Excursion to Captain Cook’s Point
I woke up the next day having researched some tours and having revived the impulse to take a dip in Hawaiian waters. Since my family...
The Big Island … and still growing
The first thing you notice as you descend is that the island is cloaked in black, unlike the lush green layer carpeting the others. The...
Lan Kwai Fong: Meeting Strangers In the Night In Hong Kong’s Party Zone
I had worked up an appetite following my trip to Lantau island, so I wanted to find a place where I could grab a bite while also being able...
Built on Stilts – Tai O Fishing Village
From the Po Lin Monastery, bus tours typically head down to Tai O, which, for more than a century has remained a fishing village built on...
How A Seminary Struggles Amid Commercialized Spirituality
Just below the Tian Tan Buddha sits the Po Lin Monastery, originally established by three monks in 1924. Po Lin refers to “precious...
Seeking the Buddha’s Blessings
Since the guided tour on Day 2 proved to be so informative and productive, I opted for a tour on Day 3 as well, this time to Lantau island,...
City Upon the Sea: Hong Kong
My Splendid Tour guide for the afternoon was a bubbly young woman named Ivy. Speaking to a group of blank faces as the bus wormed through...
Pearl of the Orient
I decided to take a short vacation before heading back home to Florida after wrapping things up on Guam. I wanted to go somewhere I...
Rota: Pristine Views, Peaceful Solitude
I had thought Guam was underdeveloped….until I went to Rota. While living in Guam I joined the Agana Hash House Harriers on their run...
Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, Waimea Canyon on the north side of Kauai has been carved out over millions of years by water and...