Circumnavigate The Island Pack a lunch, grab some refreshments, and hit the road. The Big Island is really the only island among the Hawaiian Islands in which you can really put the pedal to the metal. This road trip is an excellent way to spend the day. Starting out in Kailua-Kona or Waikoloa … [Read more...]
My 2011 Travel Year In Review
December 29, 2011 By
2011 has been an awesome year for travel. I left Saudi Arabia for San Diego on December 24th to spend the Christmas holiday with my family in San Diego. What started out as a six week visit turned in to a six month West Coast holiday. When I add that to my impromptu trip to Stockholm and another … [Read more...]
Photo Tour: Akaka Falls, Hawaii
September 14, 2011 By
Cascading waterfalls, lush tropical vegetation, fragrant flowers, huge ferns and towering bamboo trees. This is what I found on my half mile leisurely stroll through Akaka Falls State Park. A place with this type of description is bound to have plenty of photo opportunities. Therefore, I will let … [Read more...]
Embrace The Detours: Kolekole State Park, Hawaii
September 8, 2011 By
We discovered it by accident. We were on a road trip going from Waikoloa to Hilo on Highway 19 and had loaded the car down with freshly made organic salads, fruit, fruit juices, water, and some candy munchies from the pit stop made earlier at a naturals foods market in Waimea. Highway 19, along the … [Read more...]
Waikoloa Rock Graffiti
June 15, 2011 By
When you leave Kona airport on the Big Island of Hawaii, you pretty much have 2 options in regards to direction, you can head south on Highway 19 aka Queen Kaahumanu Hwy (try saying that three times fast) and that will take you into Kailua-Kona and loops around the southern half of the island. Or, … [Read more...]