When I return to Hawaii my first priority is to satisfy my food cravings from childhood memories. I eat like a 6 year old, because that is how old I was when I lived there so my memories aren’t of the most nutritious foods, but are Hawaiian foods that I love, and yes spam is top […]
Archives for January 2013
Foto Friday: Makapu’u Point Lighthouse Trail
We hiked the short 2 mile round trip Makapu’u Point Lighthouse Trail on Oahu’s Eastern Coastline. This is the view from the top lookout spot.
Mexico Travel: A Booze Cruise in Cancun
We purchased 3 tickets on a Catamaran to Isla Mujeres. This is what was sold to us, a relaxing catamaran across the Gulf of Mexico. The tickets were relatively cheap for an all-day boat trip with an open bar, snorkeling, parasailing and lunch included – but we were in Mexico and were proud of ourselves […]
Traveling Back to Where you Grew Up
Have you ever traveled back to the town you grew up in? I’m back in Hawaii for January. I grew up in Mililani Town, outside of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. I am a haole. I was the tallest kid in my class. My class photo always featured me on the end, standing a […]
RTW Budget Basics
Fact: Last year we spent $25,000 on rent alone. In one year of traveling around the world we spent $33,500. One of the main questions we get is: “How can you afford to travel the world for an entire year?” We are still working on releasing (making pretty) our RTW budget from the full year […]
Foto Friday: Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana
It’s no secret that are favorite trip in 2012 was our self drive safari where we camped for 22 nights through Botswana and Namibia on our own. Here is a beautiful sunset photo from Moremi Game Reserve while we were out on our evening game drive.
Rollerblading in Bosques de Palermo, Buenos Aires
We can honestly say we have never seen so many people on rollerblades in our life. Our first trip to Bosques de Palermo was a chaotic yet exciting trip. What we expected as a “nice Sunday stroll” through the Palermo park, we found to be a busy and active trip with the entire city on bikes, paddle […]
Stop Slamming the Door on Opportunity
When opportunity knocks why aren’t you opening the door? Are you too busy to open the door, or talking too much to hear the knock? Are you fixated on the wrong door and don’t realize there is an even bigger door waiting for you if you just turn around. Or do you lack optimism to enable […]