Check Your Type A Personalities
Please check Type A personalities at the door. Although we strive to offer the very best available, we are a small, mid-Pacific island and ask for your patience when services are, on occasion, not...
View ArticleNudity is not always good
Most local people swim fully clothed in shorts and T-shirts. Bathing suits are not common, although visitors are welcome to wear them at our resort on the beach and in the pool. In the traditional...
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When the Bells Toll
Sa means sacred in Samoan. Each evening in the villages, including ours, bells are rung to inform people it is time for a moment to slow down and show respect. Many people use this time to say...
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Gender Bending
Fa’afafine in Samoan describes men who prefer to live as women. This custom has always been accepted in Samoa and all over the South Pacific. Pageants are held at different times of the year and...
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Musical rolling art
Riding the bus is definitely a cultural experience not to be missed. The buses often blast music so loudly that talking on a cell phone isn’t possible. They are made out of pick-up trucks and each bus...
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Aromatic Wonders of the Tropics
There are more than twenty words in the Samoan language to describe mold, like Eskimos and snow. If mold were valuable it would be a national treasure. Being hot and humid, it is rather prolific and...
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Critter Count
Again, it's the tropics. We share the island with a few crawly critters. Chirping geckos are not unusual, some people even find them sweet. Cane toads hop quietly around and don't bother anyone without...
View ArticleLinks to more information
These links will take you to sites with more information about American Samoa Pago Pago . com is a great website featuring an easy-to-use telephone directory and business directory for American Samoa...
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