fish photo from Snorkelling

A couple of relaxing days

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August 14th 2017
The last couple of days we have had as relaxing days partly because it is Sunday and a public holiday, partly because we needed a couple of down days. On Sunday we walked from the hotel to Palolo Deep to see how far it was and wandered back to the hotel to sit by the pool and swim, read a book and enjoy the local beer (which I might add is very good from someone who doesn't like beer much). Today ... read more

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu

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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