Great to see Nuku’alofa these days. I used to visit when working on a cruise ship in 1973…I think it looked a bit different back then. I left a little bit of my heart there; lovely people!
Very nice tour of Tonga. I have always wanted to go there and maybe even move. My father entertained the brother King Toupa IV at the Tongan Government's request for a tour of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. I even have the Telegram that was sent back to Tonga welcoming that Royal Party with my father's name on it. I think the Prince at the end of his life he was called Prince Tatifahi but that is not what he was called when he toured Kam Schools. When my parents met with the State Department they were told the Prince was a Royal Highness and his wife was a Highness. My father was the Vice President of the Kamehameha School. The President was on the mainland
Lovely video of TONGA and the Capital City of Nuku'alofa. I am most impressed by the size and Grandeur of the Wesleyan Church, and the burial grounds of the Monarchy and his Family of Tonga, as well as the grounds of the Royal Palace. Lovely view of the harbour of Nuku'alofa. The tour bus needs to be modernized, and air conditioning installed given the high humidity and temperatures in Nuku'alofa and in Neiafu. Very interesting and informative tour video !
+Michael Friedman Thanks Michael... Some of the buses leave the doors permanently open while they are driven around the island, so, no worries about A/C... :))
@@FunFireStudios Hi and thank you for your comments. I sincerely hope everyone is ok in Tonga, I was there just a couple of years ago and I was planning on going back this summer..
Man looking at Tonga beautifull place, specially in Nukualofa da road very straight and Tonga look flat no mountains would love to come dea for a holiday.
@VicStefanu...I repeat myself here, Vic. But while attending humanist lectures at Stanford University during the 90s, I think I remember the queen of Tonga (Salote) visiting nearby East Palo Alto during her stay on the mainland. Such dignity. My apologies in advance, Vic, if indeed I am repeating myself.
+Jay Young She was probably the most famous of the Tongan queens and her tomb can be seen (alas, from far away) in the beginning of my video. I have said this often; if one wants to experience true Polynesian culture, then he/she must visit either Tonga and/or Samoa...
(Cont'd) Did I see rightly that the islanders drive a la Britannia, meaning driving on the left side, Vic? Were I ever to travel to a country where that is practiced, I think I'd refrain from trying to adopt the habit. We're creatures of habit, you see. And I fear I might get mixed up on returning to the USA. So better let well enough alone. lol!!!!!
+Jay Young lol... This is a very confusing fact when touring the Pacific... When crossing a road, one must think if this country/place/island was at one time British or not... then you have to decide which direction you have to look at for the upcoming direction if traffic.. and it gets much worse if you decide to drive!! Speaking of habit, after more than 30 years in the USA, I decided to get my English driver's license and it took me over 6 months to get used to the idea of driving on the 'other' side of the road, somehow it was very difficult for me to get used to change...
Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures Thank you, Vic. Yes, we are creatures of habit. My brain is wired irretrievably to drive on the right side. Period.
i just Google mapped the island and from what i seen there is like 30+ churches on the island of Tonga. wow r they religious? also where is Jonah from Tonga?
+Jay Young Exactly!! I knew nothing about it until I visited this church here in Tonga!! In one of the videos I actually go inside during Sunday mass...
lol.. You know, most of the people that I saw at the hotel, pronounced the name of the country the way I do here.. In any case, I loved the country!! Hope to come back one day soon!!
There are language commonalities in Polynesia, from Hawaii to Tahiti to Aoteroa. Nuku'alofa is made up of three words: Nuku, 'alo, fā. Nuku is the name of the boat (Kalia) that Taufa'ahau (Tupou I - first King of united Tonga) and his Tau Tahi (Sea Warriors) used to land in Tongatapu. 'Alo is short for 'a'alo - to row. Fā is the number of rowers they used - there were 4 rowers at a time. Where the Tau Tahi landed is where the palace was built. And the town was then called Nuku'alofa.
The place looks deserted. By the looks of it in some of these video I wondered if they were even filmed in Tonga with the lifestyle, clothing, food, socialising, singing etc. exactly the same way we do where I am. My question is why did our parents leave in the first place if they have brought us up to live exactly the same lifestyle? Some people might say money, but we are doing nothing different with our money than what they do in Tonga. Sit around, talking, entertaining ourselves singing, eating the same food and dancing
Hi and thank you for your comments. Tonga (Nuku'alofa) was a fascinating place with lots of activity going on. SOme scenes on this video were videotaped on a Sunday when everybody goes to church, thus the 'deserted' look..
Tonga looks deserted and empty no colour, haha I've seen your other video in samoa Island it so much cleaner and lots of building and so colourful thanks for sharing..
