Reporting from Apia, Samoa — Even in darkness, on the way from the airport, Samoa didn’t look like anywhere else I’d been in Polynesia — not like Rarotonga or Fiji, not like Tahiti or ...

Were I in charge of their itinerary (or that of any tourist visiting Samoa, to be honest), I’d suggest they also make a trip to Vailima, Robert Louis Stevenson’s beautiful colonial-style house ...

VAILIMA, THE HOME OF STEVENSON. Share full article. LLEWELLA PIERCE CHURCHILL. Feb. 26, 1899; ... AT the deepest inward curve of the sweeping beach of the Bay of Apia, in the troubled land of ...

See also: Why this hole is one of the world's most incredible swimming pools But there were also tensions in Vailima. Louis Stevenson's stepson-in-law, Jo Strong, mentioned earlier, was not only ...

But Samoa’s climate hasn’t been kind to his writing. A set of first editions in the museum has almost perished. “The cockroaches got to the books,” says museum manager Lufilufi Rasmussen.

Samoa's beer might be staying in the country — but it is unclear when production will commence, or if workers will keep their jobs. Production of Samoan's national Vailima beer was due to head ...

Vailima beer will soon be brewed in Fiji as Samoa Breweries Ltd moves to close down operations in Samoa by the end of the year. Vailima - which is advertised as "The Taste of Samoa" - will now be ...

Ua le toe gaosia i Vaitele le Vailima, ae o le a gaosia e se kamupani i Fiti. O le a umia pea e le Kamupani le nofoaga i Vaitele e fai ma nofoaga autu e taunu'u iai le pia mai Fiti ma tufaina ai i ...

The beer is imported from the Vailima brewery in Samoa, originally started in co-operation with German brewers in 1978. For full availability details call 9637 8574.