Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

Kalapana Village Cafe, Big Island, Hawaii Kalapana Village Cafe 12-5037 Pahoa Kalapana Rd * Pahoa/Kalapana, HI 96778 * (808) 965-0121 *An interesting little cafe near the entrance to walk out to Kalapana beach. Me and my friend Kawika dropped in for lunch and a drink. I tried the combination platter which had beef terriyaki, fish [...]

Kalapana Lava Flows, Big Island, Hawaii Kalapana Lava Beds Off Highway 137, Near Hilo, Big Island, HawaiiThe Kalapana Lava Beds are part of the ever-growing newly settled part of the Big Island of Hawaii. These fields are the remains of lava flows that devestated the Puna district area in 1990. Lava is a molten rock [...]

Kehena Beach, Big Island, Hawaii Kehena Beach (Dolphin Beach)Near Mile Marker 19, Off Highway 137, Near Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii One of Big Island’s unofficial yet very private nude beaches – not well known to tourists but very popular with the locals, especially of the ‘counter-culture’ variety. Located just off Highway 137 in a residential [...]

American Classics Marketplace *1815 North Academy Blvd * Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909 * 719.596.8585 / 719.574.2049 * http://www.classicsmarket.com/ *A large warehouse with hundreds of antique dealers with booths all blended together as one super-store. The entire complex is a maze of consignment booths from local antique dealers. The variety of goods is overwhelming and cannot [...]

Boarding the plane for Big Island Hawaii Go! AirlinesHonolulu, Oahu, Hawaii to Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii * http://www.mesa-air.com/ * http://www.iflygo.com/ Wednesday, August 6th, 2009 I travelled from Honolulu to Hilo with this company I’ve never heard of. A friend hooked me up with a buddy pass to try this airline out and to go see [...]

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Honolulu means “Sheltered Bay” or “Place of Shelter” in Hawaiian. Hawaii’s capital and most populated center, Honolulu is a concrete jungle in the middle of a multi-environment paradise on the volcanic islands of Hawaii. Honolulu encompasses both the city and the county of Honolulu which are designated as the [...]

Big Island, Hawaiihttp://www.gohawaii.com/big_island/ * http://www.bigisland.org/ It was on Wednesday, August 6th, 2009 that I achieved my dream of visiting Big Island. Ever since I was a child I dreamt of visiting the actively growing island of Hawaii. Big Island is the youngest of all the Hawaii islands as it still is evolving, growing, and expanding [...]

Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii My location of arrival during my virgin visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. Hilo is a small coastal town on Big Island, Hawaii. It is the largest settlement on the Big Island and the second largest settlement in the state. Originally the settlement of Waiakea it mutated to “Hilo” after [...]

Hilo Market Hilo Farmers Market downtown Hilo, corner of Mamo Street & kamehameha Avenue * Big Island, Hawaii * http://www.hilofarmersmarket.com/Every wednesday and Saturday, from dawn to dark, is the infamous Hilo Farmers Market nestled in the heart of the historic center. Here over 200 local farmers and craftspeople come to sell their produce, fruits, wares, [...]