This is Sunday in Tonga. Mr..We've been around the Pacific. Overall Tonga is more beautiful than your Samoa . We have about 200 Islands ,you don't have that natural setting. Cheers.
Great to see Nuku’alofa these days. I used to visit when working on a cruise ship in 1973…I think it looked a bit different back then. I left a little bit of my heart there; lovely people!
I agree, lovely and friendly people (and very proud of their heritage too!)
Omg, so beautiful Kingdom. I want to go there now. I love fresh fish, fresh air ,beach. Thanks a lot.
Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍 Tonga is one of the most beautiful places in the Pacific...
Tonga is beautiful and scenic... good upload.
Thanks for visiting... I was going back to Tonga in 2020 and never made it there, got stuck in Fiji due to Covid... I was to go back soon..
I ❤️ TONGA 🇹🇴. I have been everywhere you were in this video. I go to Tonga every year.
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Thank you for your uploads and hard work in showing this to the world. Much appreciated
+ti inu Thank you!!
Thanks for this. I'm taking my baby to Tonga next year can't wait 🤗
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Thank you, good job, χαιρετίσματα από Ελλάδα.
Χαιρετισματα φιλε!
THANKS FOR SHARING THIS VISIT, ONE DAY I WILL VISIT ALL THESE FANTASTIC PACIFIC ISLANDS, I HAVE VISITED ONLY SOME OF THEM
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Very nice tour of Tonga. I have always wanted to go there and maybe even move. My father entertained the brother King Toupa IV at the Tongan Government's request for a tour of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. I even have the Telegram that was sent back to Tonga welcoming that Royal Party with my father's name on it. I think the Prince at the end of his life he was called Prince Tatifahi but that is not what he was called when he toured Kam Schools. When my parents met with the State Department they were told the Prince was a Royal Highness and his wife was a Highness. My father was the Vice President of the Kamehameha School. The President was on the mainland
Very interesting, thank you for sharing this information with us!
wow thanks for sharing your journey in Tonga with us. Definitely enjoyed it :) have a great day Sir
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Yeah definitely enjoyed
Lovely video of TONGA and the Capital City of Nuku'alofa.
I am most impressed by the size and Grandeur of the Wesleyan Church, and the
burial grounds of the Monarchy and his Family of Tonga, as well as the grounds
of the Royal Palace. Lovely view of the harbour of Nuku'alofa.
The tour bus needs to be modernized, and air conditioning installed given
the high humidity and temperatures in Nuku'alofa and in Neiafu.
Very interesting and informative tour video !
+Michael Friedman Thanks Michael... Some of the buses leave the doors permanently open while they are driven around the island, so, no worries about A/C... :))
beautiful footage! Malo 'aupito 😘
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Very well done. Great information.
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Looks like a nice city
It really is, thank you for watching!! 👍👍👍
@@VicStefanu omg hope your are alive volcano exploded luke boom omg thats so scary praying for people to survive
@@FunFireStudios Hi and thank you for your comments. I sincerely hope everyone is ok in Tonga, I was there just a couple of years ago and I was planning on going back this summer..
Man looking at Tonga beautifull place, specially in Nukualofa da road very straight and Tonga look flat no mountains would love to come dea for a holiday.
Hello, thank you for these interesting comments!! 👍👍👍
@VicStefanu...I repeat myself here, Vic. But while attending humanist lectures at Stanford University during the 90s, I think I remember the queen of Tonga (Salote) visiting nearby East Palo Alto during her stay on the mainland. Such dignity. My apologies in advance, Vic, if indeed I am repeating myself.
+Jay Young She was probably the most famous of the Tongan queens and her tomb can be seen (alas, from far away) in the beginning of my video. I have said this often; if one wants to experience true Polynesian culture, then he/she must visit either Tonga and/or Samoa...
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Thanks for sharing I’ve learnt a lot , next time I go I’ll visit the sites you have that I’ve never seen !
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Amazing !!! thank you so much for sharing !! I miss tonga now
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Amazing , the Pasilika church I used to go there with my family when I was very small, Wow, thanks for sharing 😄
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Amazing
Thank you!!
Wow
Looks like you had nice weather for the ost part. What month were you there ?
+Cta2006 It was August and it rained for a couple of days...
Thanx for the Vid. I'am Uvean and live close to Tonga but never been there that's sad
Beautiful place... I was on the way to Tonga for my second visit 2 years ago and on the way there, the borders were closed due to Covid-19...
You should visit Vava'u. Thank you for this video certainly makes me want to stroll around more of Tonga.
