🇼🇸 Samoa-Apia Travel Diary ①

✈️ 1️⃣ Another smooth Air New Zealand flight with full WiFi! 🛜 Auckland → Apia in 3h30m - scrolled on my phone the whole time 📱✨ 🚕 2️⃣ Taxi from airport to Apia city: 80 WST (≈¥210) 💸 3️⃣ Driver’s gear-shifting skills were lowkey cool 😎 Me: "That’s so cool... and so are you!" Him: 😁 (smiling ear to ear) 🛃 4️⃣ Apia Airport has Simplified Chinese signs warning Chinese visitors: "Don’t commit crimes!" 🇨🇳⚠️ 🧳 5️⃣ Got grilled at immigration + bag check 😤 Kiwis beside me? Waved through instantly. Me: "What if I had a Japanese passport...?" 🇯🇵🤔 🌴 6️⃣ Landing views over Apia = absolutely stunning 🌊🏝️ 🌞 7️⃣ Explored Fugalei Fresh Produce Market Weather: "Am I in a sauna?" 🔥 (felt like 32°C+) 🍽️ 8️⃣ Food test: Prawn salad 🦐🥗 + Lamb leg = 👌🏼 (worth the sweat!) #SoloTravel #TravelDiaries #PacificVibes #Samoa #Apia #AirNZ