I’ve been missing my hiking days back home just a little bit, so I’ve decided to write this blog post about one of my favorite waterfall hikes back home on Oahu: Likeke Falls. Continue reading “Likeke Falls: One of Oahu’s Secret Waterfall Hikes”
Pirates’ Cove: My New Favorite Southern California Beach
I absolutely love beaches. When you find one that you like, it becomes the perfect place to escape from the crowds, the stress, and the worries of life. It becomes an amazing getaway, just like the beach I wrote about in my very first post. However, even though I’ve gone to school in Southern California for around a year now, I still hadn’t found my perfect getaway beach. Until now.
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10 Reasons to Study Abroad
A year ago today, I was at LAX, boarding a plane to Switzerland to start my amazing eight-month study abroad experience. I know this is going to sound cliché, but this was the most life-changing experience I’ve had thus far. I definitely think people should take the opportunity to do so, and so here are ten reasons to study abroad.
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5 Cool Travel Blogs to Check Out
Obviously, I’m still pretty new at this whole travel blogging thing. I mean, I love doing it, but I still have a lot to improve on. A LOT. To try to learn how to get better, I’ve been reading a bunch of travel blogs and online magazines, and here are a few of my favorites.
I Got Bitten by a Vampire at Cape Breton Island. Twice.
It was July 18, 2017, and we had just docked at Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. We headed on the bus – all four of us – with several others and our guides, Claude and – well, I don’t remember what the other one’s name was. I only remember Claude, because he was telling us all a bunch of lies, like how the trees in Nova Scotia turn blue in the fall or that he met Charles de Gaulle and he was nearly seven feet tall. Lies.
After an hour and a half of Claude and what’s-his-name’s nonsense, we reached our destination: the trailhead to Uisage Ban Falls.
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The Greek Festival of Honolulu: A Festival of the Gods
Hawaii is always described as a melting pot of different cultures, but, let’s be real, it’s always thought of as a melting pot of Asian cultures. I’ve even written quite a bit about the influence of the Asian cultures in Hawaii in my posts on Chinatown and the Japanese Byodo-In Temple. However, there are other cultures in Hawaii that, while they have smaller populations, have an influential presence, like the Greeks. Just this past weekend, Honolulu’s annual Greek Festival took place at Ala Moana Beach Park, and, as precedented by years past, my family and I stopped by.
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