nhien toi da dat khach san sai ngay . Toi dat 4-17 thay vi 4-16 vi toi dap xuong Auckland ngay 17 nen toi dat 4-17. Vi lam lan nen khi den khach san thi ho noi khong con cho cho toi. Nhu vay la toi mat tien vi toi dat lam. Toi phai di tim khach san khac gan do. Cuoi cung toi tim duoc o Holiday Inn vao luc 3AM. Toi ngu den 7AM thi thuc day de di Rotorua nhu du dinh. Toi den Rotorua khoang 11am. Toi vao khach san va rat thich khach san nay vi noi day co ho tam thermal. Nuoc thermal lay tu long dat sau 30m voi nhiet do la 200c. Sau do ho chua vao 2 thung lon de ngui khoang 34c roi do vao ho cho khach tam. Ngoai ra khach san nay gan ho Rotorua nen rat dep. Diem dac biet toi thich nhat la o khach san nay co bep nau ngoai troi bang Thermal. Ho cho hoi nuoc nong 200C tu long
dat bot len lam chin do an. Giong nhu Luau cua dan Polynisian. Ho chi dan la neu nau chicken, lamb, pork, beef thi can 3.5hrs moi chin. Rau luot thi can 1.5hrs, Bap can 30’, ca can 45’, Mussels can 45’.
Toi bat dau di xem thanh pho voi day hoi nuoc tu long dat bot len qua cac khe nho hay geysers. Day la thanh pho dac biet ma khong co thanh pho nao tren the gioi giong nhu vay. Sau do toi di den noi noi tieng o day la Te Pia. Noi day cach khach san khoang 5km. Du khach den day rat dong. Dac biet la nguoi Tau va Dai Han. Toi ngac nhien o Tau den day va o day rat dong. Nhieu cua hang la nguoi Tau. Toi rat thich noi day nhat la Geysor Pohutu, roi den Mud Pool cung rat dac biet. Nhung hoi nong lam nhung bubble tren mat pool. Roi nhung u nuoc soi sung sut khoang 200C. Cong vien nay bao phu ca lan hoi nuoc trang xoa tu long dat. Sau do toi vao xem chuong trinh vu cua nguoi Mauri rat thich thu. Den 7Pm
toi tro ve khach san. Thy va Jennie di ra khoi phong de tam Hot spring tu ho trong khach san. Toi met vi dem roi ngu it nen toi ngu vui. Thy va Jennie nghi la toi co o trong phong nen khong khoa cua. Khi Thy tro ve thi khong thay cell phone dau ca ma truoc khi di Thy de cell phone tren ban de charge. Toi biet co nguoi vao lay cell phone . sau do toi biet la ho da lay cai pulse nho cua Thu co Credit card, driver lisience, $100, binh orange juice moi ua de trong tu cung bi lay, Piggy bag cua toi chua do cung bi lay. Toi rat ngac nhien ve su lieu linh cua ten trom trong khi toi dang ngu. Toi biet rang ho do rinh biet Thy va jennie di ra ngoai roi vao lay ngay. Toi buc lam vi toi da di choi 176 nuoc ngay ca Phi Chau ma chua lan nao bi mat cap nhu vay. Day la land au tien. Toi trinh canh sat va nha bang.
