Against all odds, I manage a trip to Africa during the continued World Lockdowns of 2020. I need a negative Corvid-19 test to travel; but...

With a slight easing of the Corvid-19 Lockdown I was able to jump off for a 3 week road trip to South Florida. West Palm Beach is just 3...

I drop into this South Pacific oasis at a strange time. Corona Virus panic has gripped to planet. Here, there have been no cases yet. And...

And, if that fails – fall back on the US State Department. They came through in the 11th hour. And I am grateful. My own efforts had...

Two weeks+ into quarantine lockdown. Life in Limbo. I once had a cat named Limbo… Ahh!!! I miss that cat. No real end in sight. From...

I find myself a Stranger in a Strange Land. A paradise. An Archipelago. Isolated from the world, surrounded by the South Pacific. On the...

I hit the Jackpot yesterday. After being evicted from my New Caledonia hotel (second time in 48 hours)…I have landed in a wonderful...

All is not well in paradise. The authorities insist on my leaving (a separate blog). So I spend another night on Ile des pins, hoping to...

I hoped my remote New Caledonia out island – Ile des pins – might be the perfect place to wait out world chaos. But Corona fear has even...

Where to start? Panic on a global scale. Who could have guessed? First my Philippines live aboard dive boat and flights where canceled....

My third visit to New Zealand. This country is a magnet for me!! I love so much about it. Very very few places on the planet can compete...

I’m back in Welly. All of NZ is amazing, packed with adventure and panoramic views. But Wellington is by-far the most livable and perfect...

A cluster of tiny islands, a million miles from everything. The 118 islands that comprise this French collective are about as-far from...

Back in the good old Us of A !!! Such a strange way to enter the US. Coming in the back-door. Flying from Apia, Samoa into Honolulu is...

Talofa !! Welcome. Another beautiful South Pacific island. Each share a common history, culture and language; but yet each stands alone....

Back to Nadi. After missing a flight here a few weeks ago, I’m back! This time killing a few hours until my flight to Tavenui – a...

Now I’m off the grid. Most people couldn’t even tell you where this island nation is. Heck – its not even on most maps. Stepping from the...

15 days on the North Island. Packing in their nature wonderland and culture. They have it all. So many many adventures here it’s...

I arrive in Port Vila after a challenging transfer from the Solomon’s and a missed flight out of Fiji…... First World Problems are the...

Air Niugini - a PNG (Papua New Guinea) airline expanding to these islands Island time. They have overloaded my Fokker 100 departing from...