A thick drizzle soaked me one Saturday afternoon in Pago Pago, American Samoa. (Pronounced something like “Pango Pango.) But the drizzle was a welcome relief from the Deluge of Heaven that had just ...

The islands of American Samoa could be considered the United States’ stepping stone into the South Pacific. The five main islands in the group include Tutuila, Ta’u, Ofu, Olosega and Aunu’u. Tutuila ...

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I got off the ship to walk around today with no intention of writing a blog as this place is tiny and we are way out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean somewhere. But it is so peaceful here and I kept ...