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Eating Out

There is a variety of cuisine (Chinese, Japanese, Italian, European and Samoan) to choose from in cafes, snack bars and restaurants. See Restaurants for more details.

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Electricity

Electricity is 240 volt with 3 prong angular plugs (same as Australia and New Zealand).
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Embassies

The Australian High Commission is next to the Rainforest Café on Beach Road in Apia - phone 23 411. The New Zealand High Commission is close by (opposite the John Williams Memorial) - phone 21 711. The US Embassy number is 21 631 and the British representative 21 758. Other countries represented are Netherlands (Ph 24 337), Sweden (ph 20 346), Germany (Ph 22 634) and China (Ph 22 474).
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Emergency Services

The numbers for emergency services are:

  • Police 995 (or 22 222)
  • Ambulance 999
  • Hospital 996
  • Fire 994
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Entertainment

See Bars, Cinema, Dance and Night Life.
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Entry Requirements

Visitors require a return (or onward) ticket and six months validity on passports and don’t need a visa for stays up to 30 days (apart from Chinese nationals).
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Events And Festivals

Here’s the 2006 calendar for events and public holidays:

  • January 1, 2 and 3 - public holidays for New Year
  • January 4 - Malietoa Tanumafili II Birthday (Head of State)
  • March 24 - Good Friday
  • March 27 Easter Monday
  • April 25 - Anzac Day
  • May 8 - Mother’s Day
  • May 8 to 13 International Game Fishing
  • June 1 - Independence Day
  • August 1 - Labour Day
  • September 3 to 9 Teuila Festival (cultural displays, dance, cricket tournaments, canoe racing)
  • September 9 - Miss Teuila Pageant
  • October 9 - White Sunday Holiday
  • Late October - first Palolo Rise
  • November 4 - Arbor Day
  • Late November - second Palolo Rise
  • December 25 Christmas Day
  • December 26 Boxing Day
  • December 27 Public Holiday to observe Boxing Day
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Exchange Rates

All major foreign currencies are exchangeable for tala in Samoa. At time of writing the Australian dollar was around 2 for 1, the NZ dollar was buying 1.9 tala and the US dollar 2.73 tala. For currency conversion, click here.
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Expatriates

They say in Vanuatu expatriates are there as Missionaries, Mercenaries or Misfits. Not sure if this applies in Samoa, but what a great place to live!
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