BEFORE: AFTER: Thanks to Claire Stucklen for these iPhone photos! She’s a fabulous masseuse, who was visiting Sandy Beach from the Four Seasons Resort Wailea, Hawaii. On the 29th of September, around 6:50 in the morning, I was out early on the beach hunting for shells. I didn’t even notice the mild shaking, which others [...]
The most thrilling experience of our trip to Tonga was the opportunity to swim in the water with the humpback whales. Surprisingly, in the presence of such large creatures, I didn’t feel scared. The whales were so graceful and in control and aware of our presence, that I never felt like I might get accidentally [...]
So if I’ve convinced you to book your next trip to Tonga, congratulations! It’s surprisingly easy to research and book online, and yes, they will eventually return your emails. Just give them a few days. Here I’ve put together some advice for prospective swimmers: [Click on title for full story]Every day out on the water [...]
Just last week, I returned from a trip to Tonga, an island kingdom located in the Pacific Ocean, about a thousand miles (1,600 km) northeast of New Zealand. Tonga is one of the few places in the world that you are allowed to swim with whales. It was an awe-inspiring experience. These are pictures from [...]
Late into my recent trip to Tonga, I was seized with two obsessions related to the coconut: a preoccupation with pina coladas, and a nagging worry that I was going to get hit on the head by a coconut. The legendary three-headed coconut tree. The sign on this tree reads “Branched Coconut Tree, Ministry of [...]
