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Samoa is sometimes known as the cradle of Polynesia and justifiably so ­ Samoans can trace their history back more than 3000 years. The traditional culture of Samoa has been preserved more strenuously than any other South Pacific island nation. Known as fa‘a Samoa, these customs and traditions are particularly strong in Samoa‘s villages. Called Western Samoa until 1997, the nation is made up of nine volcanic islands, two of which, Sava‘a and Upolu, make up more than 99 percent of the land area. With palm­fringed beaches, pounding surf, misty rainforests, and friendly locals Samoa remains popular with travellers.
 
Forked jungle trails all lead to pleasure
When the jungle trail forks we begin to understand that this pathway to pleasure has more than one happy ending. The rumble of the distant reef is still audible through the vegetat... ...
Tusitala‘s Samoa
I should like to rise and go Where the golden apples grow, Where below another sky Parrot islands anchored lie.

Robert Louis Stevenson, who was born in 1850, wrote these lines as... ...

Life springs eternal in Samoa
Two things quickly become apparent on the drive from Samoa‘s Faleolo Airport on the island of Upolu. The first is that everyone drives on the wrong side of the road if your home is... ...
DIVING ­ colourful encounters
The twisted steel remains of a ship plunge down into the blue below us.

Corals and sponges cover most of it, and schools of colourful fish hover around. A dozen blue­lined snappe... ...

SAMOA
My new Samoan friend, Simi, is a big man, short and stocky, with arms like barrels, each upper arm bearing a traditional tattoo. He is dressed in a red and white lavalava and on hi... ...
Samoa the unchanging essence of polynesia
"You lie on a mat in a cool Samoan hut, and look out on the white sand under the high palms, and a gentle sea, and the black line of the reef a mile out, and moonlight over everyth... ...
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