Kauai Travel Blog

I’m in Burma, called Myanmar since 1989.   I switch back and forth between the two names … old-school geography lessons are hard to...

This is a Big-one.  Wow,  I made it to Laos.  Cool. Properly called:  Lao Peoples Democratic Republic.  LPDR The thing that first...

With great trepidation, I jump to India. It’s time for me to explore this enigma. This giant. After employing hundreds of Indian...

Wow, Now I’m traveling. I step into ‘real’ Arabia. The feeling is authentic. Everywhere I hear the music of the Oud (a guitar like...

A cluster of tiny islands, a million miles from everything. The 118 islands that comprise this French collective are about as-far from...

Back in the good old Us of A !!! Such a strange way to enter the US. Coming in the back-door. Flying from Apia, Samoa into Honolulu is...

Talofa !! Welcome. Another beautiful South Pacific island. Each share a common history, culture and language; but yet each stands alone....

Back to Nadi. After missing a flight here a few weeks ago, I’m back! This time killing a few hours until my flight to Tavenui – a...

Now I’m off the grid. Most people couldn’t even tell you where this island nation is. Heck – its not even on most maps. Stepping from the...

15 days on the North Island. Packing in their nature wonderland and culture. They have it all. So many many adventures here it’s...

I arrive in Port Vila after a challenging transfer from the Solomon’s and a missed flight out of Fiji…... First World Problems are the...

Air Niugini - a PNG (Papua New Guinea) airline expanding to these islands Island time. They have overloaded my Fokker 100 departing from...

I added a quick pass through Singapore because of its World-class reputation. Its proven to be a bit of an enigma for me. On one hand; ...

I decided it was haircut day. taking directions from the hotel desk, I set off. A taxi ride to the supermarket, third floor salon. ...

I suffer from FOMO - Fear of missing out. I’ve landed in Bali today. It’s been a long day of airports, transfers and immigration lines. ...

The small ally’s and streets of Hanoi’s old quarter feel like a different country than everywhere I’ve visited in Vietnam. Authentic,...

Day 3 I’m the first in the camp to rise again. How fortunate. I sit alone by the steam, listening to the echo of the birds all around me,...

Next day. Morning breakfast - Great food again. Off for 3 caves today. All require swimming. After a short mountain jungle hike, we swim...

Day 1 Three days of caving, climbing, camping, trekking, swimming in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park with Oxalis tours. A lesson of a...