Samoa : General Info

Time Zone

UTC -11

Money

Tala (SAT/WS$) of 100 sene

Diplomatic Missions

In Apia:

Australia: Fei Gai ma Leala Bldg, Beach Rd. Tel. 23411.

New Zealand: Beach Rd. Tel. 21404.

Australian and New Zealand Embassies are on the main road, so Apia is an ideal place to obtain the necessary visas.

Embassy of the United States of America
PO Box 3430, Tamaligi, Apia, Samoa
Tel:21631 or 22696, Fax:22030
usembassy@samoa.ws

Honorary British Consul
c/o Kruse, Enari and Barlow, PO Box 2029, Apia, Samoa
Tel: 21895, Fax:21407
barlowlaw@lesamoa.net

Events

1st/2nd week September: Teuila Festival

October/November: Palolo Day

Emergencies

Police 22222, ambulance 21212, fire 20404.

Publications

IMRAY AND ADLARD COLES PILOT BOOKS are available at a discounted price for Noonsite.com users via World Cruising Club

SOUTH PACIFIC HANDBOOK by David Stanley :http://www.southpacific.org/index.html#top

LANDFALLS OF PARADISE by Earl Hinz

SOUTH PACIFIC ANCHORAGES by Warwick Clay

THE PACIFIC CROSSING GUIDE by Michael Pocock

Links

Samoa Visitors Bureau

Related Reports

Pacific - List of Radio Nets (02 Jun 2010)

Western Samoa Grounding (23 Oct 2009)

Earthquake/Tsunami report from American Samoa - 29 Sep 2009 (21 Oct 2009)

Update on Apia, Samoa (05 Oct 2009)

Pacific Tsunami Relief (03 Oct 2009)

French Polynesia to NZ - the logical route (11 Dec 2008)

New Rules In Apia, Samoa (29 Aug 2007)

25th Anniversary of Moon Handbooks South Pacific (24 Jun 2004)

Western Samoa - a friendly place to visit (03 Dec 2002)

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