Yesterday, we rented a car and drove around the island. They upgraded us to a convertible. Very fun. We saw a Japanese temple, beautiful landscapes, and lovely beaches. Mary loves the color of the water here. We don’t have photos of everything fun that we did. But there was...

I think it is easy to fantasize about the places we are traveling or about a life of travel to exotic places. But they are only exotic to some. To natives, they are merely home. It is easy when writing a travel blog to set up the perfect shot...

I like flags. I was surprised to see one here that I did not know. I first saw it like this. Later, I learned that this is the flag of Hawaii. Not the state but the State. Hawaii was a sovereign nation, with a sovereign, King Kamehameha. This statue...

It must be Hawaii. Well, it’s been a whirlwind first 48 hours in Hawaii. We’re many hours behind mainland time and sleeping 9-6 from jet lag. I’m hoping things slow down a little soon, so I have time to write more. Thanks for following!

We’re off to Hawaii. I remember as a kid being fascinated by the notion that a word could mean both hello and goodbye: aloha in Hawaiian. Different languages have different ways of making sense of the world, and I think this notion that hello and goodbye are related is...