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Unboxing Hawaii - 10 reasons to visit the Aloha State

06/12/2017

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If you pronounce Hawaii properly it's Hawai-i with a double-i, that sounds like the mating call of a colourful and rare bird - sweet, light and darn seductive. So I followed it. Graciously invited by GoHawaii, I went on a 5-day-long island-hopping trip to three of the eight main islands of Hawaii: Maui, Oahu and the Big Island. A trip to find that bird. [...]

5 Reasons to Visit Hawaii's Big Island

03/29/2016

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Hawaii, Off the beaten track

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When my mom suggested the Big Island of Hawaii to add to my itinerary, I brushed her off. "Mom, I know what I'm doing, there's nothing to see there!" But boy oh boy, was I wrong. Thank goodness I eventually decided to go because if I hadn't I would've missed so much. Although the Big Island of Hawaii is the least hyped in the tourist industry, with intense, [...]

Top 10 Places to Surf in Winter

12/23/2015

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Itâ€™s time to trade in that heavy winter coat and those miserable days spent hibernating inside for a neoprene onesie and a trip to the beach. Who says surfing needs to be reserved exclusively for summer? Why not make the most of the ocean 365 days a year? Some of the best swells occur during the colder seasons, and these great conditions arenâ€™t the only [...]

Diving with Dolphins in Hawaii

01/12/2012

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Beaches, Hawaii

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Early Saturday morning my sidekick Kellie and I jumped into her car to drive to the West side of Oâ€™ahu, one of the 8 Hawaiian main islands, to a little marina tucked into the corner of a beautiful piece of land. Koâ€™Olina Marina, first opened in 2000, is home to various catamaran sailboats where guests from nearby resorts come to inquire about snorkel tou[...]

The History of Surfing

06/24/2011

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Adventure Travel, Hawaii

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I don't need to tell you that surfing is an extremely intense and exhausting sport. It involves pretty much every part of the body, not rarely resulting in a nice physical shape as shown by the gentleman below. I do admit, that is also the reason why I sometimes just hang around beaches to watch the surfers catch their waves (and something tells me I'm no[...]

Snuba diving

06/08/2011

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Adventure Travel, Hawaii

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Have you ever heard of snuba-diving? If you thought I've confused the C for an N here (as in scuba), you thought wrong. The word Snuba is composed of the two words snorkel and scuba. And that's pretty much what it is, something in between the two. Snuba divers use also swimfins, a diving mask, harness, regulator and weights as in scuba diving. Pretty much[...]