Hawaii

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Visiting the Valley of the Priests

Hawaii’s north shore is legendary for frighteningly tall waves and daredevil surfers. The crowds that come to watch join competitors filling the town with color and noise. During the off-season, it’s another place entirely. There’s a quiet grace in this verdant corner of the world. The docks hold fishing boats of mostly the sporting kind and you can even dive with Galapagos Sharks not far from the channel mouth – in a cage that is. Local kids dodge paddle boarders as they jump off the small town bridge to cool off in the waters below.

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Romantic activities for the more adventurous

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and love is in the air.  Both couples and singles are looking to make this day something special.  Of course, romance doesn't have to revolve around V-Day only.  All sorts of things can prompt the need to take some time out of our schedules and find someplace romantic to be.  Many places come to mind when speaking of romance - Niagara Falls, Hawaii, the Caribbean

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Have you had your plate lunch today?

As you know from yesterday, I'm traveling to Hawaii in a few weeks, so I'm digging in to some of the history behind the food there. Today I'm looking at something simply called "plate lunch." Again, it's a local take on meat and potatoes that reflects the fact that Hawaii is largely influenced by the Asian immigrants who came to work during the sugar and banana plantation rush.

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It isn't summer without shave ice

Shave Ice. No, I did not mis-type that, it's not "shaved ice," it's shave ice. Every area of the world has regional food specialties that, even in today's Internet-connected world, most of the rest of the world hasn't heard of. I'm heading to Hawaii in a few weeks, and one of my favorite things to get there that I have never seen anywhere else in the world is this treat.

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