Tag: Hawaii
Escape to the Island of Hawaii and you’ll find a coastline that feels unforgiving at times, especially if there’s any swell in the ocean. Waves break against razor sharp …
In the latest development under “knowledge is power,” we are seeing a resurgence in people looking for good travel advisors or travel consultants (the newest names for travel agents.) …
Kristin Winet
April 13, 2017
encounters, food & drink, History, Kristin projects, Perceptive Travel, photography, Travel, travel blogs, travel stories, travel websites, weirdness
Matilda is the largest one, but Matilda is not an octopus. She used to be one, a sleek, slippery body, eight legs, and a bulbous head and shifty eyes. …
Kristin Winet
March 8, 2017
Travel, green travel, History, Island travel, Kristin projects, Literary Travel, Parks and preserves, Perceptive Travel, photography, travel stories
It also ended. Three weeks after my family and I watched the earth being born, my mother-in-law sent me the news article from Hawaii News Now: “Kamokuna ocean cliff …
At the very end of a visit to Oahu, I learned about something called “crack seed.” It’s slang for local snacks – mostly dried fruits, not so much actual …
…unless it is known that you have traveled to Molokai, and visited Kalaupapa Settlement, one of the most unusual national parks in the system. Kalaupapa was a place of …
They have a clean, open layout that appeals to me and their clothing, housewares and accessories are a particular favorite. Still, I did not expect to shop at a …
There it was, on top of the stack of receipts that I was organizing to file taxes; a slightly greasy bit of paper from Giovanni’s shrimp truck just outside …
You’re here at last. These are the pristine, stunning beaches you came to Hawaii to plop your towel down on and enjoy. Here are those palm trees you imagined, …
“You know all that touristy stuff in Hawaii?” asked my 19-year-old daughter Nancy. “Well I’ve either never done it or can’t remember it since I was 5 years old …
In the latest edition of Perceptive Travel webzine politics and travel collide. In Locked Down in Waikiki, Tom Koppel takes a vacation in Hawaii at the same time that …
As we straggle out of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, thoughts tend to turn to tropical delights, which of course includes food. What better way to banish the doldrums …