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  • MondayMural | Found on Big Island, Hawaii

    Murals from Hawaii These are some murals that were found at the visitor center at Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park in Big Island, Hawaii. These ceramic murals take us back to ancient Hawaii, bits and parts of Polynesian history and showcase the flora you see on the archipelago....
  • To Happy Hawaii-days!*

    Tropical Islands in the middle of the great Pacific. Where the land is a happy picture of green rainforests, black lava rocks, black and red-sand beaches, not to mention the white sands. There’s even a salt-and pepper-beach. Men and women attired in colourful clothes with big floral prints or...
  • Hawaiian Sands: Black Sand Beach, Salt and Pepper Beach…

    I had only heard about black sand beaches, now I got to see one. Quite a visual treat it was. I’d say that the black sand is another must-see on Big Island (apart from the volcanoes and lava tube). In my previous post on our Big Island Volcano tour, I...
  • Volcano tour on Hawaii’s Big Island

    The highlight of my Hawaii Holiday was making it to Volcanoes National Park on Big Island. How could we go to Hawaii and not see a bit of the volcanic activity that this place is so famous for? As we were flying into Kona airport on Big Island, I...
  • Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical park

    Some lessons in Hawaiian Culture

    It was our first full day on Big Island, HI. What we had planned for the day was a Hawaiian culture tour on the west coast of the island: A visit to Hulihe’e Palace, which was the summer palace of the nobles (now a museum), see Pu’uhonua O Honaunau...
  • Anything to beat Hawaii?*

    Aloha my dear readers, Another wedding anniversary came and went. This one, we thought should be marked with a holiday because it was anniversary 5. It wasn’t a so-called romantic holiday as you would think it to be, as we had a little one with us and honestly, we...
  • Meteorite Impact Crater, Winslow, AZ

    Meteor Crater: A mind-blowing ‘Crash Site’ out in the Desert

    Come, see what happened when a fiery meteorite crashed onto the earth at a speed of 26,000 mph >>...
  • Monastery Beach, Carmel, CA

    Monastery Beach: So Alluring yet so Forboding!

    How is it that one of the prettiest beaches in California is one of the most dangerous ones, too? What to know before you go, (Very Important!)...
  • Shasta Caverns

    Shasta Lake Caverns –  A Treasure Trove of Rock Formations

    You’ve seen a lot of rock formations here on Tipsy from the TRIP. From ones crafted by volcanic activity to ones carved by glaciers and ones exposed by wind and water erosion, you’ve seen several. Now you will see rocks weathered by chemicals to form some amazing natural sculptures...
  • Thurston Lava Tube

    A walk through Thurston Lava Tube

    How about I take you into Thurston Lava Tube, today? Also called the NaHuku, this lava tube lies in the Volcanic National Park in Big Island, Hawaii. We visited this national park a few years ago and I was so fascinated by the things I saw and learnt while...
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