Posts in Category: United States
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Foster Gardens, Byodo-In Temple & On to Turtle Bay
This is on of a continuing series of posts from na visit to Hawaii’s four main islands that Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post I described our visit to the Iolani Palace and the historic district of Honolulu. It now […]
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Iolani Palace, Hawaiian Royalty & Going Loco Moco
This is one of a continuing series of posts on a visit to all four of the main Hawaiian islands that Alison and I and friends took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. Yesterday we went in search of sites associated with the original Hawaii Five-0 TV series […]
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Useppa Island – Try to Get There Once in Your Lifetime
We have been visiting Southwest Florida for over 30 years and have always chosen Sanibel Island as our place of refuge from the interminable Canadian winters. During our stays on the Sanibel we have always made a point of visiting the other barrier islands including Captiva, North Captiva, Cayo Costa and Cabbage Key. But one […]
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Hawaii Five-0 – Searching for Steve McGarrett and Wo Fat
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a visit to the four main Hawaiian islands that Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we visited the sites of Pearl Harbor and the Bishop Museum. In keeping with the […]
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Pearl Harbor & the Bishop Museum – War and Peace in Hawaiii
This is one of a series of posts I did during and after a visit to all four of the main Hawaiian islands a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post Alison and I arrived back in Honolulu after a week in Kauai and I described […]
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Waikiki Vacations Rentals – Let Captain Cook Help You Find a Spot
This is one of a continuing series of posts I did on a visit to the four main Hawaiian islands a few years ago. They have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we spent our final day on Kauai golfing the fabled Prince Course at Princeville and taking a kayak […]
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Kauai Helicopter Tour – Creating Memories That Will Last a Lifetime
This is one of a continuing series on a visit to the four main islands of Hawaii that Alison and I made a few years ago. The posts have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we played our first round of golf at the beautiful Princeville Makai course, sharing it […]
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The Prince Course at Princeville – You Must Play It Once, If You Can
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a visit Alison and I made to all four of the main Hawaiian islands a few years ago. They have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. Golf was a big component of this trip and prior to this round at the Prince course we […]
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The Kalalau Trail – Hawaiian Hiking at Its Finest, Centipedes be Damned
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a trip to Hawaii’s four main islands Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. On day three of our stay on Kauai we flew over it and on day five we were going to hike […]