family travel
Review of Ritz Carlton Maui – Kapalua Bay – The Grounds
The joy of a beautiful week on Maui at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua Bay still lingers in my head, the beautiful resort offering a nice balance between native lands, preserved beaches and developed areas.
Kapoho Vacation Rental Review
In this video blog, I take you on a tour of the Kapoho Ocean Villa that we rented in the Puna District on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Where the road ends in Hawaii
We have spent the last few days on the Big Island of Hawaii, on what we are affectionately calling the sunny side of the rainy side. That feeling of remoteness is both a positive and a negative.
Hiking a Volcano
This is the four mile hike into the Kileua Iki Crater at Volcano’s National Park in Hawaii. I took the hike with six people aged 5 to 60 and I highly recommend it to experience the rain forest and the volcano floor. It is appropriate for children if you educate them to the two major dangers, the hill edges going into the caldera as well as the steam vents on the crater floor.
Travel choices
In preparing for our trip to Orlando, it was the first destination where I was presented with more earth-friendly options for the trip. From the car rental companies proudly displaying their eco-logos on car options to the Florida Lodging program that I wrote about previously,
Combining Luxury with Action – The Swan and Dolphin
I did take on some serious discussions and research into the environmental practices of the tourism business in the Orlando market.
Saving the Disney Tree Houses
One of the original hotel concepts at Walt Disney World was the Village Tree Houses. It was a clever way to draw guests to a more out of the way spot with a unique hotel concept. Tree houses have such a compelling pull to our childhoods, there are few people who haven’t at one time [...]
