Tianjin is the fourth largest city in China with about 14 million folks. It is…
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The Forbidden Island
There are seven occupied islands of the 136-ish in the Hawaiian archipelago. First, what, 136?!?…
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Gilligan’s Island
Gilligan’s Island is a tropical island about 12 miles off the coast of Southern California…
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PALOS VERDES
In the early 60s I lived in Palos Verdes. This is the stubby thumb of…
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Whirlpools and waterspouts
With Pacific Voyages, I like to go with the BIG stories. But many of the…
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All aboard the arks
Sausalito is an eccentric conglomeration of communities, from mega-mansions to floating piles of trash. Sausalito…
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Japan—the crazy bits
Ahhh Japan. Land of fan waving Geishas and polite people bowing and everyone gazing heavenward…
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Gravina Island
Back when politics was still funny there was the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ in Alaska. I…
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