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I'm originally from the US but I've been living in French Polynesia for the last 15 years. I work as writer, mostly for Lonely Planet, and travel often to destinations like Thailand, South America, obscure Pacific Islands the Us and Canada.
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My first travel adventure: Baja 1977
Posted on 07/01/2013
I'm guessing it was 1977. I was about six years old and my parents decided we'd caravan down to Baja in our 4WD for an off-road adventure with some good friends who had three kids...
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Passports With Purpose Round Four
Posted on 29/11/2012
It's mind boggling that it's been three years since the launch of Passports With Purpose and the first time that I, in collaboration with Kamoka Pearls, have donated a Tahitian...
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How I Packed For Five Weeks in South America in a Daypack
Posted on 11/10/2012
OK so it was a big daypack but, even though I usually carry a small-ish travel pack, this was the lightest I've ever traveled. Why I did it I had been through the Guianas (Guyana,...
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Mamasa To Toraja Part 2: Christian Politics in a Muslim...
Posted on 20/06/2012
Our trekking guide from Mamasa to Tana Toraja was a Mamasan man named Domingus, which he told us is derived from the word Sunday, "Domingo" in Indonesian. The Mamasa region is...
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Mamasa to Tana Toraja Part 1: The Long and Winding Road
Posted on 09/06/2012
I move around fast when I'm researching for Lonely Planet but every now and then there's something I want to do so badly, I'll slow down and make time for it. The trek...
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Top 5 clothing picks for women traveling to hot,...
Posted on 20/04/2012
If you're worried about looking like a dork abroad, know that not dressing appropriately in a conservative country is worse than looking silly, you'll also be acting like a...
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Happy Island Kids
Posted on 13/04/2012
It's Friday the 13th today so I thought I'd dig up some pictures from the depths of my (mostly unused) photo archives, of kids on islands frolicking, not worrying about bad luck...
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Samoan fale: The world's happiest place to stay
Posted on 02/04/2012
I'm not easily surprised by weird accommodation. Tree houses, cave dwellings and undersea lairs tend to make their way into my travel literature if they haven't made it in...
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Photo: American Samoa, Lava & Football Helmets
Posted on 25/03/2012
I had low expectations of American Samoa. By all reports it was full of fast food chains and everyone was fat and unhealthy. I had images in my head of unsmiling people with most of their...
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