I’ve heard it said that Hawaii doesn’t have a great cuisine and that truly good eats demand big bucks, but we had no trouble eating our way around the Big Island, and on a budget too. In short: local fruit & gourmet sandwiches (plus sweets, of course). And if you want all the delicious details, here they are:
So as luck would have it, we are planning a little escape in January. We fell in love with Hawaii last year and were determined to return. This time to the big rock, the island of Hawaii itself. It is home to one of the most active volcanos on the planet, which has been bubbling [...]
Here’s a compilation of the coziest, most unique places I’ve ever laid my head to rest on my travels. The best HOSTEL: Hosteling International in Husey, Iceland PRICE: $20/night (private room), horse back riding additional This one farm ‘town’ is barely a dot on the map. It’s enveloped in fog and feels like the end [...]
1. Vintage Hula Girl postcards (or quality reproductions) 2. Premium Maui Gold natural cane sugar from Mana Foods organic market in Paia 3. Locally grown Kona coffee (we bought the Lion brand because of the awesome packaging) 4. Hawaiian Host dark chocolate-covered Macadamia nuts. The best deals on bulk packages of this stuff are at K-Mart [...]
For the first week we settled Paia, on Maui’s north shore, a one-intersection hippy/surfer town. Cute bars + restaurants, overpriced organic groceries and an amazing surfing beach nearby (Ho’okipa). Our place was in a residential neighbourhood, on a dirt road. A fully equipped little apartment with a garden and bbq. The perk: the location made us feel like locals. Talk to laid-back Mike about renting….
Perhaps all you need to have a good time in Maui is a bathing suit & a sunny disposition.
The North shore, where we spent most of our time, is famous for it’s surfing beaches and
thus wind, so bring a scarf or light jacket for evenings and hair clips for keeping hair out
of your face (makes for better pictures). If you plan on climbing up to Haleakala volcano,
I’d recommend a parka (not kidding! it’s around zero degrees).
Here’s a fresh batch of down-tempo beauties to roll-down your windows to andcruise along windy Hawaiian highways… 1. Bonobo – Black Sands 2. Four Tet – Angel Echoes 3. Blonde Redhead – Here Sometimes 4. Tycho – Sunrise Projector 5. [...]
