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I’ve just come back from the Australian Society of Travel Writers Christmas party and am thrilled to report that I won one of the lucky door prizes. So it looks like I’ll be experiencing the gorgeous Sinalei Reef Resort & Spa in Samoa some time next year!
My prize is for 3 nights’ accommodation in what I’ve been told is one of the loveliest resorts in this South Pacific island paradise. I’ll be sure to also check out Aggie Grey’s iconic hotel, a place that has been on my wish list ever since I was a kid.
The Samoa Tourism Authority sponsored today’s lunch at the Kirribilli Club in Sydney, giving writers a taste of Fa’a Samoa (the Samoan way) through graceful dances and the presentation of a special headdress to the authority’s PR man Peter Sereno (pictured)
Ben Hazelwood performed his new single and we were among the first to hear it live – I have to confess I never watched The Voice (am I the only person in Australia who didn’t?) but he can count me as a new fan.
The club put on some great food – including a beautifully cooked fish dish and a stunning dessert buffet – and we were regaled with images of picturesque Polynesian landscapes and happy, smiling people. I can’t wait to go.
For information about Samoa, visit www.samoa.travel
Nice pix of happy smiling people – congrats on your win too!
How wonderful Christine, congratulations on your win! Forgot to mention your trip to Belfast in my email. You’ll love it there, the people are so friendly. I can’t wait to take my daughters there in the next couple of years to see where their Grandparents came from.
Hi Catherine, We love Ireland and are so looking forward to seeing the north!