…his chronicles and travels
One hundred and twenty miles north of Guam lies Saipan (サイパン島), the main island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Wrestled from Japan during WWII, now as part of the CNMI, Saipan remains an overseas U.S. territory and – along with Guam – the westernmost in the world.… Read more
Known locally as Virgin Island, Silion Island is about a 45 minute pump boat ride away from the Santa Fe area of Bantayan Island. Since it’s a little off the beaten path there is still plenty of good snorkeling with lots of tropical fish to swim with.… Read more
About a five hour bus ride north from Cebu City (including several stops along the way) lies Hagnaya Port which has regular daily ferry service to Bantayan Island. After an hour boat ride, the ferry docks at Santa Fe Port where several resorts, restaurants, and a currency changing service are close by.… Read more
Whilst the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Việt Nam) may induce images harkening back to the decades-long era of the proxy war fought between the Soviet Union and the United States (in the manifestation of a civil war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam), the country’s history is rich with incursions by outside forces – who in the end are always expelled.… Read more