4-18-16
Sang 4-18 toi thuc day that som luc 4Am. Toi di tam
Hot Spring o trong khach san. Ho lay nuoc khoang tu long dat cach mat dat 30m dem len va chua trong bon bang sat lon de nuoc khoang nay nguooi dan vi nuoc nay khoi moi lay len nong den 200C. KHi nguoi den khoang 30C ho do vao bon tam cho khach tam. Nuoc trong bon duoc thay moi buoi sang. Toi da tam nuoc nay mot lan khi toi den day nam 1996. Tam nuoc khoang rat tot cho da. Nuoc khoang co mui vi neu huoi vao se tot chop hoi. Khi tam xong toi sua soan mang het hanh ly r axe mac dau toi se tro lai day ngu 2 dem nua. An sang xong toi bat dau di den Maitomo mot thanh oho cach Rotorua khoang 2hrs lai xe. Toi da den Maitomo vao nam 1996 vi o day co Glowworm dep la va khong cave nao tren the gioi co ngoai tru noi day. Glowworm la loai sau nho nam tren tran hang dong o Waitomo. Loai sau nay khongh bai duoc chi bam vao tran hang dong va toa ra ang sang nhu dom dom. Glowworm giong nhu con nhen va san suat ra ang sang nhu dom dom. Con glowworm cai khi truong thanh de khoang 120 trung. Sao 20 ngay cac trung nay no thanh con goi la Larva. Larva xay cac day nho thong xuong de bat cac inspect de an. Vi cac day nay dinh nen insect bay ngang bi dinh vao va Larva bat insect de an bang cach keo day len de an. Mac dau lon khong hon 3mm nhung larva nay toa ra anh sang va bat dau tang truong trong 9 thang den hinh dang giong nhu que diem. Trong thoi ky nay Lavar co 2 canh va toa ra anh sang de hap dan con trung de an. Lavar song con nhu vao 3 dieu kien: su am uoc de Larva khong bi kho va em dem neu khong nhung day bat con trung bi roi de roi khong bat con trung duoc va bong toi de anh sang toa rat u Glowworm hap dan con trung de an. Cave o Waitomo co du 3 dieu kien tuyet voi nay vi the khong noi nao co glowworm nhu o day. Sau do Larva tro thanh Pupa co hinh dang nhu con sau trong 13 ngay truoc khi tro thanh glowworm truong thanh giong nhu con muoi. Glowworm truong thanh khong co mieng. Con glowworm duc cho cho glowworm cai vua tu trang thai Pupa ra tro thanh Glowworm truong thanh de lam tinh tuc thi . Roi thi glowworm cai tiep tuc de trung roi no con tiep tuc. Con glowworm duc chi song vain gay sau khi lam tinh.
Tai sao co nhieu caves o Waitomo hon bat cu nen nao khac tren the gioi? O Waitomo co hon 300 caves duoc tao thanh tu may trieu nam ve truoc. Nhung gang dong tao thanh nho co nuoc chay qua soi mon Limestone de tao thanh hang dong. Tu 30 trieu nam xua vung Waitomo nam duoi long bien roi dan dan limestone tao nen fossils va Calcium Carbonate (CacO3), Nui lua tu long bien erupted day limestone tu long bien len tren mat bien tao nen khoang trong o giua de roi nuoc bien chya giua khong trong nay tao thanh hang dong . Limestone theo dot nuoc nho xuong tu phia tren cua hang dong xuong day dong de qua hang trieu nam tao thanh Stalactites. Roi nhung limestone tu long dat troi len tao thanh Stalagmites. Su tao thanh thach nhu nay rat cham tra qua hang trieu nam. 100 nam thach nhu co the chi tao nen 1cm3. 500 nam co the tao nen 1 inch va 100 nam tao nen 1mm.
Nguoi Maori da biet su hien dien cua cac hang dong nay tu lau va dau diem su hien huu cua hang dong nay cho den khi nguoi ANh den va Tu Truong phai tiec lo su hien huu cua cac hang dong voi nguoi ANh va nguoi ANh bat dau tim hieu va kham pha de roi du khach bat dau do tham nam 1889. Nhung nhan vien cua cac hang dong nay hom nay tu than thuoc cua vi tu truong nay ten Tane Tinorau. Tat ca hang dong dieu nam trong thanh pho Waitomo.
