Month: September 2012

Travel the Samoan Way American Samoa

Located in the southwest Pacific, midway between Hawaii and New Zealand, the Samoan archipelago has been inhabited for more than three millennia—but Europeans only ‘discovered’ it in the 18th century. Late in the 19th century, Samoa was split, and the U.S. absorbed the eastern part. American Samoa is a territory, not a state, consisting of five islands (Tutuila, Anu’u, Ofu, Olosega and Ta’ū) and two coral atolls (Rose and Swains Islands); the capital is Pago Pago.

Old San Juan stunning colonial quarter by the sea

El Viejo San Juan, the seven-square-block landmark zone of the island’s capital, is a perfectly preserved microcosm of Spanish Colonial architecture and a walk back through history. In fact, were it not for the chaotic traffic jams that are its liaison with reality, this nearly 500-year-old open-air theater set would look almost too beautiful to …

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