+Henryetta Pahulu I enjoyed my stay in Tonga.. wonderful people... thank you for viewing my videos!!
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+Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures definetly was! keep up the good work :)
+Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures Stefanu will easily reach 30,000. No problem.
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+Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures not bad at all ^^
thanks for sharing your video of our homeland good job and I like and subscribe
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No worries looking forward for more thanks vic
Hi nau! I just wandering how much is the cost of living in Tonga?
Is a beautifully place!
beautiful
+Fifita Leone Thank you!!
Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures thank you for express my island .
(Cont'd) Did I see rightly that the islanders drive a la Britannia, meaning driving on the left side, Vic? Were I ever to travel to a country where that is practiced, I think I'd refrain from trying to adopt the habit. We're creatures of habit, you see. And I fear I might get mixed up on returning to the USA. So better let well enough alone. lol!!!!!
+Jay Young lol... This is a very confusing fact when touring the Pacific... When crossing a road, one must think if this country/place/island was at one time British or not... then you have to decide which direction you have to look at for the upcoming direction if traffic.. and it gets much worse if you decide to drive!! Speaking of habit, after more than 30 years in the USA, I decided to get my English driver's license and it took me over 6 months to get used to the idea of driving on the 'other' side of the road, somehow it was very difficult for me to get used to change...
Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures Thank you, Vic. Yes, we are creatures of habit. My brain is wired irretrievably to drive on the right side. Period.
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i just Google mapped the island and from what i seen there is like 30+ churches on the island of Tonga. wow r they religious? also where is Jonah from Tonga?
I am not sure where Jonah is, sorry.. You are right, there are quite a few churches, here is a video of mine: ruclips.net/video/gQn-4q7QQIs/видео.html
Much more churches than that
@Ms.Lauren Jonah Lomu and he's family from the Island called Ha'apai in Tonga Tapu.
(Cont'd) Free Wesleyan Church, as in Methodist John Wesley, he of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Vic?
+Jay Young Exactly!! I knew nothing about it until I visited this church here in Tonga!! In one of the videos I actually go inside during Sunday mass...
lol I'm from lavengamalie and never be in side that church in Nukualofa it kind of weird looking temple.Hahaha lol 😊
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@@VicStefanu i am from Algéria
Visite Tonga please
The country's name is pronounced TONG-A, not TONG-GA.
Thanks for this...
i like how you say it tho lol keep it up;)
lol.. You know, most of the people that I saw at the hotel, pronounced the name of the country the way I do here.. In any case, I loved the country!! Hope to come back one day soon!!
I'm from Tonga
Wonderful country, I hope to get a chance to come back soon!!
IM TONGAN
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Bless TONGA!! Not Tongahhh lol. you don't say the G
Ok, thank you! 😊😊😊
Nuku alofa is a samoan name
Ok, I did not know that!
There are language commonalities in Polynesia, from Hawaii to Tahiti to Aoteroa. Nuku'alofa is made up of three words: Nuku, 'alo, fā.
Nuku is the name of the boat (Kalia) that Taufa'ahau (Tupou I - first King of united Tonga) and his Tau Tahi (Sea Warriors) used to land in Tongatapu.
'Alo is short for 'a'alo - to row.
Fā is the number of rowers they used - there were 4 rowers at a time.
Where the Tau Tahi landed is where the palace was built. And the town was then called Nuku'alofa.
The place looks deserted. By the looks of it in some of these video I wondered if they were even filmed in Tonga with the lifestyle, clothing, food, socialising, singing etc. exactly the same way we do where I am. My question is why did our parents leave in the first place if they have brought us up to live exactly the same lifestyle? Some people might say money, but we are doing nothing different with our money than what they do in Tonga. Sit around, talking, entertaining ourselves singing, eating the same food and dancing
Hi and thank you for your comments. Tonga (Nuku'alofa) was a fascinating place with lots of activity going on. SOme scenes on this video were videotaped on a Sunday when everybody goes to church, thus the 'deserted' look..
It's spell Tonga.
Ok, thank you!!
Very deserted island roads not much to be seen except so many churches
There are a lot of beautiful natural sites..
This was taken on a sunday no shops is open and everyone is gone to church
Tonga looks deserted and empty no colour, haha I've seen your other video in samoa Island it so much cleaner and lots of building and so colourful thanks for sharing..
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I have to agree the main island is plain in Tonga but Vava'u is beautiful.
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This is Sunday in Tonga. Mr..We've been around the Pacific. Overall Tonga is more beautiful than your Samoa . We have about 200 Islands ,you don't have that natural setting. Cheers.