Oceania

Photo Slideshow: Palau

The Republic of Palau may be my new tropical paradise. It has beaches, SCUBA, adventure sports, and plenty of trees to tie a hammock to. What more do you need really? Oh, right, rusty World War II heritage and thousands of stingless jellyfish just waiting to be snorkeled through. Got that, too.

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Photo Slideshow: Micronesia

Ever feel like you reeeeeally need to get away from it all? Yap State of Micronesia might just be the spot for you. A tenacious traditional culture, big ol’ Manta Rays underwater, and some of the most remote islands in the world. That’s Yap.

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Scenes of Koror

The capital of Palau, Koror, is decidedly not a lovely place. There’s a lot of traffic (on the ONE main road), no real sidewalks to speak of, and on rainy days honestly very little to do.  What Koror does have in its favor, though, is a location right in the middle of Palau’s Rock Islands. … Continue reading »

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Canoe Racist?

Ah, sorry, that should be canoe “races”. I stumbled across an International Canoe Race (between Yap, Palau, and I think the Marianas) one day as I was passing through Colonia, Yap. I like this picture a lot just because it manages to pull together traditional Yapese culture (the Bai in the midground), a bit of … Continue reading »

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Lazy Days on the Beaches of Peleliu

Aside from being a major stash of Palau’s World War II heritage and a great spot for SCUBA diving, Peleliu Island is also a fairly good place to pack up a tent and a bag full of food and just sit around on beaches for a few days. My days on Peleliu relied less on my … Continue reading »

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