Yap, the forgotten Paradise January 2002 A small charming Island located in the Western Carolines, eastern of the Philippines, about midway between Guam and Palau, Yap is part of the Federated States of Micronesia, which also contains Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. The FSM is a sovereign nation with a seat in the UN. When you get out of the plane in Yap, you’re first welcomed, not by a custom officer, but by a topless teenage in a grass skirt who offers you a flower lei and a che