Today, I randomly had a free hour between things at the hospital and it was right around sunset. I didn’t want to drive home and back so I just went to the beach nearby and watched the sunset…

I wasn't prepared to like Saipan so much. Coming from the neighboring island of Guam, which is larger and more developed, perhaps I had a prejudice. Saipan surprised me with its raw beauty, refreshing trade winds, and precipitous cliffs. Read more about The Most Beautiful Island in America You've Never Heard Of.

A small group of islands sat thousands of miles away from its administrative home in the US, the Northern Mariana Islands offer a warm-weather escape with plenty of nature and history to explore.

If you ever met me, there are probably several adjectives I can guess you might use to describe me: Outgoing Talkative Cheerful Polite Drop dead sexy Hey - a girl can dream, right? I'm sure there is one other adjective people probably think but are usually too polite to say. Quirky. I'm totally cool with

I wasn't prepared to like Saipan so much. Coming from the neighboring island of Guam, which is larger and more developed, perhaps I had a prejudice. Saipan surprised me with its raw beauty, refreshing trade winds, and precipitous cliffs. Read more about The Most Beautiful Island in America You've Never Heard Of.

Image from a trip to Managaha, a small island just off Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, August 2011. Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.

True Wind Healing Travel is a solo female travel blog, featuring Saipan's Banzai Cliff Tour with photos from around the world

What it is really like living in Saipan and things to consider before you decide to move. Paradise isn't always what it seems.

I wasn't prepared to like Saipan so much. Coming from the neighboring island of Guam, which is larger and more developed, perhaps I had a prejudice. Saipan surprised me with its raw beauty, refreshing trade winds, and precipitous cliffs. Read more about The Most Beautiful Island in America You've Never Heard Of.

[Photo] US Marines digging foxholes, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944

Beautiful Saipan introduces unique products for the people of the Cnmi. This design features the island of Saipan’s shape alongside the words Saipan and Hafa Adai. Fill your home and life with products that remind you of your love and devotion to the Northern Mariana Islands! -- Choose from our vast selection of magnets to match with your desired size to make the perfect custom magnet. Pick your favorite: Movies, TV Shows, Art, and so much more! Available in two sizes. Perfect to decorate your fridge, locker, or any magnetic surface with.

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Print of a unique rock formation on Saipan, an island in the Northern Marianas

If you ever met me, there are probably several adjectives I can guess you might use to describe me: Outgoing Talkative Cheerful Polite Drop dead sexy Hey - a girl can dream, right? I'm sure there is one other adjective people probably think but are usually too polite to say. Quirky. I'm totally cool with

The old lighthouse atop Navy Hill. Built in the 1930's and left to the elements after the war. There was a restaurant here in the 90's, but has since closed from the fallen Asian economy at that time -- more info here

I wasn't prepared to like Saipan so much. Coming from the neighboring island of Guam, which is larger and more developed, perhaps I had a prejudice. Saipan surprised me with its raw beauty, refreshing trade winds, and precipitous cliffs. Read more about The Most Beautiful Island in America You've Never Heard Of.

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What it is really like living in Saipan and things to consider before you decide to move. Paradise isn't always what it seems.

my nemesis! those damn stairs. saipan grotto, one of the most beautiful places to dive on island. a sunken pool leads to underwater passages that link up caves below. the sunlight that shines through the rocks and water down to the caves means visibility can be up to 100+feet in crystal, turquoise blue waters.

The Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth of the United States composed of 15 islands dotting the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean that is