Lonely planet describes the Puna district as:
“the fastest growing district in the state, and home prices have doubled and even tripled since the late 1990’s. Most newcomers are mainlanders, many of whom are gay. It’s a maverick district, well represented by hippies, Hawaiian sovereignty activists, and pakalolo [marijuana] growers”.
(It also makes mention of Puna being [...]
Things as simple as getting drinking water, cooking dinner, and watching a movie are very different events where we are in Hawaii. And although it can be debilitating and very isolated at times, we do enjoy a certain element of thought and strategy which is necessary to function every day.
PowerWhen the sun don’t shine, we [...]
A day at the beach on the south eastern part of the Big Island of Hawaii isn’t much like any day at any beach you could imagine.
For starters, beaches have a very different meaning here. The word “beach” usually conjures up images of beautiful hot sand leading down and into the water, sunbathers [...]
Having grown up in the most multi-cultural city in the world, I lived amongst people of all races and creeds, beliefs and backgrounds. It was not uncommon to walk down the street and hear numerous different languages as smells of varying cuisines wafted towards me. In highschool, I was actually a minority as a [...]
In my haste to publish our last post on things we miss, I forgot some key amenities and luxuries we really miss:
ICEWith a fridge and no freezer, making lovely drinks with ice is something we miss. Or chilling lovely drinks with ice. Or just plain having ice.
ICE CREAMThis follows ice closely, and we possibly miss [...]
Being as remotely located as we are, we haven’t had a chance to sample some of the local Hawaiian fare as much as we’d like. But slowly and surely, we’re getting around to it.
Even besides prepared foods, we are being exposed to lots of new foods here in Hawaii; some of it indigenous to [...]
Just before Chris left Hawaii to visit his family in Boston for Christmas, Kelly & I asked him what he looks forward to doing at home most. Immediately and almost reactionarily, he responded with “I can’t wait to play Halo 3”. Rick looked quizzically at him. He certainly didn’t know what Halo is, and I’ll [...]
Okay, another quick shout out for a website that I am regularly writing for that’s right up my alley: Vagabondish.
My first article appears here, and there should be a fairly regular stream to come in the next week or so. Check it out!
What constitutes “adventure”, really? Is an adventure fun at the time? When you’re in the thick of it, do you see it as an adventure? Or….torture?
I wonder if adventures are really just awful and unpredictable experiences, which, when the ordeals are over with and alcohol has been consumed to dull the ache, are viewed [...]
I’ve been found!
NuNomad, a website dedicated to living and working abroad found me online and did a feature profile on my Professional Hobo lifestyle!
Check it out here when you get a chance. It looks pretty good if I do say so myself!
