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Kilauea Lighthouse & Bird Sanctuary

 (thumb) Believe it or not, the one thing I most remember from our stop at the lighthouse and bird sanctuary was not the birds. Yeah, I guess there were a few out on Moku'ae'ae Island, but my biggest memory from over 4 years ago was [...]

Acadians and the Evangeline Trail

Sainte Marie Interior (thumb) From Yarmouth where the Lighthouse trails stops, although many other lighthouses will be visited the next days, I started the Evangeline Trail. Some background info: The history of Grand Pré is full of of courage bravery and sorrow.  The lives of the Acadians were filled with culture, a strong sense of [...]

Ke'e Beach and the Na Pali Coast

 (thumb) As much as my dad and I have in common, our vacation preferences are very different. While I am perfectly content relaxing on the beach, my dad is what I like to call an "active vacationer". After spending a few hours snorkeling and sun bathing, my dad's boredom was too much and he decided to lead the family on a hike along the "rugged Na Pali [...]

Chongqing

 (thumb) In the heart of China, Chongqing has very few people that are not Chinese. And so naturally we drew a bit of attention to ourselves simply by walking down the streets. At one point we stopped and a crowd of people gathered around us. Of course, we had no idea what all the chatter was about. They could have been making fun of us for all we knew. [...]

Cool In Kuala Lumpur

Berjaya Times Square (thumb) What I noticed first in Kuala Lumpur after touch down at KL Interbational Airport was the massive developments that had been done with respect to infrastructure. I did not get to see much of country-side and the people there. But what I saw in Kuala Lumpur was really breath taking. The scene there could be from any advanced city in Europe or [...]

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