Many travelers would miss the most eastern village of Upolu. Uafatu is at the end of the line. You can only reach the village by 4WD and that’s only if you knew where to go. [Read more...]
Tsunami Zone – Ground Zero
March 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today I met with a local MP. He comes from the East coast of Samoa from the village of Malaela. We took the drive with him to his village to visit the people hit worst by the September Tsunami, last year. [Read more...]
Managing the humidity
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sitting out in my office (the back lawn) and sweating at 7pm is not unusual. The heat hardly shifts after the sun goes down. [Read more...]
Stepping back in time
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Samoa is 2890km from Auckland; it is a four-hour flight across the International Date Line. Local time puts Samoa one full day behind New Zealand. After what I saw today, I would say it is more like fifty years behind. [Read more...]