Toi den day luc 11:30AM VA TOI SE DI 3 CAVES THAI VI 1 CAVE Glowworm nhu 20 nam truoc. Truoc het toi di den cave Ruakuri. Ho dung xe bus dua toi den do tu visitor center. Hang dong Ruakuri tuong doi dep. Toi duoc huong dan di khoang 1;30hrs roi dir a de di den dong ke ipe la Aranui. Aranui cave dep hon cave Ruakuri, dep tuong duong voi Paradise cave cua Vietnam. Ca 2 cave nay ho cho chup hinh va quay phim. Khong nhu cam chup hinh va quay phim o cave nuoc Berut khi toi den vao 11-2015. Ho noi la lam hu thach nhu de roi ho ban tape cho du khach. Toi xem xong khoang 3Pm toi tro ve Visitor center de xem Glowworm cave ma lan truoc toi den day nam 1996 toi chi xem cave nay. Cave nay rat dac biec ma khong co vace nao tren the gioi co la rat nhieu Glwworm trong cave vi dieu kien thuan loi nhu da noi.Vao cave di mot doan thi len thuyen de di xem glowworm. Tren doan duong dib o o hang nay cung nhu 2 hang truoc cung co glowworn nhung khong day dac nhu luc di thuyen. That dac biet. Di tren thuyen nhin bau troi lap lanh nhu bau troi day sao. Sau do khoang 4:30pm toi tro ve Rotorua.
Ruakuri cave owne by the Holder family nboi vi the Holder family song tren cave nay va duoc lam chu phan dat o duoi nen ho la chu cua cave. Chanh phu lease lai de cho du khach xem. Co khoang 300 caves quang vung Waitomo. O day chanh phu cam ban ca trout vi ca trout hiem. Chi cho dan di cau an ma thoi.
Tren duong ve lai khach san toi mua 2 kg ca de ve mau bang thermal va toi cho doi ket qua nay . Toi cho doi ca nagy hom nay de ve lai khach san land au tien tromng doi nau bang Thermal va an do an tu do. Toi de ca Filet vao noi khong moy gia vi hay nuoc. Sau 45’ toi lay rat hi ca da chin nhu va nhieu nuoc. Co le tu hoi nuoc dong lai. AN rat ngon. Toi an that nhieu khoang 1kg ca.
4-19-16
Sang som toi thuc day de di cac vung o thanh pho Rotorua va lan can. Truoc het toi di den ho Rotorua lake cach khach san Cosy Tharmal Holiday Park ma toi o khoang 500fts. Tay day co cac con Black swan rat dep. Lan dau tien toi thay Black Swan nay. Giua ho la dao Mokoria. Sau do toi di den Ohinemutu village. Cach khach san khoang 2km. Noi day bla lang cua nguoi Maori rat tho mong. Voi nhieu Thermal boc khoi len tu long dat. Sau do toi di den Museum gan do. Tu day toi di den Whakarewarewa khoang 10km tu khach san. Toi thay khong gi dac biet nen khong vao trong. Tu day toi di denWaimangu cach Rotorua 28km. Tai day toi mua ve vao xem vi toi tahy o day co nhieu thermal dac biet. Toi phai dib o mat 1:30Hrs de xem het khu nay voi nhung Geysers, Thermal rat dep. Toi rat say me phong canh o day ma it noi nao co nhu vay. Xem song toi di den Waiotapu Wonderland . Toi thay noi day cung giong nhu Te Puia ma toi di 2 ngay truoc nen toi khong vao vi toi khong co nhieu thi gio de di het moi noi va chi con ngay hom nay de div a ngay mai toi phai ve lai Auckland de di Samoa. Toi den Orakei Korako. Den day khoang 3:30Pm ma ho dong cua luc 4Pm nen toi khong vao. Sau do toi den A… de coi dap nuoc. Sau cung den Hula Fall. 5Pm toi tro ve Rotorau de du dinh xem Maori Show nhung den noi thi het ve danh tro ve khach san ngu. Truoc khi tro ve khach san toi ghe qua cho mua Mussel vi Mussel noi tieng o New Zealand . Mussel ban o My den tu New Zealand. Toi mua 10 pound mussel mang ve khach san va de trong ham thermal sau 25’ la chin an rat ngon.
