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Entry from: Hilo, United States
Entry Title: “Arrival in Hilo”

Entry:

“At 8:50 I boarded a plane for the Big Island of Hawai’i for my long awaited vacation. After a brief delay resulting from the plane breaking down I was on my way, and arrived in Hilo around midday. One of my co-workers, Max, accompanied me on the trip. While we don’t really get along, it was great to have someone else to see the sights with, if only so that we always had someone to get our photo at the memorable spots.

After arriving in Hilo I hitch-hiked into town and spent the rest of the day exploring. It turns out Hilo is actually quite small, and it has a very “island” feel to it. While this doesn’t mean alot to anyone who hasn’t lived on an island, let’s just say it has a very relaxed and quaint atmosphere to it. The town has one main street, Kamehameha Street, along which all the cafes, tourist traps, and local markets can be found. The other side of this street was originally a shopping district, but was destroyed in a 1946 tsunami and so it now a parkland area.

I walked through all of the parkland, of which a number of pictures can be seen, before hiking 5km out of town to the hostel I would be spending the next 4 nights at. As it turns out the hostel is very well appointed and the dorm accomodations were fantastic while costing very little. I would even go so far as to say the accomodations were nicer than my current apartment in Honolulu.

In the late afternoon I checked out the coves near the hostel and came across a number of sea turtles, of which I managed to get a few good pictures of. I went out swimming with them too, coming within a metre or so of a pair as they swam around the bay.

In the evening the skies opened up and Hilo lived up to its reputation as the wettest town in Hawai’i, as it would every evening for the trip. Overall a very successful start to the trip and I looked forward to the following day’s Mauna Kea tour.”
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Photos from this trip:
1. “River inlet at Hilo’s north end”
2. “Looking out across Hilo Bay”
3. “Kamehameha Street, Hilo”
4. “Artwork inside a Hilo gallery”
5. “Wailoa Bay at the south end of Hilo”
6. “Ducks around Wailoa Bay”
7. “View of Hilo from Queen Liliuokalani gardens”
8. “Coconut Isle in Hilo Bay”
9. “Onekahakaha Bay near Arnott’s Lodge”
10. “Hawaiian Green Turtle”

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Duration : 0:1:23

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Entry from: El Nido, Philippines
Entry Title: “Greetings From El Nido, Palawan”

Entry:

“Sorry for my delay in posting an update. I am presenty in the Island Province of Palawan, specifically at the World Class El Nido Resort, Lagen Island. I arrived here on April 21 and have been having a wonderful time! Overslept a bit in Manila and almost missed my flight. Fortunately it was a chartered flight servicing El Nido guests, only, so no standby list to occupy your space. Guess they will allow employees to occupy a vacant seat if someone doesn’t show. Came here with almost no Philippine Pesos in my pocket as I could not get anyone to cash any Travelers Checks before my departure. Even the ultra-luxurious Pan Pacific Hotel had no cash to change $200 USD and the banks were closed. They have these Moneychangers all over the place, but they only accept currency. A word for all who are considering traveling to the Philippines, Travelers Checks are not always that easy to cash, so if you need to bring them, PLAN Ahead. Fortunately, most major credit cards are welcome and honored. Upon arrival to El Nido, they informed me that I didn’t need cash and could put everything on my room bill and pay on check-out. This has worked out very well as meals are included with my accomodations and there is nowhere else to eat. So all I have needed to charge is drinks at the bar and miscellaneous items at the botique. The Resort has an exclusive arrangement with a charter air service that uses 19-passenger, Dornier turbo-prop aircraft. Similar to the ones used by the smokejumpers in the USA. After a quick 1.5 hour flight from Manila, we landed at a VERY Short dirt and blacktop runway, just outside the town of El Nido. After our luggage was loaded onto the boat, we were transported, yet again, in a Banca Boat to the resort. AUpon arrival, we greeted to local folk music sung by the staff……….Kinda felt like a lei greeting in Hawaii, but was very nice.

This place is WONDERFUL! I will say that again in case you didn’t hear me……..This place is WONDERFUL! I have found true paradise in the Philippines. If I was to die today, this is where I would want it to happen. Just kidding……..I’m not ready to go just yet! The resort is Well-Maintained, Service is impecible and the staff treats you like family. They go out of their way to memorize your name and use it frequently when you are greeted while passing through the complex. There is only one downside from my perspective and it is NOT by any means a negative. The amount of and frequency of daily activities makes my head spin. Most daily activities are included with the price you paid for accomodations. Windsurfing, sea kayaking, island hopping, snorkeling, rock climbing, to name just a few. They even offer an intro SCUBA course for those who are not certified divers, free of charge. They do charge for SCUBA, but it is very reasonable. They have Guest Activities Coordinators that drop by your dinner table and work with you to schedule your next days events. No hard sell here and if you choose to do nothing, they will leave it at that. Everyday, I talk to people who come back Dog-Tired from a full day of activities and struggle to make it to dinner. Guess for some this would be an attraction, but I prefer not to overschedule my days so I can focus on relaxing.

