Today, 3 December 2014 marks the
120th anniversary of celebrated Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson’s death
– he died in Samoa and is buried at the top of Mount Vaea near Apia.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson is best known
for his works Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Stevenson lived in
Samoa from 1889 until his death in 1894, living in Samoa and travelling the
South Pacific inspired him to write further works including The Wrecker (1892),
Island Nights' Entertainments (1893), The Ebb-Tide (1894) and In the South Seas
(1896). These works are said to be more powerful than his earlier works as he
included more of the everyday world in the stories, bringing him lasting fame.
Robert Louis Stevenson loved Samoa and was loved by the Samoan people who named
him Tusitala – ‘writer of tales’.
To celebrate the occasion the Samoa
Tourism Authority in conjunction with Polynesian Xplorer have put
together two tours for travellers to experience the Treasured Islands for themselves:
5 nights twin share at the Tanoa Tusitala hotel costs from
£336.50 per person includes 5 nights in a deluxe room, airport transfers, a
half day Apia Experience (including entry to the Robert Louis Stevenson
Museum).
5 nights twin share at the Orator
Hotel costs from £231.50 per person and includes 5 nights in a standard villa,
airport transfers, a half day Apia Experience (including entry to the Robert
Louis Stevenson Museum).
For more information on Samoa see www.samoa.travel
*Offers subject to availability and
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