Truly, Living Like A Tongan | Life on Vava’u, Tonga
My time in Tonga, especially in Vavaʻu, marked the beginning of what would become a full month in the first island nation of many on my 2018 voyage across the Pacific. I explored Tongatapu, swam with whales off of ʻEua, and had long overdue rest and reset in Uoleva,...
One Ocean, One People: A Living Story Across Oceania
Somewhere along the way, this stopped being just about travel.It became something else. Not something I created — but something I began to see. Across islands, across cultures, across thousands of miles of ocean… there was something connecting it all. This is One...
Wallis & Futuna: Why I’m Visiting This Remote Pacific Territory
During the heart of every voyage, you see land on the horizon. And sometimes, that land is different than originally planned. The winds shift, the stars don’t align the way you once thought they would — but the voyage continues all the same. That land on the horizon,...
Manu’a Islands: The Sacred Center of the Pacific
“The first time I set eyes on the Manu’a Islands, it was like living in a dream. Vibrant blue hues of the ocean and lush greens of its majestic mountains. But it didn’t take long to realize that these islands hold far more than visual splendor, they are the beating...Anthony Perez
