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TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME

March 21, 2023 by

Travel magic starts with the right song. Too often we hear it later and think how good it would have been. It’s the right song after the fact, the song you’d choose in a do-over of where you’ve been. But when it hits right, you know it.

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TRAVEL BLOGGERS START AT HOME

March 20, 2023 by

Travel bloggers come in all shapes and sizes. They’re not all baby boomers reminding others not to litter in new places. “Put your gum in a tissue and drop it in a garbage can, not throw it out the car window.” But they all bring a sense of obsession about where they are at any […]

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KOLOA SURPRISES KEEP HAPPENING? YES THEY DO

March 19, 2023 by

Koloa surprises are different than the usual Hawaiian happiness? As if Kauai island needs more to keep it interesting. No snakes, gators, or bugs are all a welcome surprise. But there’s more.

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WHALE WATCHING VISION NOT SO CLEAR, BUT

March 18, 2023 by

This is the whale watching spot from the lighthouse on the east side of Kauai. It’s the exact same spot where my party watched whales. Momma whale jumped up. Baby whale jumped up. Me? I jumped up, too. But too late.

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GRAND CANYON KAUAI vs GRAND HYATT KAUAI

March 17, 2023 by

The Grand Canyon of anywhere is a place I want to see. From the Columbia Gorge in Oregon, the Colorado River Gorge in Arizona, or Mt. St. Helens in Washington, I’ve got a new grand. But you’ve got to get up early to see the Waimea Canyon; not so early for the Grand Hyatt.

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FERAL WILDLIFE ON LAND AND SEA

March 16, 2023 by

Feral wildlife has not run amok. Just ask Surf Chicken. It’s his beach, his island. Not yours.

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BEACH LIGHTHOUSE AT WORK FOR SAFER SEAS

March 15, 2023 by

A beach lighthouse is essential for ocean swimmers. It’s also important for goofy people trying to catch a wave on a boogie board surrounded by surfers. And drifting further down and further down on a current. Then there’s the power swim to shore. Or else.

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SHOWING UP vs BEING PRESENT

March 14, 2023 by

Showing up means being present? Not today. It means being ready, being there, right there, right where you planned on being. Is that where you are? Right now? If not, why not?

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN THREE PARTS

March 13, 2023 by

Civil disobedience arrived the night I was standing in front of an Army barracks listening to an order from a captain. “First Platoon report.” I was the leader of the fourth platoon during a middle of the night fire drill where things didn’t go well. “Fourth platoon, report.”

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WRITE SOMETHING WORTH READING, DO SOMETHING WORTH WRITING ABOUT

March 12, 2023 by

‘Write something’ is the alarm clock for every writer, Daylight Savings Time or not. What that ‘something’ might be? That’s the challenge. Everyone who has taken an English class, had an English segment, or passed a love note, has done it. But not you? Here’s my favorite writing lash:

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