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Life on Alamagan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Ask a Local: Northern Mariana Islands

Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands offers WWII history, beautiful blue waters and a fusion of cuisines and cultures.

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Northern Islands Adventure 2020

NORTHERN ISLANDS ADVENTURE
June 15- 20, 2020
▪ ALAMAGAN
▪ PAGAN
▪ AGRIHAN

This video is dedicated to the CNMI Census, the Super Emerald Crew and the residents of the Northern Islands!

Thank you Clyde, Mark and Justin!

Big thank you for those behind the scenes to make this event a reality and first ever for the Northern Islands to be physically COUNTED!

This is the time to think and move forward to make these islands, OUR ISLANDS, accessible for OUR People to visit and explore our gems up North.

BIBA NORTHERN ISLANDS!
BIBA MARIANAS!!

MUSIC USED:
BIG SHOUT TO LUTHER LIZAMA! Thanks for letting me use your song! Check him out!


Artlist.io
New To Me by Luther
Marianas Faluwei by JJ Concepcion
Faluw Kka Efang by Oloomway Band
Not The End by 4th & Orange
Don’t Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin (Notorius TRP Remix)

#chaginorf
#truenorf
#ecotourism4marianas
#ecotourism
#whatarewewaitingfor
#thetimeisnow
#luckyweliveinthemarianas
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Exploring Rota, the Nature Island

A glimpse of Rota, one of the Northern Mariana Islands located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.

Known as the world's friendliest island, Rota offers many historical sites - from ancient latte sites to World War II locales. It is also home to pristine nature, with its undisturbed forests and exceptionally clear waters. On this video, we show some of these sites -- the Latte Village, the Quarry, Bird Sanctuary, Coral Garden dive spot (underwater video c/o Rubin Yamamoto), and beaches.

Hope you enjoy the video. Thank you for watching, and please don't forget to subscribe.

#nature #beautifuldestination #rota #cnmi #northernmarianaislands #marianas #saipan #island #islandlife #naturelovers #caves #diving #hiking #historical #pacific #beach #beachlife
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Meet the Pioneers on Pagan, N. Mariana Islands

33 years after the original residents were evacuated when the volcano erupted in 1981, these five adventurous and committed young people have given up their previous lives to resettle the island and return to their ancestors' way of life close to the land. However, the US military has developed plans to bomb this pristine island as part of war games and training. Pagan is not uninhabited. There are people on Pagan. This is the story of those people....the Pioneers on Pagan.

Learn about Chamorro people and culture at Chamorro.com

-- presented by Walt F.J. Goodridge, the Jamaican on Saipan

#saipan #saipanisland #tinian #rota #cnmi #northernmarianaislands #chamorro #carolinian #refaluwasch #wartourism #atomictourism #darktourism #foamer #abandonedbuildings #expatlife #digitalnomad #nomadpreneur #jamaicansabroad

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THE PURPOSE:
Where is Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands? Is it a place I can escape or retire to? What's there to do? Is the Amelia Earhart story true? Discover the history & the mystery, plus fantastic facts, tantalizing trivia, startling statistics, dramatic diaries and lifestyle looks on America’s most colorful island territory, with your tour guide, Walt F.J. Goodridge, the Jamaican on Saipan!
Walt's CV:

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THE PARABLE:
Once upon a time, there was a Jamaican civil engineer living in New York City who hated his job. He followed his passion, started a sideline business, quit his job, escaped the rat race, ran off to a tropical island in the Pacific, and started a tourism business so he could give tours of the island to pretty girls every day! He now lives a nomadpreneur's dream life, while helping others do the same! Read more and download Jamaican on Saipan at: Learn more about Walt's tours at:

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THE PHILOSOPHY:
It takes far less effort to find and move to the society that has what you want than it does to try to reconstruct an existing society to match your standards. — Harry Browne, How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

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THE POPULAR:
• What's it Like Being a Jamaican on Saipan? (Jamaicans.com interview)


• America's Forgotten Colonies Documentary (LaMancha Media)


• MY SAIPAN-SPECIFIC RESUMÉ


▪ How I Quit My Job & Escaped to Saipan


• THE SAIPAN TOUR APP! ($1)
Preview:
On Google Play: bit.ly/saipantourapp

• TRIPADVISOR TOUR REVIEWS:
...high-end, personalized, private, at-your-own-pace tours of Saipan, Tinian, Rota...!


