Ever since that pivotal afternoon in the Ionian Sea, several ‘stamps’ have been added to my snorkeling passport. An octopus sighting in Lānaʻi, a private island beach with barracudas in the US Virgin ...

It doesn’t involve flippers. Or masks. And forget diving. Land snorkeling, according to its ethos, could be watching an army of ants re-engineer a driveway crack; noticing the perfect spheres of dew ...

Why save snorkeling for a cruise ship excursion or a resort stay when we have world-renowned snorkeling destinations right here in our own backyard? Reefs and trails await underwater explorers just ...