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I love Samoa. This is my mother’s birthplace. Their culture is still so preserved and this place makes Hawaii look like an overrated Florida. I recommend venturing out to smaller islands instead of hanging around Tutuila, which is where the capital city of Pago Pago is located.
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AGING WELL IN AMERICAN SAMOA
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Introduction to American Samoa
November 20, 2006
One of the prime reasons to visit American Samoa is to see Tutuila, one of the South Pacific's most dramatically beautiful islands, and you'll get an eyeful of gorgeous scenery on the 11km (7-mile) ride from the airport at Tafuna into the legendary port of Pago Pago. But first you will see the effects of American dollars, for the area around the airport is a bustling suburb with shopping centers and a modern multiscreen cinema. You will see that the road is crowded with automobiles and buses and are patrolled by policemen in big American-style cruisers. It's little wonder, therefore, that many visitors view American Samoa as crowded, littered, run-down, and ruined by commercialism.
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