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THE PERSON:
Walt writes freelance articles for the Saipan Tribune, Marianas Variety and Guam Business Journal; conducts writer workshops to help aspiring authors; offers tours of the islands; has been featured in books and documentaries about the islands; received a Senate Resolution for his contributions to CNMI society; and received Governor’s Humanities Awards for (1) Preservation of CNMI History, (2) Research & Publications in the Humanities, and (3) Outstanding Humanities Teacher. (CV:

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THE PEN
Amazon Profile:
Walt is author of over two dozen books on a range of topics including:
• Saipan Now! Pictorial

• There's Something About Saipan: A Visitor’s Guide to Fantastic Facts, Tantalizing Trivia, Startling Statistics, Dramatic Diaries and Hair-Raising History From America’s Most Colorful Island Territory!

• The Saipan Living Relocation Guide

▪ Jamaican on Saipan:

• Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Factory Girl on Saipan (w/Chun Yu Wang)

• From Bugle Boy to Battleship (w/Lloyd Glick, Battle of Saipan veteran)

• Drinking Seawater (w/Riza Oledan Ramos)

• Guess Who's Coming to Dim Sum (My 6-month adventure in China!)
Free download at

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• Saipan Blog:
• Saipan on FB: @welovesaipan

• Personal website:
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• Patreon:
• Contact: +1 (916) 432-3609

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• @passionprophet
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• @discoversaipan
• @waltsliferhymes
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Pagan Survival Guide 1: Coconuts!

Meet the pioneers on the island of Pagan (pronounced PAWG'an).

Jun (Daniel) demonstrates an easy-to-follow, step-by-step method for getting and preparing coconuts on the island of Pagan!

33 years after the original residents were evacuated when the volcano erupted in 1981, these five adventurous and committed young people have given up their previous lives to resettle the island and return to their ancestors' way of life close to the land. However, the US military has developed plans to bomb this pristine island as part of war games and training. Pagan is not uninhabited. There are people on Pagan. This is the story of those people....the Pioneers on Pagan.

Learn about Chamorro people and culture at Chamorro.com

-- presented by Walt F.J. Goodridge, the Jamaican on Saipan
#pagan
#saipan #saipanisland #tinian #rota #cnmi #northernmarianaislands #chamorro #carolinian #refaluwasch #wartourism #atomictourism #darktourism #foamer #abandonedbuildings #expatlife #digitalnomad #nomadpreneur #jamaicansabroad

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THE PURPOSE:
Where is Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands? Is it a place I can escape or retire to? What's there to do? Is the Amelia Earhart story true? Discover the history & the mystery, plus fantastic facts, tantalizing trivia, startling statistics, dramatic diaries and lifestyle looks on America’s most colorful island territory, with your tour guide, Walt F.J. Goodridge, the Jamaican on Saipan!
Walt's CV:

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THE PARABLE:
Once upon a time, there was a Jamaican civil engineer living in New York City who hated his job. He followed his passion, started a sideline business, quit his job, escaped the rat race, ran off to a tropical island in the Pacific, and started a tourism business so he could give tours of the island to pretty girls every day! He now lives a nomadpreneur's dream life, while helping others do the same! Read more and download Jamaican on Saipan at: Learn more about Walt's tours at:

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THE PHILOSOPHY:
It takes far less effort to find and move to the society that has what you want than it does to try to reconstruct an existing society to match your standards. — Harry Browne, How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

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THE POPULAR:
• What's it Like Being a Jamaican on Saipan? (Jamaicans.com interview)


• America's Forgotten Colonies Documentary (LaMancha Media)


• MY SAIPAN-SPECIFIC RESUMÉ


▪ How I Quit My Job & Escaped to Saipan


• THE SAIPAN TOUR APP! ($1)
Preview:
On Google Play: bit.ly/saipantourapp

• TRIPADVISOR TOUR REVIEWS:
...high-end, personalized, private, at-your-own-pace tours of Saipan, Tinian, Rota...!


