Destin has the crowds. Panama City Beach has the spring breakers. But between them, a 24-mile coastal corridor serves a different kind of traveler. Along Scenic Highway 30A, food lovers are trading high-rise condos and buffet lines for chef-driven restaurants, walkable beach towns, and Gulf Coast cooking that prioritizes craft over capacity. Here’s why. What…
As the first city in Papua New Guinea over the border from Indonesia, as well as the next stop on my overland Papuan adventure, I was to be seriously pleasantly surprised by Vanimo. That’s because as well as being obscenely beautiful, Vanimo also exists almost like some kind of weird inland island utopia of safety….
When it comes to street food Sorong, West Papua, the overall scene is not all that bad, with the pinnacle according to locals being Tambok Berlin, AKA The Berlin Wall. Before you get too excited though and start envisaging a momentous wall that protects us good communists from Capitalist Roaders, it is in fact just…
As one of the most important cities in West Papua, as well as being a gateway to the stunning beaches and islands of Raja Ampat, Sorong is place that many pass through, but relatively few stop to visit. And this is for many reasons, not least of which being the racial tensions and its reputation…
Being the capital of the former Republic of South Maluku Ambon has not just been on my bucket list, but has borderline been an obsession for a while. Why the obsession? Well the answer is myriad! Partly I love all things Melanesian, partly I love former countries and perhaps most importably I hoped it have…
Usually, the visit to Mauritius is directly linked to postcards because that is what most people visit there for. Yes, you are thinking right, I am talking about eye-hurting bright ones that have turquoise water and luxury resorts that look photoshopped and you have to decide whether you should hit the pool or the beach….
