September 15th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
Lava, by definition, molten rock expelled by volcano during eruption. Lava and volcano are definitely not the vocabulary I need to use in my daily life. Growing up in Taiwan, I am quite familiar wi ... 15 photos [full story]

September 26th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona
Today is actually our second day on the “big island”, but we are on the other side of the island. We are in Kona today. This is much more of a tourist location than Hilo, despite what ou ... 3 photos [full story]

September 15th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
Now, this is what I called a real "adventure". Standing on the Green Sand beach, two miles from Ka Lae (South Point) admiring its rare beauty, I can't believe we made it here. Twenty four hours ago ... 7 photos [full story]

September 19th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Hilo
Auch wenn ihr uns vermutlich Schreibfaulheit unterstellt, und damit vermutlich sogar gar nicht mal Unrecht habt, waren wir die letzten 3 Tage doch gut genug beschäftigt…und WLAN gabs auch nicht ... 8 photos [full story]

May 17th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona
I am blessed to say that this was my THIRD trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. My parents are big lovers of Hawaii and have been there even more times than I have. I use to say they were just obsessed, ... 7 photos [full story]

May 17th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona
My fiancee Mathieu and I were due to get married on May 8th in Mexico. We took just over a year to plan this blessed event and had everything from the flowers to the photographers picked out. Thirty f ... 3 photos [full story]

September 1st 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
Hawaii Trip April 2009 Weds, Apr. 1 April fool’s day! I kind of got fooled this day. Set out to go south from Kailua (We’re actually staying in Kailua, not Kona. There is a Kona, ... [full story]

July 30th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
on a bright thursday morning, we woke up at 7am to begin our long day of driving and exploring the south side of the island. we first drove northwest of hilo and visited the rainbow falls, which ... [full story]

July 22nd 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
After a wonderful winter of mucking out hot tubs for skiers at Killington Ski Area in VT, I was able to complete my purchase of an acre of rough lava, ohia, and scrub in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in ... 24 photos [full story]

July 22nd 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
Since 1986, when I first visited the Big Island of Hawaii, I have been captivated by Pele's song. Unlike other large rocks I have encountered, the Big Island is alive. It breathes, it strecthes, it co ... 10 photos [full story]