Contrary to when we stepped into a winding down scene in Apia Fish Market, Savai’i Fish Market was fully buzzing when we made our way there around 10 AM the local time. We travelled to Savai’i, the largest island in Samoa, by ferry from Apia the same morning. The first stop was Savai’i local…
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Visiting Apia Fish Market was high on my Samoa to-do list because, well, it’s a fish market that I am semi-obsessed with. Fortunately, it is conveniently located within minutes’ walking distance from our hotel, and on our last day in Samoa, we made our way there. Apia Fish Market is an open-air market in…
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I boarded this plane from Fiji after being stranded in the plane (inside this plane) from Samoa to Fiji on the Fiji tarmac for an hour.…
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I just got back from Samoa and was uploading pics to Google Photos to share them with Jik. While looking through my pictures, random thoughts cross my mind. From “Damn, I took a lot of blurry photos” to: Omg, I can’t believe we swam with the turtles/sneaked into a high-end resort to use their…
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Today is a Sunday in Samoa. Sunday is church and family day in Samoa, with most shops closed and buses not operating. Follow me on Instagram @KultureKween for more recent updates.…
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I don't know whether the Samoan sandwich was as delicious as I thought but the memory of the Samoan Sandwich is forever etched in my mind.…
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I am bringing a small carry-on, a dry bag and 300 Samoan Tala, ready to jet off to Samoa. first, to Brisbane, where Jik is meeting me halfway.…
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We left Chibog stuffed and happy, precisely the celebratory feeling we had when we got the house, but translated through a Filipino cuisine.…
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Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
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It was Fafa who found out about Tsumugi’s 18-dish breakfast in Tokyo, which wasn’t surprising as the man has been obsessed with breakfast time and breakfast food ever since I knew him. Shojin Ryori? I have had Shojin Ryori (Japanese temple cuisine ━ a set menu based on Buddhism teaching) before, while staying in…
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