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THE PERSON:
Walt writes freelance articles for the Saipan Tribune, Marianas Variety and Guam Business Journal; conducts writer workshops to help aspiring authors; offers tours of the islands; has been featured in books and documentaries about the islands; received a Senate Resolution for his contributions to CNMI society; and received Governor’s Humanities Awards for (1) Preservation of CNMI History, (2) Research & Publications in the Humanities, and (3) Outstanding Humanities Teacher. (CV:

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THE PEN
Amazon Profile:
Walt is author of over two dozen books on a range of topics including:
• Saipan Now! Pictorial

• There's Something About Saipan: A Visitor’s Guide to Fantastic Facts, Tantalizing Trivia, Startling Statistics, Dramatic Diaries and Hair-Raising History From America’s Most Colorful Island Territory!

• The Saipan Living Relocation Guide

▪ Jamaican on Saipan:

• Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Factory Girl on Saipan (w/Chun Yu Wang)

• From Bugle Boy to Battleship (w/Lloyd Glick, Battle of Saipan veteran)

• Drinking Seawater (w/Riza Oledan Ramos)

• Guess Who's Coming to Dim Sum (My 6-month adventure in China!)
Free download at

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THE PLATFORMS:
• Saipan Blog:
• Saipan on Facebook: @welovesaipan

• Personal website:
• Instagram:
• Twitter:
• Patreon:
• Question/Contact: +1 (916) 432-3609

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THE PRODUCTS:
• Saipan/Battle of Saipan MERCH:
• The store:

Must See Ancient Pictographs & Chamorro Village on Rota (Northern Mariana Islands)

Follow along as we explore 4 historical sites that take you back in time to see how the ancient Chamorros lived and told their stories. Sites in this video are the Chugai' Pictograph Cave, Mochong Ancient Chamorro Village, As Nieves Latte Stone Quarry and a recreation of the House of the Maga'låhi and ancient Chamorro homes in Songsong village.

**Although the representational homes are not officially named a historical site, they are currently a work in progress to show how each Chamorro home was built in each centurv.

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My Adventure to Pagan!


On April 7, 2014, I helped arrange a trip to Pagan for a scientific research group. I was fortunate enough to be able to tag along and ended up spending a few days on the pristine Northern Mariana island of Pagan. Here are some previously unreleased video clips from my once-in-a-lifetime adventure! Also, check out the 150-photo slideshow at F.J. Goodridge
#saipan #saipanisland #tinian #rota #cnmi #northernmarianaislands #chamorro #carolinian #refaluwasch #wartourism #atomictourism #darktourism #foamer #abandonedbuildings #expatlife #digitalnomad #nomadpreneur #jamaicansabroad

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THE PURPOSE:
Where is Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands? Is it a place I can escape or retire to? What's there to do? Is the Amelia Earhart story true? Discover the history & the mystery, plus fantastic facts, tantalizing trivia, startling statistics, dramatic diaries and lifestyle looks on America’s most colorful island territory, with your tour guide, Walt F.J. Goodridge, the Jamaican on Saipan!
Walt's CV:

___________________
THE PARABLE:
Once upon a time, there was a Jamaican civil engineer living in New York City who hated his job. He followed his passion, started a sideline business, quit his job, escaped the rat race, ran off to a tropical island in the Pacific, and started a tourism business so he could give tours of the island to pretty girls every day! He now lives a nomadpreneur's dream life, while helping others do the same! Read more and download Jamaican on Saipan at: Learn more about Walt's tours at:

___________________
THE PHILOSOPHY:
It takes far less effort to find and move to the society that has what you want than it does to try to reconstruct an existing society to match your standards. — Harry Browne, How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

___________________
THE POPULAR:
• What's it Like Being a Jamaican on Saipan? (Jamaicans.com interview)


• America's Forgotten Colonies Documentary (LaMancha Media)


• MY SAIPAN-SPECIFIC RESUMÉ


▪ How I Quit My Job & Escaped to Saipan


• THE SAIPAN TOUR APP! ($1.00)
Preview:
Google Play Store: bit.ly/saipantourapp

• TRIPADVISOR TOUR REVIEWS:
...high-end, personalized, private, at-your-own-pace tours of Saipan, Tinian, Rota...!


