In case you didn’t know, the empire of Germany actually had possession of these islands for 15 years from 1899 to 1914, and there is still some of that influence (names, language, etc.) within the local community. Well, “the Germans”… Wunderschön! Germany Discovers Saipan…Again!
At 7:30am on Mon, Feb 19, as the MS Zuiderdam was docking at the port of Saipan, I arrived at the car rental company and was told that the TWO 15-passenger vans I had reserved over a year ago (and… Tour Plans Gone Wrong…When Zuiderdam Came to Town
I had the unique opportunity to meet, tour and interview with Wesam Behbehani and her sister, Weam, from Kuwait. Wesam, who focuses on off-the-beaten-path destinations, provides vicarious travel enjoyment to her 15,000 mostly Kuwaiti Instagram followers (@rosy_path) who are unable… Kuwaiti Tourists Discover Saipan!
A new series thanks to encouragement from Youtube channel subscriber, Mikell!
Links to all the referenced articles are in the description of the video below: See the latest update here: https://youtu.be/f25zVyeLBgM
I compiled 42 (i.e., ALL) the tour reviews I’ve received on Google, ToursByLocals and TripAdvisor/Viator, and gave CHATGPT the following task prompt: BACKGROUND: My name is Walt Goodridge. I am a tour guide. I offer personalized, customizable, all-day World War… CHATGPT Analyzed My Saipan Tour Reviews. Here’s what it found…
Kim and her son made a special trip from Massachusetts to Saipan to experience my “WWII Pilgrimage/Search for Amelia” tour and the “Tinian to Hiroshima” tour the next day. Here’s what she said the moment she got in the car… “I’ve been on many tours…” (I knew this was going to be good, so…)
I recently dropped off a donation to the Saipan Humane Society in the name of Relic Hunter Fabian Indalecio (with special thanks to recent Saipan visitors, Jim & Barbara Foster). While there, my friend, volunteer and animal-lover, Yumiko Naka Brundidge,… 20,000 Strays on Saipan??? An unplanned interview courtesy of Jim & Barbara!
Seattle, Washington resident, Andrew Kennelly, completed his mission of visiting all 50 US states a few years before the pandemic. “What’s next?” he asked himself. “Well, why not visit the US territories and commonwealths?” he answered! And that’s what he… Andrew’s Tripadvisor review of the Tinian to Hiroshima tour!
According to Andrew (this post is “public”): “I very rarely post more than 5 pictures in any Facebook post, the maximum number of thumbnails that will appear. But my experience today touring the island of Tinian (5.8 miles/ 9.3… Tour client raves about Tinian experience on Facebook!
