How to Hitch a Sail | Finding a Ride Across the South Pacific
If you’re looking for the lived experience of what it actually felt like to sail from Tonga to Fiji, that’s a different post. This one is more about how I found the ride in the first place. Hitchhiking opened up a whole new way of traveling for me when I started in...
Sailing the South Pacific | My First Experience at Sea
For me, the word voyage has always meant more than just travel. It means movement by land, air, or sea. I had already done planes since I was a baby, cars in all kinds of ways, trains across Europe, Canada, and the United States, ferries through places like Greece,...
The Friendly Islands | What I Learned About Tongan People
Arriving with Outside Opinions Captain Cook’s name is planted all over the Pacific, and in Tonga, one of the things that has lasted is the title “The Friendly Islands.” I did not put too much weight on that before arriving. A place has to reveal itself to me on its...
11 Things to Do on Tongatapu, Tonga
While there are a few things to enjoy in Nukuʻalofa, it’s really outside of town where Tongatapu opens up more. Between local buses, hitchhiking, and joining friends I made along the way, I got to see some of the island’s strongest highlights. If you make it to...
From New Zealand to Tonga | Adjusting to the Pacific Islands
Leaving One Home Behind I spent an incredible year in New Zealand, a small slice of my life that will stay with me forever. I saw much of the country by motorcycle, lived in Picton in the South Island, spent time house-sitting on Auckland’s North Shore, and built a...Anthony Perez
