On my very first Maui vacation, I enjoyed watching the sun rise over the crater at the summit of Haleakala. I expected that I would see a spectacular sunrise, and, indeed, I did. What I didn’t expect to see was the star show before the first light of dawn. My goodness! What a sight! I’ve [...]
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
There’s something almost magical about swimming at the base of a Hawaiian waterfall. I love hearing the sound of the water cascading down the rocks, while floating in the refreshingly chilled pool. It’s a marvelous experience. On our most recent trip to Kauai, we kayaked up the Wailua River and then hiked to Sacred (Secret) [...]
Friday, January 14, 2011
Mahalo to Kamila Ceslar of London, England for sharing her Kauai vacation photo of Kilauea Point. It’s a beauty, isn’t it? When you visit Kauai, I hope you’ll make plans to see this lighthouse and wildlife refuge for yourself. Beyond this beautiful view, when you visit, you might also see sea birds, dolphins and [...]
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Hawaiian island of Kauai offers an abundance of land and water adventures. Perhaps the most perfect adventure of them all is the Sacred Falls Paddle and Hike with Kayak Kauai. What makes it great? It combines kayaking, hiking, and swimming all in some of the most picturesque tropical scenery on earth. At first you [...]
Monday, November 29, 2010
I’ve waited since May to share this epic humpback whale breach photo that Andy shot off the Na Pali Coast. Isn’t it an amazing capture? Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s not real. Here’s the pictorial explanation of how Andy perfectly captured the shot. In the above photo, Captain Trent holds [...]
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Hiking Kauai’s Kalalau Trail is a challenging, yet very rewarding experience – even when you’re only hiking the first two miles of this 11-mile long cliff-side trail. On our recent visit to Kauai, we decided to hike the first two miles in of this trail for a second time. Andy captured video clips along the [...]
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Hovering over cascading waterfalls, gliding over gorgeous green valleys and soaring over canyons and needle-like cliffs are just a few of the reasons to tour Kauai by helicopter. The Garden Isle is perhaps the most gorgeous of the Hawaiian island to tour by by air. With the vast majority of Kauai being inaccessible by car, [...]
Monday, September 13, 2010
This luminous green field of taro is quite a beautiful sight that you’ll find at the Hanalei Overlook on the North Shore of Kauai. Please don’t miss this view on your Kauai vacation. Taro is a very important plant in Polynesian and Hawaiian history and culture. The root of the plant produces a starchy, purple [...]
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
We’ve been making a pleasant habit of visiting botanical gardens in Hawaii. So on our recent visit to Kauai, we planned a visit to Allerton Gardens in the Lawai Valley in Poipu. Allerton Gardens are managed by the National Tropical Botanical Garden. From their website, they describe the heritage of Allerton as “a garden paradise, [...]
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Anara Spa’s setting is amazingly blissful. Stone paths lead you past tropical gardens filled with blooming ginger, palms, ferns, and plumeria. Your mind is put at ease by the sounds of waterfalls cascading over lava rock walls and tropical birds. You’ll enjoy sipping fruit-infused, chilled water while waiting reclining in an open-air, thatched roof hale [...]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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