4-20-16 Samoa $US1=2.54 Samoa Tala
7:30Am toi lai xe tu Rotorua ve lai Auckland. Den 11AM thi den. Toi dau xe va di b o doc theo harbor de xem hai cang dep nay. Toi den cho ca va dao pho. Toi thay co 2 cua hang Vietnam tai thu do nay. Den 2Pm toi lai xe den phi truong de di Samoa.
Samoa la independent country. Thu do la Apia. Rong 2,800km2. Cach Auckland 2890km va Sydney 4400km. 10 dao hop thanh quan dao Samoa. Co 2 dao lon la Upolu va Savaii voi cac dao nho ben canh la Manono, Apolima, Nuutele, Nuulua, Namua, Fanuatapu, Nuusafee va Nuulopa. Savaii la dao lon nhat va lon thu 3 o ThaI Binh Duong sau Hwaii va Tahiti. Voi good culture duoc coi la Faa Samoa. Khi chao don nguoi Samoa noi la Talofa, hay Hello. Voi 194,000 dan,. Trung binh moi dau nguoi kiem duoc $6,000/nam. Co 2 dao chanh cua Samoa la Upolu va Savaii. 92%!l(MISSING)a dan Samoan. Nam 1828 nhung nha truyen giao Thien Chua den Samoa va Thien Chua bat dau la tinh nguong lon o nguoi Samoa. Duc bat dau den Samoa de bao ve nguoi Tamasese o day va My cung den danh quyen loi o Samoa . Anh cung den day va ca 3 nuoc bat dau vien tro sung dan cho cuoc noi chien tai day ma manh nhat vao nam 1889. Luc bay gio o Samoa co noi chien tranh gianh cai tri dat nuoc cua 2 vi tu truong cua 2 tribes Malietoa va Mata’afa Iosefo muon tro thanh vua cua Samoa.Co 2 tribes khac o day la Mata'afa and Tuimaleali'ifano My Duc Anh dua tau chien den can thiep. Nhung co tran bao kinh kiep xay ra lam cac tau chien bi bao pha huy va ca 3 nuoc dong y cho Malietoa lam vua. Khi noi chien cham dut Duc ANh va My tranh gianh quyen loi tai day de roi di den Treaty goi la Triparties Convention. Nam 1899. Treaty nay chia Samons islands lam 2 phan : nhung dao phia dong thuoc ve My duoc goi la American Samoa, nhung dao phia tay thuoc ve Duc goi la German Samoa. Nam 1914 quan doi new Zealand den Samoa va chiem dong dao nay tu Duc. Rat nhieu no luc cua nguoi Samoa doi doc lap nen New Zealand tra doc lap cho Samoa nam 1962. La nuoc dau tien o South Pacific danh duoc doc lap. Nam 1997 chanh phu o day doi Western Samoa thanh Samoa nhung My khong cong nhan va van coi nhu la Western Samoa.
Thu tuong o day duoc chon boi Parliament cua 49 dan bieu va dan bieu bau 5 nam mot lan. Nguoi Samoan song gan gui voi nhau va rat trong vi Tu truong. Hoi dong xa cua bo lac Matai cung Alii, higher chef va Tulafale , Talking chef, lam nen luat le cua moi lang. Nha cua o Samoa rat quan trong nen ho xay giong nhau theo kieu Faa Samoa. Thuong la tron hay hinh bau duc lop bang la. Khong co vach de co khong khi di chuyen tot. Ho rat hieu khach.Moi buoi chieu co 20’ tung niem khoang tu 6pm den 7pm. Khong nen mac do ho hang hay mac do tam di trong lang mac.
