The Tourist Visa & E-Visa For Libya for USA Passports

 One month we're going somewhere straightforward, the other...emerging tourism in more off-the-beaten-path destinations like Libya. So what does it take to be one of the first Westerners to be issued visas as visitors and tourists?We first submitted copies of our...

Meet the Monsooners to Libya!

  Like Syria, it's a great life where even if I'm heading to a place like Libya, a wonderful group of great people will always come along. It has happened before, it has happened again, and again, and it is happening again. People who follow through. People who...

Conjuring Some Majuro-ic

  After we took off from Pohnpei, we continued on United Airlines' island hopper Flight 133, which flies on Sundays and Wednesdays. Pro-tip: if you fly on the Wednesday schedule, you'll be lucky to add on a stop in Kosrae, another island of the Micronesia island...

The Pohnpei That Survived The Volcano

After new passengers from Chuuk boarded, I finally got my chance to pee as they close the bathrooms during landing for cleaning. Delayed gratification. We then forged ahead to Pohnpei, taking off at 12:10pm. I recommend sitting on the right side when landing...

Onboard the Choo-Chuuk Plane

 Here we go! I finally get to experience the United Airlines famed Pacific island hopper in the other direction after taking a part of it 4 years ago.Probably the most burning question is where to sit:If you're flying from GUM to HNL (eastwards), sit on the right...

The Pacific Island Hopper: UA 133/155

 Here we go! I finally get to experience the United Airlines famed Pacific island hopper in the other direction after taking a part of it 4 years ago.Probably the most burning question is where to sit:If you're flying from GUM to HNL (eastwards), sit on the right...

Can’t Stop Yappin’ About Yap Day

  With Guam behind us, we flew on our midnight United Airlines flight 185 out to Yap of the Federated States of Micronesia, landing at around 1:30am in the morning.  Yap is one of the 4 states of Micronesia and the land of stone money (more on that...

Can I Have a Piece of Guam?

 Good morning from Saipan: After a full day exploring Saipan, the next morning felt like it was moving pretty straightforward: I had gotten 9 full hours of sleep, was promptly picked up by our taxi driver and guide Sumon at 7:45am, and even got upgraded to...

Please Notice Me, Saipan!

 From Palau, and having snuck in 4 hours of sleep from 8pm-midnight, we boarded the 2:05am United Airlines Flight #158 to Guam, landing at 5:10am underslept and miserable.  Since Guam is a U.S. territory, transiting in Guam work as if you were entering...

Palau Deck!

  After 10 days in snowpowderalypse paradise, I returned from Niseko to CTS airport on an early morning shuttle bus to make my 2:10pm flight to Taiwan. Arriving in the evening, I met up with Stephanie Liu, a derm-pathologist doctor who found me on the...
Meet the Shredding Ski Bums!

Meet the Shredding Ski Bums!

  From a Yacht Week collaboration to a reunion to a new trip with the opposite climate, one borne out of Yacht Week to make our very own Ski Week in Hokkaido! Our returners: Megan "Our Favorite Bagel" Whyte: returning from our chef from our last Yacht Week trip...

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