March 2021 Diamond Head State Monument – Oahu, Hawaii Diamond Head State Monument is an extremely popular destination for Oahu visitors as it is not a long hike that affords hikers an awesome view of Honolulu. Here is a good example of the impact of …

March 2021 Haleakala National Park – Maui, Hawaii The crown jewel of Maui – the grand volcano Haleakala! It is known for the spectacular sunrises and sunsets – when I mentioned Maui as a trip to someone that had been, the first thing they say …

December 2020 Due to the COVID quarantine, I am creating rough draft, “off the shelf” travel itineraries for when travel resumes normal operations so we do not waste any time getting out and exploring! Costa Rica popped up on my “rough draft” list because this country …

June 2018 Sierra Negra – Isabela, Galapagos One of the prominent things about the Galapagos Islands is high dense of volcanoes. The excursion for this first half of today was up to Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela. Typically, the excursion extends to the neighboring volcano, …