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# new to here Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tonga
tongabound 00:05 UTC 26 Feb 2012 | hi everybody, my name is nathan lester i have just recently bought some property in tonga. i am excited about moving there with my family of 5. if there is any info or anything i should know, before making the big move let me know. glad to have met you all and hope to get some great info on here. ps, my land is in the vavu group and is on the island of hunga, i know the basics. no running water, how to do rain catchment, electric, what and how to build homes there, ect just dont really know all yet and want to make sure i have it down you know. thanks again, oh yeah one more thing i do know you can not really buy land there i have a 99 year lease on it. Edited by: tongabound |
ozziegiraffe 10:33 UTC 26 Feb 2012 | Probably the most important thing to remember when living in an Pacific Islands country, and Tonga in particular, is that the people are very religious and conservative. It is wise to respect local dress customs if you want the respect of the local people. | 1
tongabound 16:48 UTC 01 Mar 2012 | i have been looking for some internet connection over there or even a smart phone connection there i can use once a month to talk to family back home any info on that would help me out not finding much my self. | 2
george_muggins 08:21 UTC 18 Mar 2012 | Join the Golf Club, the Fishing Club, and the Royal Nuku'alofa Club. This will introduce you to a lot of the locals. The major mobile phone company is Digicel Tongans are a very friendly bunch, but show a bit of respect and you will get on. | 3
george_muggins 07:06 UTC 19 Mar 2012 | I'm not Harry Mudd. | 4