My first impression of Yap was a great one; upon clearing immigration a topless woman (slightly covered by a grass and flower necklace) put a beautiful hand woven lei around my neck. Getting lei’d within ten minutes of arrival is definitely a first for me! Yap is in the Western Carolines, half-way between Guam and Palau, …
Diving the Great Barrier Reef has been on my bucket list for a long time and I was stoked when I finally had the opportunity to go to Cairns in September 2014, when the diving conditions were good. The Great Barrier Reef is a Unesco World Heritage Site that stretches for over 2,000 kms. There are …