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Big Island Adventure

Eight days on the Big Island of Hawaii meant eight days of grand adventures and experiences! Helicopter rides, lava, cattle herding, photo safaris, vanilla tasting, and honey bees. Follow my Big Island Adventures.

Hawaii Hike
Adventure Travel | America | Featured | Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | North America

An Itinerary for the Big Island of Hawaii

For me, travel is about experiences and connecting with people. When I make a connection with people in a destination, it will turn into one…

solo travel
America | Featured | Food and Drink | Hawaii | Solo Life | Solo Travel

Solo Travel Instincts

I pulled up outside of the airport and saw the flashing lights glaring, almost glowing, in the dark rainy night. I slowed down and pulled…

rainforest canopy
America | Featured | Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | North America | Photo Documentaries | Photography

Rain Forest Hawaii

Akaka Falls State Park on the Big Island of Hawaii was the next stop on my Big Island Adventure.  The Hamakua Coast and Hilo were…

Big Island Travel Guide
Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | Transportation

Chain of Craters Road: How to Enjoy this Barren Landscape

The radio plays old Van Morison tunes as I sing along in the car with my eyes peeled on the Chain of Craters Road wondering…

tree lined road
America | Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | North America | Photo Documentaries | Photography | Transportation

Road Trip to Puna on the Big Island Hawaii

The trees look as if they have plotted a slow attack to take over the road. Vines hang down trying to slyly block my way…

turtle
Hawaii - Big Island | Tours

Photo Safari – Hunting for Good Photography in Hawaii

A familiar diesel idle echoed through my ears as the big safari truck pulled up next to me and my little rental car. This truck…

Big Island
Adventure Travel | America | Experiences | Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | North America | Tours | Transportation

The Big Island from Above

After driving around the entire Big Island for a week I could appreciate the diversity of landscapes, however today is when the all of the…

hawaiian cowboy
Adventure Travel | Hawaii - Big Island

Have an Authentic Hawaiian Cowboy Experience Herding Cattle on the Big Island

“The horses are not pets. They are workers. Do not let the horses eat; they have all day to eat. Now they are supposed to…

Hawaii From Above Photography
America | Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | North America | Photo Documentaries | Photography

Hawaii From Above Photography

When I first started my career break travels in 2006, I stumbled across a photography exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, called The Earth From Above, aerial…

Patio
America | Featured | Hawaii | Hawaii - Big Island | Lodging | North America

A Place to Call Home on the Big Island

As a solo traveler I look for smaller, intimate places to stay. I feel lost in big resorts and quite frankly it’s just not my…

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