I had planned to dive yesterday, but my ears were bothering me from my last dive on Boracay. So I opted to one of the small islands to hang around the beach and then had lunch. Following lunch, they took a boat-load of people to two famous areas of El Nido that they call Big and Small Lagoon. There we went sea-kayaking and then …”
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Photos from this trip:
1. “Day 1 – Arrival at El Nido Airport”
2. “Day 1 – Private Cove from Swimming Pool”
3. “Day 1 – Sea Cottages @ El Nido”
4. “Day 1 -El Nido, Lagen Island Straight Ahead”
5. “Day 1 View of Lagen Island Resort from The Cove”
6. “Day 2 – Big Lagoon Out to The South China Sea”
7. “Day 2 – Lagen Island from the Lunch Area”
8. “Day 2 – Luncheon Spot/Beachtime”
9. “Day 2 – View Inside Small Lagoon”
10. “Day 3 – Beachview from my Lunchtable”
11. “Day 3 – Dive Site Ahead”
12. “Day 3 – Post SCUBA Lunch Set-up”
13. “El Nido Airport Terminal”
14. “My First El Nido Sunset Picture”
15. “Nice Poolview from My Room”
16. “Poolside with Main Building in Background”
17. “Sea Cottages Up-close”
18. “WOW”

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Entry from: Papeete, French Polynesia
Entry Title: “Tahiti: La France d’outre mer”

Entry:

“Ah, the exotic South Pacific of French Polynesia. We were lured by romantic visions of iridescent, reef-protected, mesmerizingly turquoise-blue lagoons saturating beaches of sugary sand under the shadow of rugged and lush mountains, all while lusty maidens serenaded us to sweet sleep surrender… Not quite reality!

Tahiti and the nearby island of Moorea were not as idyllic as we had dreamed. Picture Hawaii (especially the outer islands), but with a heavy dose of French attitude. In spite of what we knew and what we anticipated, it still shocked us to hear French (or French pidgin at least) come from familiar Polynesian faces. As naturally as we had come to expect English in Hawaii, the French seemed foreign in this setting.

But here we were, in the middle of French Polynesia, foreigners ourselves in this new Gaugin twist of the Pacific. We immediately reaquainted ourselves with the satisfying taste of baguettes, fromage and Orangina. We even seized the opportunity to speak a few words en Francais. Like C3PO robotically translating R2D2′s electronic beeps, Reza tried to convey Cheryl’s wishes, but he was thwarted and rebuffed, too slow for a short patience audience. Fortunately, English is widely spoken.

Rude, curt attitudes, uncomfortably long stares, and widespread line-cutting throughout our short stays in Papeete and the scenic island of Moorea, 30 minutes away by ferry, frequently jolted us from our idyllic South Pacific dream. To add insult to injury, Tahiti is expensive: c’est trop cher! So you pay dearly for this rudeness, and c’est dommage. No romantic over-water bungalow on this trip, nor could we squeeze in an extra trip to Bora-Bora. We had to save something to bring us back and what’s more, either luxury would have required us to forsake our European plans. Bottom line: pad your savings accounts before you come to Tahiti, and better yet, consider an overpriced cruise to save you from exorbitant prices on shore. If the food and accomodations don’t deplete your savings, the plethora of Tahitian black pearls certainly will!

This whole trip we’ve encircled Hawaii like a shark, underwhelmed by our tropical destinations in comparison to the 50th state. Hawaii is not in the South Pacific, but luckily for our friends who live there, it offers almost everything we’ve seen. Sure, the water is cooler, not as protected by near-shore reefs and as turquoise-blue; and you’ll find it more difficult to climb mountains while gripping for dear life on the back of an officially licensed “Le Truck”, but it can be just as quaint and exotic outside Honolulu, minus all the hustle and hassles south of the equator. People are friendlier, costs are (relatively) cheaper, and a world of conveniences is within easy reach. For those of you allured by romantic visions of the South Pacific, here’s our black pearl of wisdom: give the Hawaiian Islands a try first, and if an outer island isn’t remote enough, try the Cook Islands next. You’ll find less cultural shoals to run you aground. If you’re in need of more adventure to drain you sense and sensibility, then head for China!”
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Photos from this trip:
1. “-Moorea Reef”
2. “-Can you spot the Sheraton bungalows?”
3. “-Cook’s Bay, Moorea”
4. “-Two bays and a mountain”
5. “-Ramp to the sharks”
6. “-Sea of blue”
7. “-Look what we saw in the water…”
8. “-Overwater bungalow”
9. “-Tahitian sunset”

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Opaekaa Falls Kauai
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- Kauai, Hawaii, United States

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So you’re yearning for a vacation. You start imagining how wonderful it would be to go on a cruise through the Bahamas, or to stay at a 5-star resort in Europe. Then you think how much fun it would be if your friends came along. You start pricing it out online, and slowly you begin to see your vacation plans dwindle away when you learn how much it will all cost and how much planning and coordinating is involved for you and your fellow travelers.

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