Despite sizable populations now — 220,000 in Western Samoa, 65,000 in American Samoa — they still look like paradise, and they aren’t overrun with tourists.

Samoa has its national airline, Samoa Airways, which connects the country with destinations in the Pacific and Australia. For internal travel, tourists can opt for local buses, taxis, and rental cars.

Workers at Lalomanu's makeshift emergency supply base began carting water, food, tarps and clothes to 3,000 people in the hills. Wulf said drinking water was the most pressing problem.

Lalomanu Beach, Samoa. Credit: Peter Hendrie/Lonely Planet. Robert Louis Stevenson made Samoa his final resting place. James A. Michener's Tales Of The South Pacific was inspired by the author's ...

Workers at Lalomanu's makeshift emergency supply base began carting water, food, tarps and clothes to 3,000 people in the hills. Wulf said drinking water was the most pressing problem.

Workers at Lalomanu's makeshift emergency supply base began carting water, food, tarps and clothes to 3,000 people in the hills. Wulf said drinking water was the most pressing problem.

More than three weeks after the tsunami devastated Samoa, doctors at the hospital in Lalomanu - one of the worst hit villages - say they're only now seeing some injured people.

The ABC's foreign affairs editor, Peter Cave, describes visiting the worst-hit areas of Samoa one day after a tsunami swept through the region: I drove down from the capital Apia right down to the ...

In the nine years and 19 — yes, 19 — seasons Survivor has been on air, "challenges" have become a hallmark of the Emmy Award-winning CBS show.Survivor: Samoa debuts on Thursday with dramatic ...

With its natural beauty, colourful villages and photogenic locals, Samoa is the Instagrammable, Tik-Tok-ready unspoiled paradise dreams are made of, as long as you’re patient.

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (CBS/AP) — American Samoa is the only U.S. territory to hold out against the recent Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage. As the Pacific island's attorney ...