Located in the South Pacific between Hawaii and New Zealand, Samoa consists of two entities; Western Samoa - an independent nation since 1961, and American Samoa - a U.S. Terr…itory since 1900. Samoa is generally referred to as the "Cradle of Polynesia". (MORE)
eat!!! Depending on what your interests are, Samoa offers loads of things to do. If you love the outdoors, a tour around the islands are a treat! You get to learn about the… culture and experience the Samoan way of life up front. There's also outdoor sports like surfing, scuba diving, bike riding, and hiking (altough its best to have a guide with you for the 2 last ones). Theres a pretty good night life aswell in Apia (the capital). And yes, of course, EATING! .We Samoans love our food! There are loads of restaurants in Samoa that offer a range of cuisines (Chinese, Japanese, Samoan...theres even a McDonalds in Apia). (MORE)
By plane, but if you're travelling from neighbouring islands, American Samoa, Tokelau etc, there's always the option to travel by boat. Alot of cruise ships stop in Samoa also…, if you're that way inclined. (MORE)
No. Samoa is an independent nation while American Samoa is an American overseas territory. Germans and American feuded over Samoa. The territory was eventually split into t…wo: Western (or German) Samoa and Eastern (or American) Samoa. Western Samoa eventually became independent while Eastern Samoa still remains an American territory. (MORE)
it is called western Samoa because Samoa is divided into two parts, American Samoa and western Samoa. After colonialism came to Samoa, America took control of Eastern Samoa… which adapted the name "American Samoa". While Germany (and later NZ) took control of Western Samoa, who then took on the name "Western Samoa". No called SAMOA. The nation dropped the "western" in 1997. (MORE)
I think it's about 12,000 kilometres, so about 14 hours flying time this is wrong. I used to live in Vailoa (American Samoa) and on clear days I can see Samoa (western Samo…a) from American Samoa. It's about 100 miles. The airplane trip takes about 30 minutes on a twin engine Cessna. (MORE)