Decided for my last big trip to go to the far side of the world and visit Samoa and Tonga; currently in the airport waiting to fly to Kiribati.
1) Apia in Samoa. Pretty basic town, mainly just a few shops and fast food (Samoans love fried food and the fish and chips are good). Unfortunately it's filled with con artists who are just trying to steal your money with bs stories. I lost track of the number of people who 'stamped my passport at the airport' or 'am raising money for the under 16s basketball team'.
2) Monument to the German colonial times in Apia.
3) Found this random satellite station on a peninsula outside Apia. No idea what it's for, but it was a highlight.
4) Robert Louis Stevenson's house, Samoa. Bit of a hike to get there, but apparently seeing his grave at the top of the mountain is even harder.
5) Nuku'alofa is Tonga's main city. It's full of stray dogs - the locals carry sticks to scare them off as people do get bitten. Nobody mentions that on Sunday everything is closed except the Chinese restaurant (by law). Tongans were very friendly and very chill in my experience, but I wasn't a fan of the island's habit of ringing every bell at 5am to say thanks to Jesus.
6) Sun up in Tonga. This is rush hour in Nuku'alofa.