I heard it over and over, “You must go to a luau; the quintessential Hawaiian experience.” However there’s nothing about me that likes quintessential, in fact if everyone else is going to see something, then most likely I won’t just because I’m stubborn. I’m doubt my stubbornness is one of my best traits, but it […]
I’m a mountain person more than a beach person. I like to spend a little time at the beach, but lying there or participating in water sports holds my attention for only so long. My preferred beach time is about 1 ½ hours and then I’m done and long for a change of scenery. So […]
One of my favorite places to visit in any city is the ethnic areas. For some reason when I visit them I feel more at home – I can’t really explain it. They make me want to take photos. So when I went to Oahu, Chinatown was high on my list to visit. […]
The grand koa wood staircase was shining with a new coat of oil as the focal point of the room; its beautiful curves lead the eye gently from the second floor down to the first floor. Men and women dressed in ornate gowns and neck-restricting tuxedos floated around the staircase, receiving each other with a […]
Oahu has surprised me on many levels so far. With access to a car, you can really go explore every corner and find yourself on a turquoise secluded beach easily. That’s exactly what I did on the North Shore. Ron and I drove to the North Shore to do the Shark Cage Experience early in the […]
This is one Chilly Bean! While in Chicago I braved the cold windy weather (yes, it is called the windy city and they aren’t lying!) to go see Millennium park and the ‘Bean’ sculpture. However, that’s not it’s real name…it’s the nickname those crazy Chicagoans gave to it. It’s birth name is The Cloud Gate […]
Imagine being 9 years old again, your parents are in Orlando and they are dutifully following all of the signs to Disneyworld. The excitement is building within you. Your nose is pressed against the window eagerly trying to get that first glimpse of the Magic Kingdom. You search for the blue, pointed castle tops to […]
Even though we were unable to hike Zion Narrows thanks to pending rain, we were still able to drive through the scenic park and capture some stunning images. The main highway through Zion, State Road 9, is worth the potential delays due to construction or traffic. The hairpin turns lead you through and park and […]
I close my eyes and shut off my brain’s internal GPS system; when I re-open them, I see a foreign land. Surrounding me is a barren, red landscape stretching out as far as my eyes can scan; random alien-like rock formations are peppered throughout, and clay-colored mountains are in the distance. There are no […]
The sun had long since gone down and our attitudes seemed to go down with it. At 9PM we hit road construction requiring us to turn around and go another hour and a half out of the way to get to our ultimate destination, St. George Utah. We had spent a long fun-filled day of […]
