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How to Hike Diamond Head Crater in Oahu, Hawaii

12. May 2010

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How to Hike Diamond Head Crater in Oahu, Hawaii

When sitting on the beaches of Waikiki, it’s almost impossible to miss the hulking volcanic crater that rises to your left as you stare out into the ocean. The crater was given the name “Leahi” by local natives for the crater’s ridge-line as it appears to be similar to a tuna’s dorsal fin. [...]

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Why You Should Avoid Learning to Surf at Waikiki Beach

28. April 2010

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Why You Should Avoid Learning to Surf at Waikiki Beach

As a kid, I loved when my parents gave me some quarters so I could spend some time at the local arcade on the Jersey Shore. One of the better arcade games was to pick up the foam baton from ‘Whac-a-Mole’ and beat down the heads of the moles popping out of their holes. [...]

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5 Delicious Restaurants in Samara, Costa Rica

14. April 2010

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5 Delicious Restaurants in Samara, Costa Rica

The ‘tico‘ town of Samara is a wonderful little beach town situated on the Nicoya peninsula. Samara is highly considered by tourists and locals alike, as a strong local (tico) town even though there are a few small tourist hotels scattered throughout the town. The restaurants in the area do offer the platos [...]

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5 New Jersey Shore Beach Towns Loved by Bennys

17. March 2010

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5 New Jersey Shore Beach Towns Loved by Bennys

For those living on the Jersey Shore, there is one thing we hate about our summer other than traffic on the Garden State Parkway. The invasion of “Bennys”. Don’t know the acronym? It’s what we Jersey Shore residents call the muscular, gel-spiked, sunglass-at-night males and the orange colored, huge chested, and skimpy cladded [...]

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Yoga, Surfing, and Travel with Chanelle Sladics

10. March 2010

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Yoga, Surfing, and Travel with Chanelle Sladics

Chanelle Sladics is professional snowboarder and surfer raised in Newport Beach, California that has traveled the world for competitions. She’s had podium finishes in major venues such as the Winter X Games, the Winter Dew Tour, the Roxy Chicken Jam and continues to dominate. I had the opportunity to catch up with her [...]

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Heli-Hiking in North America

27. January 2010

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Heli-Hiking in North America

Why drive to a popular hiking trail head to only park your car in a crowded lot when you can take a helicopter to a remote hiking area in the mountains? The problem for heli-skiing operators is how to keep earning revenue after winter and early spring seasons. Heli-hiking brings the best of both worlds [...]

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10 Great Tips for Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro

20. January 2010

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10 Great Tips for Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro

This is a guest post by Dave and Deb of ThePlanetD.com. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was one of the most memorable experiences of our life. It gave such a sense of pride standing on the roof of Africa. We had just made [...]

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Cleveland, Ohio: Our Food and Drink Gastronomical Tour

7. January 2010

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Cleveland, Ohio: Our Food and Drink Gastronomical Tour

Cleveland not only rocks the music scene – as this city houses the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – but it also rocks the food and drink world in the midwestern United States. The city has dealt with a huge decline in the steel and heavy machinery industries but a majority of these buildings [...]

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10 Airline Passengers I Want To Punch In The Face

23. December 2009

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I’m really not an aggressive person – even though I’m an Aries and have dark red-hair – but there are a few types of airline passengers that drive me insane. This is a list of ten stereotypical airline passengers that I can’t stand and would love to knock some sense into them, if it [...]

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Fumbling My Way Through France

18. December 2009

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A ‘best worst travel story’ guest post by travel writer Candice Walsh from CandiceDoesTheWorld.com.
This story is my travel shame. I hesitated to tell anyone about this event for months, because not only do I look like an idiot, but I look like an idiot who picks on people with disabilities.

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