In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands/ Kauai/ Maui/ Oahu How To Choose Which Hawaiian Island To Visit Are you planning a trip to Hawaii, but aren’t sure which island or islands to visit? You’re not alone! This is the #1 question… Continue Reading →
In Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu A Local’s Ultimate Oahu Foodie Guide Oahu and Hawaii have become two words synonymous with delicious foods sure to excite your palate; foods like poke, shave ice, malasada and ube… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu 17 Best Hikes on Oahu Oahu has a surprisingly diverse range of flora with differing climate zones based on location and elevation. Throughout my travels I’ve been lucky to… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Kaka’ako – Oahu’s Vibrant Arts & Foodie Neighborhood During our travels abroad, my husband Sasha and I have started to see a surge of street art revitalizing areas of cities that were… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Things To Do On Oahu’s North Shore from a Local’s Perspective In this post you will find a compiled list of my favorite gems, from beaches to hiking to kombucha and all the delicious eateries on… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Kaka’ako Farmer’s Market Food Tour, Oahu Do you ever wonder where your food comes from? Do you know how long that perfectly ripe tomato sitting on an open shelf in… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Kauai The Ultimate Kauai Guide: Top 32 Things To Do On Kauai Kauai is the oldest of the chain of the main Hawaiian Islands at 5.1 million years; you could call it the Granddaddy of Hawaii.… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Kauai Kauai Hiking Trails Kauai is home to some of the most beautiful and rugged terrain, from the Grand Canyon of the Pacific (Waimea Canyons) to the lush… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Kauai Kauai Food Guide Kauai is the oldest island in the Hawaiian Islands chain, and arguably one of the most lush, tropical paradises in the entire world. Besides… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Cacao Farm & Chocolate Tour in Waialua, Oahu Do you ever find yourself at a market standing in front of the chocolate section in a complete daydream, salivating over all the delicious… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands Cultural Foodies’ Guide to Visiting Hawaii’s Big Island (Kona & West Side) Where else in the world can you wake up to watch the sunrise atop a 14,000′ snow-capped volcano crater, zipline through a rainforest, drive… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Tasting Tour of Ko Hana Rum Distillery in Kunia, Oahu Sugar and pineapple used to be two household words associated with Hawaii, just as we now know it by poke and aloha. Everybody knows… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Touring Doris Duke’s Shangri La Who knew that you could escape to the Middle East for a few hours from a quiet nestled home on the gentle slope of… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Maui A Perfect Three-Day Itinerary On Maui Trying to figure out which Hawaiian island to visit on your next holiday can be a difficult decision! If you’re looking for gorgeous beaches,… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu What It’s Really Like to Live in Hawaii – the Pros (Part 2 of 2) In my previous post, part 1 of 2 titled 18 Reasons Living in Hawaii Isn’t Always Rainbows and Butterflies, I detailed 18 cons & downsides… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu 18 Reasons Living in Hawaii Isn’t Always Rainbows and Butterflies (Part 1 of 2) So you visited Hawaii, fell in love with the island, and now you want to move here. I’ve heard this a time or two… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands How to Spend a Day at Volcanoes National Park on The Big Island of Hawaii Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of two national parks within the Hawaiian Islands (the other is Haleakala National Park on Maui). Visiting an… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands 14 Fun Things to do in Hilo, Hawaii Hawaii’s Big Island gets its name because of its sheer size. Fun fact: all 7 Hawaiian Islands – Kaho’olawe, Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Ni’ihau, Lana’i,… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands Hiking to Active Lava On the Big Island of Hawaii It’s 2:45 PM on a humid, overcast, rainy day that very much resembles Seattle, only 25 degrees warmer. We join our small group and… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands Hilo, Hawaii Foodie Guide When you live in Hawaii, there’s no such thing as a road trip (because you’d be around the island in just a few hours),… Continue Reading →