Vailima la loai beer lam tai Samoa. Beer khong duoc ban ngay chu Nhat o Fiji vi la ngay di le nha tho. Moi nha o Fiji deu co mot thung bang luoi sat duoc xay tren mot tru cao khoang 1m o tren moi nha o ngoai duong de dung rac. Xe rac se den lay rac tu thanh rac nay. Day cung la y hay do do Fiji frat sach. Con hoc sinh vao truong phai tu dong luom rac. Cac truong hoc deu mac dong phuc. Moi truong mac do khac nhau. Moi boi sang vi dong xe nen Police dung giua duong de control traffic. Gan nhu nhiem vu Police o day la vay thay vi bao ve an ninh cho thanh pho vi o day rat it crime. bGan nhu khong co internet cho ca dao nen van de lien lac ben ngoai rat kho khan.
Toi dap xuong phi truong quoc te Faleolo o Samoa thuoc dao Upolu luc 10:15PM 45’ late because of departure late from New Zealand. Toi muon xe cua hang FUNWAU CAR RENTAL, local car rental company va re hon Avis toi reserved truoc khi toi di, 120 tolas/day +20 insurance=140 tola hay 460/day. TOi lay den hotel reserved o thu do Apia va den do luc 1AM 4-21-16
4-21-16
TOi thuc day luc 6AM va sua soan cho chuyen di hom nay. Truoc het toi den Samoa cultural village vat hay nhieu nguoi tu hop de chao mung ngay quoc te Autism. Toi den du khoang 30’ roi di den cac noi ma toi du dinh xem. Truoc het toi den Lufi piula cave pool. Noi day cach thu do Apia khoang 20km ve phia dong. Noi day nam trong khu nha tho. Phai tra 5tala cho mot nguoi de vao xem. O Samoa hay Fiji bao gio xem dia danh nao cung phai tra tien cho nguoi canh giu dia danh do. Pool nuoc trong veo. Co nhieu ca lon trong pool. Nuoc am. Toi loi va snorkel trong ho khoang 2 tieng roi di den thac nuoc Falefa falls gan do va den thac thu 2 Sauniatu gan do. Noi day toi gap 1 hgoc sinh ten rat de thuong huong dan toi den 2 falls nay. Ke den toi di den noi noi tieng nhat o Samoa la To Sua ocean trench o vung Lotofoga, phia dong nam cua dao Upolu. Noi day duoc tao thanh boi lave tube tu nui lua. 2 lo lon tao nen tu su sup do cua roof cua tube nay tu ngan nam ben canh su dao mon cua song bien. 2 lo lon nay ten la TO Sua va TO Le Sua NOI VOI NHAU BANG DUONG HAM. To Sua la giant swimming hole. Canh swimming hole nay ben bo bien la blow holes. Toi di xuong cau thang gan nhu thang dung khoang 30’ sau den tan mat nuoc trong xanh. NUoc ho nay noi lien voi bien nen dong nuoc chay ra vao manh. Ho dat giay chon hung nguoi nui theo giay neu khong biet boi. Toi rat hung thus u hinh thanh va tinh cach dac gbiet cua ho nay ma toi khong thay noi nao co nen toi no day that lau khoang 2 tieng truoc kho roi day di ve phia tay cua dao. Vi troi bat dau ve chieu nen toi di bang qua dao div e huong thu do Apia. Tren duong di toi ghe den Parapapaitai Falls Ve den Apia la troi bat dau toi. Toi den khach san
4-22-16
