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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Tag Archives: Fun
Hiking in Rye: Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary
Most children growing up in Westchester go to the great little amusement park Playland in Rye (Playland Parkway, Rye, NY 10580). I know I went every summer as a kid, and actually spent my 21st birthday there having an apple pie time. … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged beach, bird watching, birding, cardinal, chickadee, downy woodpecker, dragon coaster, edith read, edith read wildlife sanctuary, Fun, hike, nature, nuthatch, ocean, ocean view, pampas grass, playland, rye, trail, westcheter, winter, winter hike, woodpecker
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Best of Oahu Activities: Aloha Tower
Aloha Tower (Scenic Lookout, Honolulu) This tower used to be the tallest building on the island, but with the influx of skyscrapers that come with an international tag, it feels so small (1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813). We … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged albany, aloha, aloha tower, architecture, corning tower, elevator ride, free, Fun, hawaii, history, honolulu, kitsch, oahu, retro, round top drive, scenic overlook, tantalus, tantalus round top drive, tantalus rount top, view, vista
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Best of Oahu Activities: Honolulu Zoo
Honolulu Zoo (Educational, Honolulu) The weather wasn’t perfect for the beach one day so we decided to go to the zoo (151 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu). This was our biggest ‘splurge’ attraction on the whole trip at $14 a ticket, but … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, australia, best of, bird, bring the kids, cheetah, educational, endangered, endangered species, endemic, frogmouth, Fun, galapagos, galapagos tortoise, gibbon, ground hornbill, hawaii, hawaiian, honolulu, honolulu zoo, honoluzoo, hornbill, meow, nene, oahu, organgutan, primate, rhino, splurge, tawny frogmouth, tortoise, zoo
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Best of Oahu Activities: Dole Plantation
Dole Plantation (Koi Pond, Northshore) Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits and I buy dole products all the time so I decided to stop by the plantation when heading to the northshore. We visited the close-by Wahiawa Botanical Garden … Continue reading
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Tagged botanical garden, budget, cheap eats, chickens, dole, dole plantation, free, free chocolate, free pineapple, Fun, garden, hawaii, hedge maze, koi pond, li-hing, li-hing powder, maze, northshore, oahu, pineapple, pineapple plant, pink pineapple, rainbow, rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus tree, tour, train, wahiawa, wahiawa botanical garden
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Spitting Caves
Spitting Caves (Natural Attraction, Windward) This was a little tricky to find, but I love a good natural attraction (Intersection of Popipu and Lumahai in Honolulu. Take Lumahai down to the end and park, nice residential area). We followed the … Continue reading
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Tagged blow hole, blowhole, blue, cave, deep blue, free, Fun, hawaii, honolulu, natural attraction, oahu, ocean, spitting cave, spitting caves, star gazing, stargazing, windward
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Pu’u O’Mahuka Heiau
Pu’u O’Mahuka Heiau (History, Northshore) This is a tiny park full of history is tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the northshore on a great hill overlooking the ocean (Pupukea Homestead Road from Kamehameha Highway [across from Pupukea … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged free, Fun, hawaii, Heiau, hike, history, kamehameha, nature, northshore, oahu, ocean, ocean view, offerings, Pu'u O'Mahuka, Pu'u O'Mahuka Heiau, Pupukea, PuuOMahuka, temple, trail
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet
Top Picks: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet (Shopping, Leeward) It’s always nice to return to the mainland with gifts from Hawaii for your Ohana. Staying in Waikiki, all of the shops had ridiculously overpriced tags. I looked for gifts everywhere I … Continue reading
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Tagged aeia, affordable, aloha stadium, aloha stadium swap, aloha stadium swap meet, cheap finds, Fun, haggle, hawaii, jewelry, leeward, mac nuts, oahu, off the beaten path, sea glass, seashells, shopping, silver, souvenirs, swap, swap meet
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Best of Oahu Botanical Gardens: Wahiawa
Wahiawa Botanical Garden (Educational, Northshore) This is the garden we visited on our way to the northshore one day. It is located close to the Dole Plantation and opens a half an hour earlier, so we were there right as … Continue reading
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Tagged act of kindness, botanical garden, candle tree, colorful, dole plantation, eucalyptus, explore, flora, flower, free, Fun, garden, hawaii, mape, maui, northshore, oahu, rain, rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus tree, tree, umbrella, wahiawa, wahiawa botanical garden
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Best of Oahu Botanical Gardens: Moanalua
Top Picks: Moanalua Gardens (Koi Pond, Wildlife Sightings, Honolulu) This park is on the smaller side but it happened to be one of our favorites! It is right off the highway, I mean right off…make sure you take the exit … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged birding, botanical garden, ducks, feed ducks, flowers, free, Fun, green parrot, hawaii, history, hitachi, honolulu, kamehameha, king kamehameha, king kamehameha V, koi, koi pond, Moanalua, Moanalua garden, monkeypod, oahu, parrot, wildlife, wildlife sighting
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Best of Oahu Hikes: Manoa Falls & Lyon Arboretum
Manoa Falls & Lyon Arboretum (Waterfall, Educational, Honolulu) A waterfall hike has a great draw, what a beautiful payoff for your labors. There was work being done on the road to the trailhead so the only free place to park … Continue reading