Apia, Samoa’s capital, leads the listed Top 20 Cities of Samoa. As it stands vibrant, warm and inviting, Apia remains a busy town, now comprised of 45 villages built around the original village. It has a population of around 40,407. Mt. Vaea, resting place of the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, rises at the south. An extensive garden of lush greens nestled by…
ARRIVING AND DEPARTING FALEOLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ‘Talofa!’ is how Samoans greet you welcome. But the first ‘welcome to Samoa’ comes forth as soon as one exits the plane and feels the warm tropical air, especially when coming from the middle of winter. With my most recent visit, passing through their Customs and Immigration was very strict. Twice an officer asked me to…