Sang toi lay xe di den Papaseea sliding rock ma hom qua toi khong di duoc. Noi day dac biet la co suoi nuoc chay tren nhung tang da lon va du khch co the ngoi tren dong suoi ma slide xuong duoi thoe dong suoi. Noi day co nhieu hoa dep va toi chup rat nhieu hoa tai day. O day duoc 1hr sau do toi lay xe div e huong tay cua bo bien phia bac di di den port co Ferry di qua dao Savaii, dao lon thu 3 tren Thai Binh Duong sao Hawaii va Tahiti. Day la chuong btrinh ntoi du dinh di hom nay la den dao nay vi hom qua toi da dig an het dao Upolu. Toi di Ferry khoang 10;30am va ho noi khoang 12PM ferry moi bat dau qua dao va mat 1 hr moi den dao Savaii nen toi di ve Nam de den Monono whaft noi co tau tu nhan dua den dao Monono cach dao Upolu 4km ve phia tay vi toi dinh di den dao nay. Toi den day de do hoi thuyen di qua dao Monono. Khi tro lai ferry thi vua dung luc ferry roi ben. Can 1 tieng de den dao Savaii. Toi muon taxi 100tala de di den noi swimming voi turtle cach ferry port Salelologa toiFagamalo noi co Swimming with the turtle. Can 50’ de den day.Rat hung thu khi land au tien trong doi duoc boi voi turtle rat nhieu turtle trong vung bien duoc rao lai de rua khong ra ngoai. Toi cho co 30’ o lai day truoc khi ve lai ferry luc 4pm chuyen cuoi cung de ve lai Upolu. Tuy nhien khi toi den port luc 3:55Pm thi ferry cung vua roi ben luc 3:50PM boi vi troi bat dau giong to sap co bao. Vi la chuyen cuoi cung nen toi phai o lai dao Savaii toi do. Nhu vay la toi se tre chuyen bay ngay mai luc 7:30AM de di American Samoa. Chuyen di v e dao Upolu luc 6PM va toi Upolu luc 7AM . Can 45’ de di den phi truong noi dao Samoa de di American Samoa. Toi do toi goi den hang may bay de doi den chuyen bay luc 9:30AM. Toi se ve lai Upolu chuyen bay cung ngay luc 4:50Pm de 2:50AM to bay ve Fiji .
4-23-16 American Samoa
Sang 4-23 toi thuc day luc 3Am ma toi tuong 5 gio vi gio thay doi noi day van hung noi khac . va toi di den ferry luc 4Pm’ Den day toi moi biet la toi di qua som. 6AM topi ve lai Upolu va 7AM ferry den. Toi di Den khach san check out va di thang den phi truong trong con mua tam ta bat dau con bao. Phi truong mo cua nhung chuyen bay khong bay va ho noi voi toi la chiuyen bay chieu luc 4:50Pm khong chac chan vi the neu toi di American Samoa coe tre chuyen bay toi nay . May bay bay tu dao Upolu den American Samoa la loai may bay nho 17 seats. ½ gio bay. Toi quyet dinh huy bo chuyen di vi lai xe di vong phan con lai cua dao nam ve phai dong. Tren duong ve khoang 7Pm toi ghe phi truong ngoi cho may bay bay ve Fiji luc 2:50PM. Trong ngay toi lien tuc goi Fiji airways de biet may bay co bi cancel khong vi bao. Ho noi la khong. Tuy nhien co hanh khach sau nay noi la ho goi luc 7PM va biet la chuyen bay bi bo vi bao nhung toi khong biet . Ca 40,50 nghuoi ngoi , nam cho chuyen bay.trong khi ngay ytroi mua lon. Den 10 thi giopng gio lon . Toi nam ngu tren ghe cach ben ngaoi hien khoang 50fts nhung mua van tac vao vi gio qua to. :Land au tien trong doi toi chung kien bao lon mqa ho goi nbla Cyclone. Du khach cu cho doi de hang may bay show up o counter nhung den gio bay 2:50Pm khong ai xuat hien khong ai bao tin la may bay bi huy, Do la unhuman cua hang may bay. Toi text ve con toi o My va noi nhu vay.
May bay stop over Fiji lau hon 6 tieng phai check out luggage de Fiji kiem soat roi check in tro lai. Do la laut le cua Fiji ma da so cac quoc gia khac khong lam nhu vay ma co thoi gian lau hon . Do so la 12 tieng. Nguoi manager cua Fiji Airway o Samoa noi rang co rat nhieu khach hang than phien la hang ly cua ho bi an cap o Fiji.