___________________
THE PERSON:
Walt writes freelance articles for the Saipan Tribune, Marianas Variety and Guam Business Journal; conducts writer workshops to help aspiring authors; offers tours of the islands; has been featured in books and documentaries about the islands; received a Senate Resolution for his contributions to CNMI society; and received Governor’s Humanities Awards for (1) Preservation of CNMI History, (2) Research & Publications in the Humanities, and (3) Outstanding Humanities Teacher.
Walt's CV:

___________________
THE PEN
Amazon Profile:
Walt is author of over two dozen books on a range of topics including the following about Saipan:
• Saipan Now! Pictorial

• There's Something About Saipan: A Visitor’s Guide to Fantastic Facts, Tantalizing Trivia, Startling Statistics, Dramatic Diaries and Hair-Raising History From America’s Most Colorful Island Territory!

• The Saipan Living Relocation Guide

▪ Jamaican on Saipan:

• Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Factory Girl on Saipan (w/Chun Yu Wang)

• Drinking Seawater (w/Riza Oledan Ramos)

• Guess Who's Coming to Dim Sum (My 6-month adventure in China!)
Free download at

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THE PLATFORMS:
• Saipan Blog:
• Saipan on Facebook: @welovesaipan

• Personal website:
• Instagram:
• Twitter:
• Patreon:

___________________
THE PRODUCTS:
• Saipan/Battle of Saipan MERCH:
• The store:

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THE PERSONAS




[Tinian] Taga Beach | No.1 Romantic Island | Northern Mariana Islands

Tinian is one of the three principal islands of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The island of Tinian is located in the western Pacific Ocean, Northern Mariana Islands

# TINIAN ISLAND, NORTHERN MARIANA 2019

The most beautiful and peaceful island I have ever been !

Marianas Islands

This is just pictures of the island im living on. This is my FIRST video so please go easy on me and tell me to fix any thing. Song is in the End Credits. & plz fill free to comment idc how ridiculous it is
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Pioneers on Pagan Make Music!

Meet the pioneers on the island of Pagan (pronounced PAWG'an).

Tyron plays guitar, Jun (Daniel) provides backing vocals and JR (Herman) looks on while Bob Marley watches over a summer afternoon musical interlude on the island of Pagan. Yes, there are people on Pagan.

33 years after the original residents were evacuated when the volcano erupted in 1981, these five adventurous and committed young people have given up their previous lives to resettle the island and return to their ancestors' way of life close to the land. However, the US military has developed plans to bomb this pristine island as part of war games and training. Pagan is not uninhabited. There are people on Pagan. This is the story of those people....the Pioneers on Pagan.

Learn about Chamorro people and culture at Chamorro.com
#paganisland
#saipan #saipanisland #tinian #rota #cnmi #northernmarianaislands #chamorro #carolinian #refaluwasch #wartourism #atomictourism #darktourism #foamer #abandonedbuildings #expatlife #digitalnomad #nomadpreneur #jamaicansabroad

Subscribe:
Support (any amount):
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THE PURPOSE:
Where is Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands? Is it a place I can escape or retire to? What's there to do? Is the Amelia Earhart story true? Discover the history & the mystery, plus fantastic facts, tantalizing trivia, startling statistics, dramatic diaries and lifestyle looks on America’s most colorful island territory, with your tour guide, Walt F.J. Goodridge, the Jamaican on Saipan!
Walt's CV:

___________________
THE PARABLE:
Once upon a time, there was a Jamaican civil engineer living in New York City who hated his job. He followed his passion, started a sideline business, quit his job, escaped the rat race, ran off to a tropical island in the Pacific, and started a tourism business so he could give tours of the island to pretty girls every day! He now lives a nomadpreneur's dream life, while helping others do the same! Read more and download Jamaican on Saipan at: Learn more about Walt's tours at:

___________________
THE PHILOSOPHY:
It takes far less effort to find and move to the society that has what you want than it does to try to reconstruct an existing society to match your standards. — Harry Browne, How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

___________________
THE POPULAR:
• What's it Like Being a Jamaican on Saipan? (Jamaicans.com interview)


• America's Forgotten Colonies Documentary (LaMancha Media)


• MY SAIPAN-SPECIFIC RESUMÉ


▪ How I Quit My Job & Escaped to Saipan


• THE SAIPAN TOUR APP! ($1)
Preview:
On Google Play: bit.ly/saipantourapp

• TRIPADVISOR TOUR REVIEWS:
...high-end, personalized, private, at-your-own-pace tours of Saipan, Tinian, Rota...!


