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Amerika Sāmoa (Part 2): The Loveliness of Tutuila and the Manu‘a Islands

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May 26, 2023

In this second post on American Sāmoa, I explore some more of the scenic beauty of Tutuila and the outlying Manu‘a islands. I also comment on the islands' cultural life as well, from cafés to curfews, and include photos of its lovely churches and decorated aiga (family) buses.

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May 19, 2023

Amerika Sāmoa: Part One of a two-part post about the less known Sāmoa

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May 5, 2023

Into Ireland's West, Part 2: A little longer in Galway and then south to County Kerry and Killarney Town

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April 28, 2023

Into Ireland's West: Galway and County Clare

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Mary Jane Walker is a writer of historically well-informed travel stories that come with an autobiographical flavour. Mary Jane is a solo woman traveller who travels with no plans, just using intuition. She suffered a tragedy in her personal life and sought refuge through hiking and travelling the world.

Mary Jane first experienced world travel in an unusual way, as part of the crew on a Chinese junk named La Dame de Canton, the first to be built in the old way in decades. La Dame sailed from Canton, now Guangzhou, to Paris.

After only six weeks on the boat, Mary Jane found herself in the US military base of Diego Garcia, in which the junk sought refuge with ripped sails and water contaminated by salt.

Just as in the old days of exploration by sail, the voyage took a couple of years to complete, with many stops along the way for fresh water and supplies, and, yes, for repairs as well.

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