4-24-2016
Toi ngu tren ghe den 6AM roi lai xe vo domestic airport o Apia de xem may bay co bay khong de toi di American Samoa island. Den noi thi phi truong dong cua. Tren duong di den phi truong cay coi bi nga, nhieu can nha bi sap. Sau do toi goi nhieu lan den phi truong den van phong Fiji airways , tat ca dieu dong cua. Toi goi den Air traffic controller thi duoc biet se khong co chuyen bay nayo den 2 ngay nua. Toi di den phi truong va khong thay agent nao ca. Toi goi controller thi ho tra loi rang khong co chuyen bay nao chieu nay co toi thi ho khong biet. Tuy nhien security gard cho toi biet co chuyen bay luc 6Pm. Toi quyet dinh di den Monono whraft de di thuyen qua dao monono ma toi muong den ma hom quaden khong duoc. Toi di roud trip mat 100 tala. Nguoi dia Phuong mat 6 Tala round trip. Mat 15 phut de den Monono island . Thuyen di vung vang khong lac lu. Nguoi tai cong cho biet di bo quanh dao mat 2hr30’
Dao nay khong co xe co vi khong co duong di ma la trail quanh dao. Land au tien toi di quanh hon dao mat 3hrs. Dao hoang vang khong mot du khach. Thinh thoang co nguoi dia Phuong qua lai. Da so ngoi trong nha hay ngu. Nha cua cua dan o day xay theo kieu thoi xua cua dan ban xu Samoa. Nha hinh tron hay bau duc. Trong nha khong vach ngan. Xung quanh nha khong vach tuong. Chi co may che va cac cot xung quanh. Da so ngu trua khi toi di qua. Toi nghi co the dan o day co tuoi tho cao vi doi song khong cang thang, qua binh than. Dat o day free ai muon den xay nha cung duoc.
Dac biet o Samoa khong co homeless, nguoi ngheo rat it vi neu ho khong co viec lam thi ho trong cayu trai trong trot sinh song tren can nha rieng cua ho. Dac biet o Samoa da so noi duoc tieng ANh vi ANh van la ngon ngu thi 2 sau Samoan.
Den 5 gio toi tro ve dapo Upolu. Toi ghe phi truong va duoc biet co chuyen bay ve Fiji nhung den Suva thu do cua Fiji. Ho de nghi toi di nhung toi khong di vi toi phai den phi truong Nadi de ve lai Los Angeles. Tu Suva di den Nadi mat khoang 8 tieng lay xe. Ho noi hom sau 4-25 co bay ve Nadi va toi chon chuyen bay nay.
4-25-16
Sang nay toi di den phi truong va bay ve Nadi thanh pho phia bac cua dao Fiji. Toi den Nadi luc 1:30Pm. Toi phai cho den 9:40Pm moi bay ve Los Angeles nen toi di ra Port Denarau de xem mua lua do port nay to chuc cho du khach xem va toi da xem 1 lan khi toi day ngay 4-15. Sau do toi ve lai phi truong de div e Los Angeles cham dut chuyen di gap nhieu tro ngai nhat tu truoc den nay.
American Samoa la lanh tho cua My o South pacific gom co Tuluila, Manua, Rose Atoll and Swains island. Thu do cua American Samoa la Pago Pago. Thu do Pago pago nam tren dao Tuluila. Giong nhu mot tieu bang o My. Nguoi dung dau la Governor co thuong va ha vien cua tieu bang American Samoa. Rong 197km2, co 55,000 dan song tai day. Trung binh ho kiem duoc $8,000/nam it hon so voi luc dia My nen ho muon vao My de lam viec.
Swains Island cach Tutuila 110km. Do Jennings Family lam chu de trong coconut. Rong 1.5km2. nho hon 1 block pho o My. Bang ½ Mile Square Park.
Rose Atoll con duoc goi la Rose Island do Louis De Freycinet kham pha nam 1819 va dat ten dao nay la Rose ten cua vo ong. Chi rong .214km. Bang 1/12 Mile Square park. Khong nguoi song o day.
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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la...more history