___________________
THE PEN
Amazon Profile:
Walt is author of over two dozen books on a range of topics including:
• Saipan Now! Pictorial

• There's Something About Saipan: A Visitor’s Guide to Fantastic Facts, Tantalizing Trivia, Startling Statistics, Dramatic Diaries and Hair-Raising History From America’s Most Colorful Island Territory!

• The Saipan Living Relocation Guide

▪ Jamaican on Saipan:

• Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Factory Girl on Saipan (w/Chun Yu Wang)

• From Bugle Boy to Battleship (w/Lloyd Glick, Battle of Saipan veteran)

• Drinking Seawater (w/Riza Oledan Ramos)

• Guess Who's Coming to Dim Sum (My 6-month adventure in China!)
Free download at

___________________
THE PLATFORMS:
• Saipan Blog:
• Saipan on Facebook: @welovesaipan

• Personal website:
• Instagram:
• Twitter:
• Patreon:

___________________
THE PRODUCTS:
• Saipan/Battle of Saipan MERCH:
• The store:

___________________
THE PERSONAS
• @passionprophet
• @askavegan
• @jamaicaninchina
• @discoversaipan
• @waltsliferhymes

#2 VOYAGE-Northern Marianas-2

On this episode of Trev's Travels we sail on the 51 ft. boat Flying Cloud from Guam, to Rota, Saipan, then all the way to the island of Pagan.

#2 VOYAGE-Northern Marianas-4

On this episode of Trev's Travels we sail on the 51 ft. boat Flying Cloud from Guam, to Rota, Saipan, then all the way to the island of Pagan

Lost in Rota Island - A Peaceful Journey on Christmas Seasons

Lost in Rota Island

Flim by
Creator DONGHEON

Shot by
Panasonic Lumix GH3, DJI Mavic Pro, 5D MarkII
Ikelite Underwater Housing

Music by
J.A.K. - Into the blue

Locations
Rota island, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S.A.

Eastbay, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands - July 2014

This is a short clip of my first visit to Eastbay in the island Saipan located at Northern Mariana Islands. Tested how the current felt like by initially doing a simple jump. I attempted a flip afterwards but that part was sadly not filmed.

I do not own the rights of this music.
I Can't Stop by Flux Pavilion
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Saipan of the Northern Mariana Islands: Part of the USA Most Americans Aren't Aware of

Went to Saipan for 4 days this past Memorial Weekend. It's the island that saw a lot of action during WWII between the Japanese and Americans. It was interesting to see the remaining weaponry, tanks, and buildings strewn all over the island of that time, particularly, unprotected.

#2 VOYAGE-Northern Marianas_1

On this episode of Trev's Travels we sail on the 51 ft. boat Flying Cloud from Guam, to Rota, Saipan, then all the way to the island of Pagan.

Rota Swimming Hole, Northern Mariana Islands

#rota #swimminghole #northernmarianaislands

Rota, also known as the Friendly Island, is the southernmost island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Swimming Hole has been featured in hundreds and hundreds of spectacular photos and videos from visitors.
The Swimming Hole is just one of the numerous unspoiled natural wonders of Rota. It serves as a perfect getaway, and, with fewer tourists, you can have the pool to yourself, like one giant private Jacuzzi.
(If you like the video, please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and push the bell for the waiter eppps- notification for future posts.)

Intro Drone Footage courtesy of
Horton Productions

1990 Voyage of ULLA part 25: Pagan Island, CNMI

ULLA sails to Pagan Island in Northern Mariana Is. March 1992: volcano and village ruins. Old, unedited home video footage. 33' salmon trolling sloop from Alaska embarks on 2-year cruise around the Pacific, including Hawaii, Phoenix Islands, Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Mariana Islands, Japan, Aleutian Islands. Photographer and First Mate: Rochelle Rollenhagen. Skipper: Tom Jacobson.

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