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MAUI: Life’s a Beach
First stop: Malu’aka Beach near Makena SUNDAY, FINALLY, WAS BEACH DAY. My daughter Zoë and I drove down to Maui’s famous south shore beaches and I saw what, for most people, Hawaii is all about. Not adorable little cottages, or … Continue reading
Posted in HAWAII, TRAVEL
Tagged Big Beach, Kihei, Little Beach, Makena, Malu'aka, Maui, poke, snorkeling, state park, Wailea
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LANA’I: Day Trippers
En route to Lana’i, Maui receding SOMETIMES I LIKE TO GO PLACES just to see what’s there, and an island rising mysteriously out of the Pacific mists begs to be explored. On Sunday, my daughter and I took a 9:15 … Continue reading
Posted in HAWAII, TRAVEL
Tagged convict tangs, Dole, Four Seasons, Hulopo'e Bay, L'anai, Lana'i City, Lana'i Hotel, Maui, Norfolk pines, Pele's Other Garden, plantation cottages, snorkeling
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MAUI: Upcountry Ramble
YESTERDAY BEGAN AT 3:45AM — that was necessary in order to hit the road by 4:15, to make the sunrise over Haleakala, the otherworldly volcanic crater that occupies much of Maui’s bottom half, at 6:28. It’s a one-hour trip from … Continue reading
MAUI: Back Streets of Lahaina
I’M ON A DOT in the middle of the Pacific – specifically, the island of Maui in America’s most exotic state, where bananas grow on street trees, children dance the hula, and people greet you with a singsong ‘aloha’ instead … Continue reading
Posted in HAWAII, ROAD TRIPS, TRAVEL
Tagged Baldwin House, banyan tree, Extended Horizons, Front Street, Lahaina, Lahaina Coolers, Longhi's, Maui, Old Lahaina Book Emporium, Plantation Inn
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No vember
WHEN I WAS ABOUT 9, my uncle taught me this ditty: No birds No bees No flowers No trees No wonder…November. I still find it amusing, even though it’s not true. The goldfinches are still at the thistle feeder. I … Continue reading
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Tagged angelina, B&B, catmint, cimicifuga, cottage, lambs ear, Ligne Roset, lirope, Maui, moving, Nakashima, Phildelphia, pied a terre, Prospect Heights, Queen Village, rhododendrons, sarcococca, sedum, storage, vintage
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