Oceania

A Year In Review 2018

By |2020-01-29T09:59:01-06:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Africa, Asia, Oceania, Unique Experiences|

A Year In Review 2018. It was a busy travel year in 2018 with some incredible experiences. After spending New Year’s Eve in NYC, I began my country collecting in Fiji (after my flight was delayed for three days due to a Boston snow storm). Fiji was my 116th country. And in November, I visited my [...]

Vanuatu’s Heart: Full Of Love Or Hate?

By |2019-07-06T16:43:12-05:00April 20th, 2018|Categories: Oceania, Unique Experiences|

Vanuatu’s Heart: Full Of Love Or Hate?  In my quest to travel to every country in the world, I visited the remote Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.  While on the island I had a health incident which I detail in this port.  This post of my experience began to make the rounds on social media and [...]

Vanuatu – 117th Country

By |2019-05-28T05:46:14-05:00January 16th, 2018|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown, Oceania|

Vanuatu – 117th Country.  To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries.  Vanuatu is my 117th country.     Check out the best 193 travel books to read!   Vanuatu a small Pacific nation gained its [...]

Have I Really Been To Vanuatu?

By |2021-04-12T15:02:15-05:00January 15th, 2018|Categories: Oceania, Unique Experiences|

Have I Really Been To Vanuatu?  I am part of a community who is attempting to travel to every country in the world.  According to the United Nations there are 193 countries.  So far I have been to 117 countries which sounds impressive, until you realize I still have to travel to 76 countries.  It is [...]

Fiji – 116th Country

By |2020-01-07T06:07:00-06:00January 15th, 2018|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown, Oceania|

Fiji – 116th Country.  To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries.  Fiji is my 116th country.     Check out the best 193 travel books to read!   A five night trip to Fiji was [...]

Palau – 115th Country

By |2019-07-06T13:30:52-05:00December 13th, 2017|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown, Oceania|Tags: , |

Palau – 115th Country.  To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries.  Palau is my 115th country.     Check out the best 193 travel books to read!  I took a brief late night flight on [...]

Palau, Pacific Perfection

By |2019-07-06T16:44:09-05:00December 13th, 2017|Categories: Must-See, Oceania|Tags: , , |

Palau, Pacific Perfection. Dreams do come true.  The country of Palau in the Pacific Ocean is a vision of transparent azure oceans, rainbow-colored tropical fish, and hundreds of green-dotted islands.  It is fantastically beautiful.  Palau is series of 300 plus islands is located in the Western Pacific Ocean and is part of Caroline Islands in Micronesia.  [...]

Snorkel In Yap

By |2021-04-12T15:04:45-05:00December 11th, 2017|Categories: Oceania, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , |

Snorkel in Yap. I swung my legs over the side of the boat, and slid into the warm Pacific Ocean.  I was in Yap, one of the four main islands of Federated States of Micronesia.  Yap with its cool sounding name is an isolated island with less than 20,000 people calling it home.  Only two scheduled [...]

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