Tourism in the Pacific by David Stanley
Tourism is the world’s largest and fastest-growing industry, accounting for 10 percent of world economic activity and one in 15 jobs worldwide. Some 750 million people a year currently travel abroad...
View ArticleSouth Pacific Films by David Stanley
Over the past eight decades the paradise isles of the legendary South Seas have provided a backdrop for many Hollywood productions. French Polynesia has been the most popular location by far, followed...
View ArticleWhy French Polynesia Should Be on Your Bucket List
Establishing a bucket list is the ultimate way to kick-start your life goals. As Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman demonstrated in their movie The Bucket List, some are a little more extravagant with...
View ArticlePalau Tops Scuba Diving Awards
(January 17, 2013) — Considered by industry experts and scuba diving enthusiasts as “the best of the best,” Scuba Diving Magazine’s Top 100 Gold List is a “popularity contest” where rankings are based...
View ArticleTedeschi Winery, Verona Italy
I’ve known Emil Tedeschi for a number of years, owner of Napa Valley’s tiny Tedeschi Family Winery, not to be confused with the Tedeschi Winery, Maui – which Emil also co-founded. He has mentioned the...
View ArticleThe South Pacific Cargo Cult of “John Frum”
Dispatch: Coconuts and Campbell’s: John M. Edwards traces the origins of the wackily hybrid South Pacific cargo cult of “John Fromm” (or “John Frum”) from the world’s most useful conversation starter....
View ArticleWorld’s Best Beaches
Beaches provide a beautiful escape from the daily grind of life. Laying back on a relaxing beach towel and soaking up the sun is a luxury that everyone should have the pleasure of experiencing....
View ArticleTahiti Tourisme Offers Destination App to Help Travelers Explore the Islands...
Paradise can now be found in the palm of your hand with Tahiti Tourisme launching its first travel app for Android and Apple mobile users. The app features augmented reality and a travel guide...
View ArticleFiji Airways Partners with Outrigger for Fiji Getaway Giveaway
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Fiji Airways, in partnership with Outrigger Hotels and Resorts and Tourism Fiji, is excited to announce an all-expenses paid, seven-night getaway to Fijian paradise at...
View ArticleJEOPARDY! Explore the World Sweepstakes
JEOPARDY! And Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Announce the JEOPARDY! Explore the World Sweepstakes NEW YORK, October 21, 2013 — JEOPARDY! and Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic have...
View ArticleKon Tiki Museum, Oslo Norway – December 2013
The Kon Tiki Museum in Oslo Norway is a tribute and summary of International explorer Thor Heyderhahl’s life. Thor and his crews sailed the world in primitive vessels to prove that during ancient times...
View ArticleBora Bora Named A Top Island in the World By TripAdvisor Travelers
LOS ANGELES March 1, 2014 The island of Bora Bora, one of the 118 islands and atolls that make up the Islands of Tahiti, was recognized as the number three island in the world in the Top 10...
View ArticleClub Med: An Unpaid Advertorial Paradise Lost: A Travel Survivalist Kit
Crashing a Club Med in French Polynesia, nonpaying guest intruder John M. Edwards discovers life is no picnic. . . . I awoke on the rooftop of Tahiti’s international airport with a heavy jackboot...
View ArticleAmelia Rose Earhart Poised to set Record as Youngest Woman Ever to...
OAKLAND, Calif. (July 11, 2014) – In just a few hours, Amelia Rose Earhart will set the record as the youngest woman ever to fly around-the-world in a single-engine plane. Upon the 31-year-old...
View ArticleFreak Show Without a Tent by Nevin Martell
This book is a fast, engaging and at times humorous read – highlighting stories from the author’s childhood trips gallivanting with his family around the world. They visit exotic destinations – remote...
View ArticleVisit Pearl Harbor and be moved
It is hard to predict when the sadness and solemnity will hit you when you visit Pearl Harbor. For me it was when we set out on the Navy vessel across the channel that on a December morning in 1941...
View ArticleThree Memorable Experiences on St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Young Island Young Island is home to a private resort that is located a very short boat ride from the ‘mainland’. Once you arrive you are treated to beautiful views from the private beach. A bar floats...
View ArticleJames Asquith, Youngest to Visit all 196
An accomplishment certainly worth highlighting – world traveler, James Asquith remarkably completed visiting all 196 UN recognized countries by the time he was just 24. An even more remarkable was he...
View ArticleNew Zealand of My Thirst
Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand stayed in my head days after I inhaled its poetry, its wild forest, its volcanic lake in a caldera, the slow, gentle rhythm of its longest river, Waikato and...
View ArticleThe Most Unique Vineyard & Winery in the World
In 2002, Oenologue, Sébastien Thépénie responded to an ad to work at a winery in French Polynesia. Wait a minute. There is vineyard and a winery in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean? The answer is...
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