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  1. wksamoa avatar

    RE: Flight from Rarotonga to other places

    by wksamoa 21 August 2011

    In the last 10 years I have never seen or only heard of an Air R.arotonga flight landing in S.amoa. This would be news! So better regard…

  2. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Flight from Rarotonga to other places

    by anillos_de_saturno 21 August 2011

    The only other alternative that I know is to take a charter flight of Air Rarotonga to Samoa or Tonga or Niue but I don't have any idea…

  3. Laszlo avatar

    RE: VISA

    by Laszlo 18 August 2011

    Fiji lets in most nationalities without a visa, too... ;-) And so do the Cooks and Samoa, I think.

  4. locomotiveman avatar

    Re: Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuato..?

    by locomotiveman 17 August 2011

    Hi I would say....from what I saw of the 7 Pacific islands I visited..........TAHITI ITI. (It's attached to Tahiti proper) but is a world…

  5. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: **Tonga to Samoa** (flight?)

    by anillos_de_saturno 16 August 2011

    There aren't direct scheduled flights. Therefore, you have two main options: 1) Go through Fiji with Air Pacific. 2) [Polynesian Airlines|…

  6. peet2002 avatar

    **Tonga to Samoa** (flight?)

    by peet2002 16 August 2011

    I've got about ten days in Tonga then another ten in Samoa. I'd like to fly from Tonga to Samoa. any advice on good airlines to get me…

  7. december1 avatar

    Re: Bedbugs alert!

    by december1 14 August 2011

    In many many years of travelling SE Asia I only once was confronted with bedbugs. It was in a small town in South Sumatra that nobody…

  8. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuato..?

    by Laszlo 12 August 2011

    If that's all you want, go to Fiji - easily the cheapest and most backpacker-oriented of the four countries. Note that the best beaches…

  9. marcelobrandt avatar

    Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuato..?

    by marcelobrandt 12 August 2011

    Hey guys, I'm backpacking in New Zealand right now and I'd like to visit one of the pacific countries before I come back home. I'll be…

  10. kiwicossie avatar

    Re: Joelan Beach Fales, Lanos, Savaii Island, Samoa

    by kiwicossie 09 August 2011

    I'm also cautious about spam but sounds like bliss and I'm going there. I googled it to find out more details and on the Jasons website…

  11. peteravandever avatar

    Re: Port Barton Palawan

    by peteravandever 08 August 2011

    Thanks for the reply.... I will be in Samoa for a few month longer then I will go to Palawan.

  12. peteravandever avatar

    Ferries

    by peteravandever 08 August 2011

    I am wanting to go by ferries and bus across from Solomon Islands all the way to the Philippines (home) Is this possible. I am living…

  13. Laszlo avatar

    RE: South Pacific December January

    by Laszlo 06 August 2011

    Just go. It is very unlikely that you will get caught up in prolonged bad weather everywhere if you are visiting several countries. I've…

  14. Api avatar

    RE: South Pacific December January

    by Api 06 August 2011

    I really like that time of the year in the Pacific - especially the Cook Islands because the temperatures are perfect. Samoa and Fiji…

  15. htranngoc avatar

    South Pacific December January

    by htranngoc 05 August 2011

    Hi, I am planning for a trip to the the Pacific islands between December 2011 and February 2012 (Fiji, Samoa, Cook island etc.). I am…

  16. Calumet avatar

    Re: Samoa and Tonga - Recommendations from recent travelers re: 6 week trip?

    by Calumet 05 August 2011

    The great thing about Tutuila is that all the activities are compacted on a single island; rainforest hiking, coral reef snorkeling, birding…

  17. chefhagan avatar

    RE: Internet Access in Cuba

    by chefhagan 04 August 2011

    Well go figure. Where I live there are no cables so I am clueless. I do understand the concept of fiber optics but is everyone in the…

  18. tilos avatar

    RE: Joelan Beach Fales, Lanos, Savaii Island, Samoa

    by tilos 03 August 2011

    I am always glad to be proven wrong about potential spam. It sounds like a fabulous place.

  19. Jaded1720 avatar

    RE: Green Bananas- post cyclone

    by Jaded1720 31 July 2011

    Banana growers in Northern NSW have hit the jackpot twice in recent years. As good or better than you remember DD. I just spent a few…

  20. Sonased avatar

    RE: Joelan Beach Fales, Lanos, Savaii Island, Samoa

    by Sonased 31 July 2011

    Hi all, We came to Joelan Beach Fales on Lano Beach by accident. After having spent all night on the airport and headed for the 6 a.m.…

  21. Alex_Carioca avatar

    RE: Up to 6 weeks trip

    by Alex_Carioca 30 July 2011

    kozisekp... I am heading down to the Pacific, travelling between 01/12 and 20/01, plan is to go via Hong Kong and Fiji to Vanuatu, New…

  22. Alex_Carioca avatar

    RE: Samoa mulls change to international dateline

    by Alex_Carioca 30 July 2011

    Let's see how it goes. The lady at Air Pacific has been kind enough to advise me they're quite flexible with advance purchase, I have…

  23. finsnflukes avatar

    Re: Samoa and Tonga - Recommendations from recent travelers re: 6 week trip?

    by finsnflukes 30 July 2011

    In Tonga you can get a backpacker room for as little as T$15 (approx. US$7) per night. Travelling to different islands by ferry is not…

  24. julienicole avatar

    Re: Samoa and Tonga - Recommendations from recent travelers re: 6 week trip?

    by julienicole 30 July 2011

    Thanks for all the wonderful tips people! My friend and I are just planning a trip now and are debating between Samoa or Tonga! We want…

  25. Calumet avatar

    Re: arriving at night to Samoa

    by Calumet 28 July 2011

    I made this exact same trip several years ago. Although I arrived from Tutuila at night, everything is the same. My suggestion; wait…

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