Hawaii’s weather can be quite changeable … particularly here on Maui where little micro-climates can occur in many different parts of the island. When it rains here, it really rains. I took this photo from our deck at about 7:30 this morning … sheets of rain were just thundering down. After it stopped, I went…
In my former life, I had occasion to travel to American Samoa and to the nearby independent nation of Samoa, then called Western Samoa. The islands that comprise both Samoas are about a five-hour flight south of Hawaii. Both are lovely and delightfully tropical. And both offer a seemingly endless number of cultural idiosyncrasies –…
In all the years I’ve traveled, I’ve never bothered to lock my suitcase. For one thing, I seldom check a bag and, for another, I’m always afraid I’ll lose one of those tiny little keys. And, of course, I never bother locking my suitcase once I’m in a hotel room. If, like my wife, you…
I have started another blog which includes personal comments and observations, leaving this site more specifically focused on travel in general and train travel in particular.I do invite you to visit Smatter of Opinion. Your comments are welcome, as always.