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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 […]
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Poipu Bay Golf Course – Former Home of the PGA Grand Slam
This is another in my continuing series of posts from the four main islands of Hawaii that Alison and I took a few years ago. They have been updated for accuracy as of 2o21. In the last post we took an amazing helicopter ride over Waimea canyon, the Na Pali coast and Wailua Falls. In […]
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Diamond Head Madness – The View Makes Up for the Crowds
This is the second of twenty-five posts from a trip to the four main islands of Hawaii a few years ago. All have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the first post I extolled the virtues of staying at Waikiki’s Pink Palace aka the Royal Hawaiian. In this one we’ll start our exploration […]
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La Seu d’Urgell – Finding Marilyn Monroe in this Ancient Spanish Town
Spain abounds with well preserved small cities and towns that, if they were located anywhere else, would draw a large number of tourists to their unique sites and atmospheres. However, with the irresistible pull of the Toledos, Segovias, Rondas and other better known places, they just get lost in the shuffle. Such a place is the […]
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Makai Golf Course – Playing Golf with Albatrosses and Nenes
This post on the Princeville Makai golf course is the first of nine on Hawaiian golf courses from a visit Alison and I made a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post I described how we came to stay at the Hanalei Bay Resort in the […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz