Souvenir gifting is often “a hit or miss” practice.
When a friend brings back a travel souvenir for me (and it’s not edible or chosen with my personality in mind), it can sometimes feel like, well,… junk! Likewise, I know there are times that I can be a “souvenir junk” gifter too! Perhaps I might occasionally nail a person’s personality with a souvenir; but most often, my gift souvenirs are flawed upon purchase. The reason?

I’m going to talk about something I have a passion for and I still consider it travel… DANCE! Sometimes, I wonder if dancers don’t make the best travelers… Their home is the stage, the bar or the body… there is no color or country…

In lieu of Valentine’s Day, today’s post is about the language of Sarang-he (Korean for “Love”) and what better way to do it, than through the typical Korean soap drama! K-dramas have been the recent rage that’s been spreading across the globe with Asian countries and places like Hawaii.

My first camel riding adventure did not take place in Morocco, Egypt or Mongolia… it took place last year in India! Deep in the Rajasthan region where the environment is arid and hot, you can see these Quasimodo animals as native to the region as cows pulling wagons.

Located on the outskirts of Pai (Thailand) is Suntichon Village, also referred to as the Chinese Village. The village is a small cultural site… Video is of the ferris wheel.

by Christine Ka’aloa

Aside from canoe paddling, surf boarding, and lei giving, Hawaii’s mystique and “Island Style” juggles other exotic mixtures like SPAM culture, luaus, playing fireworks and the ability to Li Hing everything. Visitors have it right when they feel Hawaii to be its own country- it practically is…
Hawaii’s multi-cultural  island tradition
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Obama, the “Hawaii Kid” and State-wide fireworks spell one thing- spending the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Hawaii.

Swayambhunath Stupa (aka Monkey Temple) is claimed to be over 2,000 years old, is a famous pilgrimage site for many devout Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal.

Waiting in the airport for my trip to Thailand with a bunch of nerves and realizing a grrrl traveling survival tool is to remember inspiration.