Posts in Asia
King of the Reef: This Strip of 'Land' is Royally Isolated
King of the Reef: This Strip of 'Land' is Royally Isolated

If you were to ask a random person on the street where the Hawaiian Islands are, there's a pretty good chance most people would be able to give you a fairly accurate answer. Ask about American Samoa or French Polynesia, and you'll most likely get a mixed bag of people who vaguely know where either of those are and a good deal of others who will be left scratching their heads. If you really want to stump someone, however, ask them about this isolated reef.

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Pacific Islands, AsiaLogan T. Hansentravel, Kingman Reef, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, travel advice, Hawaii, Honolulu, American Samoa, French Polynesia, Pago Pago, Northern Line Islands, Palmyra Atoll, W.E. Kingman, The Friend, Edmund Fanning, Hawaii Conference of the United Church of Christ, Lorrin A. Thurston, Pan Am, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, DXpedition, DX-pedition, Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaiian Islands, Bruce Babbitt, U.S. Department of the Interior, Tafuna, Apia, Fiji, Samoa Scenic, Pacific islands, coral reef, marine lifeComment
China: Journey to the Other Side of the World
China: Journey to the Other Side of the World

On my list of places to visit, Asia had never really presented a particular draw for me. So I surprised myself in May 2015 when the pieces fell into position and I spent most of the month on the other side of the world in China.

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Buenos Aires vs. Beijing: Which is the Better City?
Buenos Aires vs. Beijing: Which is the Better City?

One is the capital of Argentina, the other the capital of China, and, amazingly, I've visited both in the last three years.

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South America, AsiaLogan T. Hansentravel, Buenos Aires, Beijing, Argentina, China, Puerto Madero, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, University of Michigan, Rio de la Plata, Uruguay, 9 de Julio Avenue, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, South America, Asia, Belgrano, Palermo, Recoleta, Beijing Normal University, Mutianyu, Obelisco de Buenos Aires, Summer Palace, Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake, Yonghe Temple, Sugar Bar, baozi, xiaolongbao, Rio Tigre, El Ateneo, Avenida Sante Fe, La Casa Rosada, La Boca, Chaoyang District, Olympic Green, Bird's Nest, Beijing National Aquatics Center, Lionel MessiComment
Free Land in the Middle of the Pacific? Sign Me Up
Free Land in the Middle of the Pacific? Sign Me Up

Now, along with Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland; Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the U.S.; and the whole continent of Australia, I have added another destination to my travel bucket list: the Pitcairn Islands.

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Pacific Islands, AsiaLogan T. Hansentravel, Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean, HMS Bounty, immigration, New Zealand, Hawaii, Chile, Reykjavik, Barrow, Alaska, Utqiagvik, Australia, Henderson Island, Ducie Island, Oeno Island, British Overseas Territory, French Polynesia, Tahiti, MV Claymore IIComment