About
#PacificStories is driven by an interest in culture and a commitment to building cultural understanding. The islands of the South Pacific are well known to the outside world, but the modern lives of its citizens are often overlooked in favour of the region’s spectacular beauty.
We are travelers and storytellers. We are not experts in culture, but we are experts in meeting people, listening well, and finding ways to share cultural diversity, which I believe is humankind’s most important attribute.
We meet one person at a time, and we ask that person to introduce us to someone new. By following this trail, we welcome the unexpected and share it with you.
Follow us here or @meetthenorth and #PacificStories on Instagram. We also have a quarterly dispatch.
After three years traveling the Arctic with a project called Meet the North, it’s time to visit French Polynesia.
This project is made possible with the support of Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic.
Getting beyond the map
“I love maps, and I recognize how powerful they are in shaping our understanding of the world. They may inspire us to explore, but they also constrain us. While an image of the world can guide us, we must know when to leave it behind.”
-Jennifer Kingsley