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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - malaria, malo, mango, manuia, markets, marriages, massage, matai, mcdonalds, medical services, milk, missionaries, mobile phones, money, motorbike hire, museums, musu

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Malaria tablets aren’t necessary for a holiday in Samoa but insect repellent should be taken for comfort. This is a colloquial greeting. While ‘talofa’ is ‘hello’, ‘malo’ is ‘hi’ or ‘g’day’. The response to this is ‘malo lava’. Some more Samoan ‘M-words’ below. Is Samoan for ‘cheers! It comfortably accompanies Vailima, the local lager. ‘Manuia le po’ is goodnight. Milk is usually long-life or powdered – not particularly noticeable in tea or coffee but may be on cereal. The Protestant London Missionary So...

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - lava fields, lavalava, language, laundromat, le lagoto, lelepa, library, liquor outlets

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Cleanmaid Launderette opens Monday to Saturday from 7:00am to 7:00pm on Matautu St between Betty Moors and the harbour. Take your own laundry soap. Beware of dogs that might roam in a pack at nights. Launderette Chan Tung is on Fugalei St near the vegetable market (closed Sunday). The island’s only dive operator has its base across the road from the resort and dive sites Coral Gardens and wreck Juno are off the reef in front of the resort. Lali: a large wooden drum. Lavalava traditional skirt.sarong.

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - national flag, national coat of arms, nightlife, nonu fruit

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The Samoan flag has a red background with a dark blue rectangle top left (where the Union Jack is on Australian and NZ flags) with 5 white stars – four large, one small – representing the Southern Cross. National Coat Of Arms. The Samoan Coat of Arms is a silver shield that contains five stars to represent the Southern Cross and the motto “Faavae i le Atua Samoa”, meaning “God be the Foundation of Samoa”. What are you interested in? National Coat Of Arms. Interested in visiting Samoa? Cook Islands A To Z.

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - tala, talofa, tanoa, tanu beach fales, tapa, tattoos, taxes, taxis, tele, telephone services, tennis, theft, time zone, tipping, toilets, tours, transvestites, traveller’s cheques, tropicana, tusitala

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The local currency in Samoa, which is made up of 100 sene (cents). Note denominations are $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. All major foreign currencies are exchangeable for tala in Samoa. For currency conversion, click here. Samoan greeting meaning ‘hello’, sometimes extended to ‘talofa lava’, which means ‘hello to you’. There is a 12.5% tax on accommodation, food and drinks (VAGST). Tele in Samoan means ‘much’. So would a Samoan Elvis impersonator finish his set by saying Fa’afetai tele, fa’afetai tele?

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - baha’i house of worship, bananas, banking/banking hours, bars, beaches, beef, beer, bicycles, biking, birdwatching, bookshops, bottleshops, lawn bowls, buses, business hours

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Baha’i House of Worship. Majestic and impressive Baha’i House of Worship is at Tiapapata on Upolu (8km from Apia). It is open to all for prayer and meditation from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The monumental dome is 30 metres high and there are nine sides to symbolise the nine major religions of the world. The information centre is to the left as you approach the temple. Visit www.bahaitemplesamoa.ws. Two palagi walked into a bar you think one of them would have ducked! The local lager, Vailima. Is terrific –...

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - office hours, oka, ou te alofa la te oe, outrigger canoes, overwater bungalows

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Office hours are 8:00am to midday and 1:30pm to 4:30pm Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings from 8:00am to midday. The post office doesn’t have a ‘siesta’ and opens 9:00am to 4:30pm. Government offices close on Saturday. Cup lime or lemon juice (kiwi fruit can be used for a quick-time marinade). Cup thick coconut cream. Finely sliced spring onion or two. A green or red chilli (no seeds, no pith and finely chopped). Salt and ground black pepper. Ou te alofa la te oe. What are you interested in? Cane and...

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - safety, samoa, savai’I, sa’moana beach resort, scuba diving, shopping, sinalei reef resort & spa, siufaga beach resort, siva, smoking, sport & recreation, squash, stevenson, suicide, sun protection, sundays, supermarkets,

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Samoa is truly in the heart of the Pacific and is made up of two main large inhabited islands, two small islands with villages and five uninhabited motu (islands). The country was named after the sacred (sa) moa (chickens) of Lu, son of Tagaloa, the god of creation. Of course a lot more can be said about this wonderful tropical destination and I’ll leave that to the other 26,000 words on this site. They offer PADI dive courses and guided fun dives (tank dives). They provide free transfers for divers ...

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Samoa A-Z Visitors Guide - handicrafts, harbour, health, heat, high commissions, hiking, hire cars, history, honeymoons, horses, hospital, humidity, hydrogen peroxide

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In the event of an emergency, the hospital is there if needed but expect a long wait. To call an ambulance, dial 999. There are also medical clinics and private practitioners (see doctors. As early as the 1890’s Robert Louis Stevenson had proposed an independent Samoa but it took till 1947 for this movement to start happening. In 1962 Samoa became the first Polynesian nation to realise independence and, in 1976, joined the United Nations. All newlyweds want a memorable and romantic honeymoon, and the Sam...

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Cook Islands A-Z Visitors Guide - eating out, edgewater resort, electricity, embassies, emergency, entry requirements, exchange rates

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They don’t have sting rays in the waters in the Cooks, they have eagle rays, which are not at all dangerous. They are tame, graceful and gorgeous. If you are snorkelling or diving and come across rays, don’t chase or touch them, just sit back and enjoy their beauty. When divers are our on the reef, they often like to follow along to see what’s happening. The one in the photo, taken by Sascha from The Dive Centre. Goes by the name of Broken Tail. At the traffic circle, Avarua). CITC Centre, Avarua). A sty...

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Cook Islands A-Z Visitors Guide - jellyfish, jetlag

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