We arrived in Apia from Auckland after a most event-filled 24 hours of travel (read about that adventure here). So similar to the other Pacific Islands I have visited, Samoa is a land of palm trees gently waving in the…
With the end date of Nico's visa quickly approaching, we had plans to head out of New Zealand for a ten-day trip to Samoa, so that by the time we returned we could get Nico a new visitor visa upon…
Savai'i - the untouched neighbour of Upolu, the second of the main islands of Samoa. There is no airport here and just one road encircles the island. It's hot, sticky, slow, sunny and wonderful. We enjoyed Upolu, with the bustling Apia,…
What happens when a pandemic threatens to tear across the world and you're about to go traveling? With every news outlet churning out coronavirus updates all day long, we're plagued with warnings sounding the alarm bells. You can’t go far…
