Comments on: Travelling Light : Samoa and tourism triste

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:08:31 +0000

interesting that you mention the third worldness of samoa. I have only been pre tsunami but I was surprised at how poor it was. Explains why so many people fromt he islands move to NZ and the opportunities it provides, but for Samoans born in NZ their country is an idyllic paradise and they will not hear a word against it.
And, of course, the reason it is so cheap for us to go there is because it is poor! For any kind of ethical traveller this will always be an impossible dilemma that no amount of tourist board spruiking can mask.

By: tourindo

tourindo — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:27:16 +0000

what about of the tourism impact

By: Murray

Murray — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:44:42 +0000

I congratulate you on a nicely nutshelled precis. Makes me long to go back and is guaranteed to keep the cocked-eyebrowed smirkers away. Good. Much of the country’s charm is in its relative primitiveness (in a good way) and the friendliness of its lovely people.