Samoa Itinerary: 12 amazing things to see on a budget road trip to make your stay in Samoa as authentic and memorable as possible.

Yep, the colors of the water actually look that. These images of Samoa prove the island is essentially Eden—check it out for yourself.

Find out how to explore beautiful Samoa in just three days, and the best things to see and do in the South Pacific's most underrated island nation.

You may have walked around the Islands from Sept through to Jan and seen the red green mangoes weighing down the trees and the sweet smell of those that have split open on the ground.

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10 days spent in Samoa visiting the most beautiful beaches and swimming spots. A guide of what to do in Samoa, how to get around and hire a car in Samoa, the best beaches, swimming spots, sights, views and waterfalls. A description of some hotels and eateries to visit on the island and stay at.

Samoa is one of the main island groups located within the Polynesian Triangle, comprising American Samoa and the Independent State of Samoa. Samoans have

Samoan Whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons) bird calls and sounds on dibird.com. Breeding in Pacific ocean: w Samoa; can be seen in 1 country.

Back in April, a small committee of parents and church leaders from the Garden Grove 2nd Samoan Ward (my home ward, woohoo!) collaborated and put together a 2 day event based on the Samoan Culture. The Youth & Young Single Adults took part in this and learned and performed dances & music. They were even able to watch demonstrations of doing an umu (cooking a pig), preparing taro, fa'i, palusami, taking part in an ava ceremony, learning how to start a fire, weave a basket, and other day to day activities that are still being practiced in the islands today. I feel so privileged to have been part of such a great event. The photos really don't do enough justice of how awesome this event was. On a side note, it always feels good learning more about my own heritage and embracing it with others. Flyers that were made for the event: The city of Garden Grove even came to check us out! ` We even made a fun promotional video! Shout out to Nahdia Malio for all of her help with this.

By Jake Fitisemanu Jnr. There was once a taupou named Vītaliutaolepaepae(1), the daughter of orator chief ‘Ulu(2) who lived in Puipa‘a village, Faleata district, ‘Upolu island. Vī was renowned throughout the islands for her beauty -- especially her wavy, brown hair -- of which she was extremely proud and boastful. Her pretty friends (also the daughters of chiefs) were just as conceited and self-centered, and they relentlessly teased all the other girls in the village. After years of hearing the villagers complain about his daughterʻs bullying, chief ʻUlu had had enough of her childish ways.

Its crunchy, salty and spicy – what’s not to like about sea grapes from Samoa, Fiji and Kiribati? This delicacy in the Pacific Islands is a type of seaweed known as “Caulerpa” and has different common names in different places. In Samoa, it is called ‘limu fuafua’, in Fiji it is called nama” and in Kiribati it is called “kureeben taari”. One thing that they all agree on is that seaweed is an important part of their culinary heritage that is crucial to preserve in these times of environmental change.

Introduce exotic island flavors to your kids with these recipes. Cooking/baking is a timeless tradition in the Samoan culture. I cant think of a better way to teach and learn Samoan together with your kids. Enjoy! 😊

The hour-long documentary covers 3000 years of Samoa’s history. Major events highlighted in the film include the partition of Western Samoa in the nineteenth century, rule by Imperial Germany, New Zealand trusteeship and the road toward independence. Scenes in Samoana include dramatic representation of the killing of unarmed Mau supporters by New Zealand troops in 1929 , and the massive death toll of the influenza epidemic which followed the First World War. The film also illustrates key aspects of “Fa`a Samoa” - tattooing, ava (kava) ceremonies and the chiefly system.