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  1. Laszlo avatar

    RE: From Suva News Came-Good News re:Grand Pacific Hotel Renovations

    by Laszlo 27 August 2011

    Haven't we heard such plans before? Best of luck to them anyway. I wonder where Pago got the idea that Fiji lacks tourists - it sure…

  2. peteravandever avatar

    Getting tickets online

    by peteravandever 18 August 2011

    I need to get a ticket from Apia to American Samoa for the BOAT online. The website for the company is *USELESS*! Please help! I need…

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    RE: Favorite beach and coastal destinations in the US?

    by bowneline 08 August 2011

    What a bizarre post.... I haven't been to Surfside Beach in Texas (I have been to other nearby beaches), but it's hard to imagine how…

  4. Calumet avatar

    Re: Going to American Samoa on business - suggestions?

    by Calumet 29 July 2011

    Here's a good blog to find free activities and events in American Samoa http://amsamoa-busycorner.blogspot.com/ From Pago pago JW …

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    Re: suggestions pls !

    by miketelemark 14 July 2011

    I can think of a few great options: If you prefer the South Pacific despite the fact you will be in the cyclone season, you should look…

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    RE: Visa requirements to American Samoa

    by Alex_Carioca 09 July 2011

    Hey guys, thanks, that makes me happy!! :-)

  7. wksamoa avatar

    RE: Visa requirements to American Samoa

    by wksamoa 09 July 2011

    Again, the US waiver program has nothing to do with the AS waiver program. Some countries, like Ireland, are included in both, others,…

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    RE: Visa requirements to American Samoa

    by Alex_Carioca 07 July 2011

    I intend to try entering AS coming from Samoa in December. Plan is take a ferry to Pago Pago and fly back to Apia. So, basically, the…

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    RE: Wondering about traveling to unincorporated territorie of the United States

    by BubbaK 24 June 2011

    The hyperlinks seem somewhat random and are likely determined by a computer, not selected individually. Many newspaper Web sites have…

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    RE: Wondering about traveling to unincorporated territorie of the United States

    by bleen68 24 June 2011

    Guam, Virgin Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa? Please clarify what islands you are referring to as +unincorporated…

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    RE: Samoa - a generational change

    by wksamoa 09 June 2011

    Most of these posts on the social media appear in fact not to originate from Samoans in Samoa, at least not in the Independent Samoa.…

  12. tilos avatar

    RE: Pacific Islands possible on a limited budget ???

    by tilos 09 June 2011

    I strongly prefer Samoa over Fiji, because it is less touristy, but it depends on what you are looking for. [do be sure to search this…

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    RE: Pacific Islands possible on a limited budget ???

    by tch7 08 June 2011

    If you can afford to do NZ, then you can afford some of the Pacific Islands. Fiji is probably the easiest country to do on a budget,…

  14. Calumet avatar

    Re: Samoa - a generational change

    by Calumet 07 June 2011

    Most of the replies I've read here seem agonizingly out of date. try searching #samoa on twitter to get a feel of how kids respond thes…

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    RE: Life in American Samoa

    by puasamoa 30 May 2011

    Re: Bookstore. Unfortunately, the book selection is pretty limited. Many of the books are religious in nature that are found at the Wesley…

  16. silvanocat avatar

    RE: Life in American Samoa

    by silvanocat 19 May 2011

    There are loads of blogs written by young lawyers and others working in AS. Do a google seach but limit it to blogs.

  17. kahunagal avatar

    Re: Life in American Samoa

    by kahunagal 19 May 2011

    Thanks for the responses. I have accepted a job as a public defender in American Samoa, tentatively arriving in late June for a 2-year…

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    RE: Lesotho visa - entering from Sani pass

    by gozone 16 May 2011

    I found this info on the website of the excellent Sani Backpackers lodge which offers very interesting tours and community tourism in…

  19. tilos avatar

    RE: Travelling from Oz to Tonga

    by tilos 10 May 2011

    Independent Samoa has few hostels. For low-end accommodation, you instead stay in traditional fales, which don't have AC, sometimes lack…

  20. wksamoa avatar

    Samoa & Fiji to Los Angeles

    by wksamoa 09 May 2011

    Still in the exploration phase but the idea of a new Los Angeles to Fiji flight connection with stopovers in both Samoas would really…

  21. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Samoa mulls change to international dateline

    by Laszlo 07 May 2011

    It certainly makes sense as all their closest neighbours linked to them by air are in the same day. Except for American Samoa, which I…

  22. Calumet avatar

    American Samoa Flag Day 2011

    by Calumet 30 April 2011

    2011 was a down sized Flag Day event in American Samoa. It was better. Dawn Princess called Pago Pago Harbor and we were able to watch…

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    Re: Life in American Samoa

    by cdawgsurf 29 April 2011

    Did you recieve any good information? I am looking to do the same two year contract. Whta is life like, what to do, where to live, what…

  24. Calumet avatar

    RE: Tonga or Samoa in December

    by Calumet 15 April 2011

    Its always a pleasure to learn about a destination before you arrive. Both locations are Polynesian. Enjoy your trip. From American…

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    Re: Idiots Guide to the Pacific

    by Calumet 10 April 2011

    Enjoy your adventure to the fullest. Don't know where your travels will eventually lead, but if its anywhere in the Polynesian triangle,…

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