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Ahi – A Hawaiian Legacy

December 4, 2012 3 Comments »

ahi tuna

In the channels that separate Maui from Lana’i is where you can find them – aku – otherwise known as bonito, a variety of Hawaiian tuna. Is it a coincidence that aku is also close in sound to the word ahi? We use the word ahi when we talk about tuna – but did you […]

Exploring a Familiar City

October 25, 2012 2 Comments »

washington heights street art

I’m still amazed at how much fear enters into every little piece of my life. I’m not necessarily talking about terror or intense fear – but more like things that intimidate me and stop me from being curious and adventurous. It creeps inside me everyday no matter how many stamps I have on my passport. […]

Hawaiian Lei Culture

October 16, 2012 4 Comments »

Lei shop sign

While in New York City for a month I’m dreaming about my next destination, the Hawaiian island of Lanai.  One of the things that struck me on my last trip to Hawaii was the culture and industry around Leis. A lei is basically any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn. This […]

An Unusual Look at the Usual Places – NYC

September 28, 2012 10 Comments »

new york city sunrise

  Since next week I return to NYC for the month of October to prep and host the NYC Meet Plan Go Travel event, I thought I would give NYC a little love.  NYC was my last home I had, before I sold everything and started traveling 6 years ago.  It will be nice to […]

A Presidential Park

September 7, 2012 6 Comments »

The 2012 presidential race is on here in the US like it or not.  Yesterday I even went and filled out my absentee ballot form so that I can get the ballot sent to me since I will be traveling in Lanai, Hawaii at the time of the election – far away from my polling […]

Savor Seattle at Pike Place

August 23, 2012 6 Comments »

pikes place market seattle

We met at the Starbucks, a bit cliché for Seattle, but it was warm inside and I wasn’t going to complain when I was handed a white chocolate mocha drink as I was peeling off my mittens. Mark introduced himself as our Savor Seattle guide for the morning and then introduced rest of the international […]

Take a Polar Plunge in Minnesota

February 24, 2012 10 Comments »

Polar Plunge

American has had a pretty mild winter so far, however it’s still cold enough to freeze lakes in Minnesota. On my recent trip there I was able to experience one of the things that makes Minnesotans great – their love of the cold weather. I admire people who live in the Northern US; they have […]

Boeing Plant Tour

February 21, 2012 15 Comments »

model airplanes

At one time I was going to major in Engineering. But as much as my father would have loved me to follow in his footsteps and choose a responsible career, I decided to pass up Engineering for the exciting career of Accounting. Whoo! Obviously accounting wasn’t really my calling either, and neither was Information Technology, […]

SFO to JFK: Photo of the Week

February 17, 2012 13 Comments »

The US is really an amazing country; it has mountains, deserts, lakes, rivers, hills, small towns, glistening cities, and prairies. It has 4 seasons, multiple accents, a variety of religions, and a variety of cultures. Out of all of my travels around the globe it is probably the country with the most diversity of landscape […]

An Itinerary for the Big Island of Hawaii

January 26, 2012 7 Comments »

Hawaii Hike

For me, travel is about experiences and connecting with people. When I make a connection with people in a destination, it will turn into one of those magical places that will be on my ‘favorite’ list for years to come. That is what the Big Island of Hawaii was for me. I made many connections […]