On our last day on the Big Island, we took a drive, a Hawaii road trip, and veered off onto what the road signs appropriately called the "scenic route."
After leaving Hilo, we stopped for a quick hike on Onomea Bay Trail. We visited the...
I'm not sure if our car, or my lungs, would have made it safely to the summit that night.
So we stayed close to the visitors center, and climbed a small hill to watch to sun set.
I'm not sure I ever in my life imagined that...
TLC might have had a hit on their hands when they sang, "don't go chasing waterfalls," but when you're traveling around Hawaii you probably do want to chase those Big Island waterfalls. On our road trip around the Big Island we visited a lot of...
We spent three nights in Hilo on Big Island, Hawaii, mostly because it served as a good base to explore some of the other areas of the island: like the waterfalls, and the Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo, and the Mauna Kea mountain. But when planning for...
When I pictured spending my 32nd birthday in Hawaii, I kind of imagined tanning on the beach, swimming in the ocean, eating raw fish, drinking fruity cocktails, and making out with a bleach blonde surfer.
Instead, the night ended at 9:30pm passing out on a too-hard...
If there is one thing that an adolescent addiction to family sitcoms had taught me (and, lets face it, it taught me many things), it is that in Hawaii they hand out leis like they're going out of style. You arrive at the airport: you...
Some months ago, my friend Jen asked me if I wanted to come to Hawaii with her for her 30th birthday. Considering the fact that my birthday just happens to be the day after hers that meant that I too would then be spending my...