There's only one traffic light in the Samoan port of Salelologa, and it's often on the blink. If island time is traditionally an hour or two late, in Savai'i - home to 44,000 souls and countless free-roaming domestic pigs - the clock's wound back another decade. The only games of chance played here appear to be bingo tournaments raising funds for churches that dot the coastline. Samoa is no Sin City, and for family travelling - and I'm here with my wife and 2-year-old son - Samoa's a happy tropical medium between the first-world expense and comfort of the Gold Coast and the cheap-but-challenging Southeast Asia. If your child can manage the flight - and fellow passengers will be praying...
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