Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so.

From the time he was very young, Paul Watson had one dream: to play soccer. "My first passion was that I would play for England," he says. "You know, that was the dream. Despite not having any talent, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Buz Moffett, 63, who moved from Hawaii to ...

Nan Madol is located near the southern side of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is the only ancient city ever built atop a coral reef. Christopher Pala We zigzag slowly in our skiff around the ...

Like most adults in the kingdom of Sokehs, Augustine Kohler occasionally joins family and friends in the communal drinking of a muddy, mild narcotic known in Pohnpei as sakau. Sakau, which is ...

Unique to Pohnpei, a nahs is a simple structure with a complex set of meanings. Little more than a U-shaped platform with a rear wall and pitched roof, this carport-sized construction constantly ...

Underneath the waves of Palikir Pass, one of the world's top surf breaks in the Pacific Ocean, lies a new safe zone which aims to ensure the survival of local fisheries and the species that are caught ...

Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces, ...

In this video, Chloe Jade Travels to Nan Madol in Micronesia. The mysterious ancient city built on a lagoon off the coast of Pohnpei in Micronesia. Often called the “Venice of the Pacific,” but it is ...

It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so. For centuries, restless spirits of dead Pohnpeians have lingered here ...