Travel, Country by Country
66 countries and 74 territories. Country-by-country field notes.
Oceania
New Zealand: Queenstown, Gold, Glaciers and the Mountains That Steal the Show
A few days in Queenstown became a journey through glacial geology, gold-rush history, alpine food, and one unforgettable helicopter flight into the Southern Alps.
Visited September 2026 · 10 min read
Fiji: Paradise, Orchids, and Powering a Computer Lab
A trip to Viti Levu turned into one of the most meaningful trips I have ever taken, sunsets, orchids, a village welcome, and a solar-powered computer lab in Kadavu.
Visited September 2025 · 9 min read
Australia: Three Visits to Sydney, One Harbour That Refuses to Be Normal
Opera House sails, the Harbour Bridge by night, Taronga by ferry, Darling Harbour, and the Coogee to Bondi coastal walk, three Sydney visits, one ridiculously photogenic harbor.
Visited 2017 · 2019 · 2025 · 10 min read
French Polynesia: Tahiti, Moorea & Bora Bora, Overwater, Overwhelmed, and Exactly Where I Wanted to Be
A short and sweet island reset in French Polynesia: Tahiti as the bookend, Moorea as the day-trip bonus, and Bora Bora as the main event.
Visited December 2021 · 7 min read
Kiribati: Fanning Island, the International Port That Nearly Sank My Love of Cruising
Maritime law has a sense of humor, and that humor sent me deep into the Pacific to Tabuaeran, a remote coral atoll in Kiribati that was worth every rolling mile.
Visited March 2019 · 5 min read