After a rocky start to the Big Island, I was excited to see Kona, a place I had heard a lot about. Our first stop of the day was lunch at Kona Brewing Company, where I crossed another brewery tour off my Life List. What makes their food so good is that they reuse byproducts from beer production … [Read more...] about Kona: Home of Beer, Lava Rocks and Coffee
North America
Malasadas, My One True Love
I'm suddenly wishing we had chosen the GPS option at the rental car desk. Maybe then we would have some idea of where we were going. Still feeling the jetlag from a flight back in time, from Sydney to Honolulu, I just needed some sugar in my system. If I could only find this damn bakery... But … [Read more...] about Malasadas, My One True Love
A Trip to Hokie Country
A sane person would never agree to a last minute road trip to the middle of nowhere right before said person was supposed to embark on an expensive trip to London. As you may have already determined, I am no sane person. In an inebriated state of Halloween madness, my friend Christine asked me … [Read more...] about A Trip to Hokie Country
Photo Friday: Chattanooga, TN
I forgot all about these pictures until I started compiling them for a future post about small Southern towns. Two summers ago, my sister Sammi and I took a day trip to Chattanooga, TN. We wanted to do something fun before going to our separate schools. It had been years since we had been to … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Chattanooga, TN
Favorite Travel Memories: Lake Mead
After spending 2 days in the bustling sweltering neon lit city of Las Vegas, it was nice to get out of town for some much needed communing with nature. We rented a houseboat and trolled Lake Mead for a few days. The schedule was ideal: wake up, eat breakfast, read, swim, eat lunch, swim, read, … [Read more...] about Favorite Travel Memories: Lake Mead