Author: CD Damitio
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Five Jaw Dropping Beautiful Beaches on Oahu
Oahu is an island in Hawaii, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that there are amazing beaches here – but even knowing that Hawaii is paradise and exists in this perfect…
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Night Train from Istanbul to Bulgaria
If a Turkish night train sounds dangerous to you, you might want to consider getting some travel insurance from World Nomads before you begin your cheap trip to the Balkans
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Korean Bathhouses – The Wonderful World of Jjimjilbang
The best thing about Korea is the jinjabongs. I know, best is a word that one shouldn’t really use when writing about world travel since it’s such a subjective word,…
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Pearl City, Waimalu, and Aiea Neighborhoods – Sugar, Sports and Military
Most visitors to Oahu end up making at least one trip into the Pearl City, Waimalu, and Aiea neighborhoods – they do so when they visit Pearl Harbor. Another reason…
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Five Great Kids Activities on Oahu
There are no shortage of great things to do on Oahu. When you visit Hawaii, it’s perfectly fine to bring the kids with you and most activitives are great for…
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Sevilla – The Flower of Spanish Beauty and Culture #fridayflashback
Seville, Spain is incredibly beautiful. I’m very happy to be here even though finding a place to stay seems to be a bit of a challenge. If I had the…
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Five Ono (Delicious) Local Hawaii Restaurants to Enjoy on Oahu
The Hawaiian word for delicious is ‘Ono’. There are no shortage of ono restaurants in Hawaii and most of them are located in Honolulu or on the island of Oahu.…
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#flashbackfriday Wicklow and Glendalough – Old English Ladies, the Loch Ness Monster, and St. Kevin
Glendalough gets its name from the Irish language. Gleann dá locha literally means the ‘Glen of the two lakes’.
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Downtown Honolulu – Financial District and Court Street Mall
Downtown Honolulu often gets overlooked by visitors to Oahu. It’s not surprising given that there are so many great places to visit when you come to Hawaii. Most visitors come…
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Three Amazing Snorkel Spots on Oahu in Hawaii
Hawaii is filled with great spots to surf and snorkel, dive and hike. In fact, there are so many great snorkel spots on Oahu that it’s easy to miss the…
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Kadikoy – A Trip to Istanbul’s Asian Side – Flashback Friday
Istanbul is the only city in the world that sits in both Asia and Europe.
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Five Beautiful Hikes on Oahu not Too Far from Honolulu
There are no shortage of amazing hikes on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. While the main tourist routes tend to be teeming with busloads of visitors – if you want…
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I Dream of Maui – Island of Valleys and Whales
Maui is one of those places it would be easy to stay forever – ust rip up your return ticket and never look back. Maui is slightly larger than Oahu…
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Traveling Across Canada by Foot and Thumb – Arcadia, Quebec, the Great Lakes, the Prarie, the Canadian Rockies, and British Columbia
I’ve been a lot of beautiful places in this big, beautiful world, but few of them compare with the splendor of the Canadian Rockies.
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Hitching Across Canada – Black Flies, Freezing Weather, and Near Death Experience
Hitching in Canada is safe but you run the risk of being left out in the prairie for a cold cold night.
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Manoa Neighborhood and the University of Hawai’i
Hidden just a bit off the beaten path from most visitors is the Manoa Neighborhood which houses such treasures as Manoa Falls, the Manoa Heritage Center, Lyon Arboretum, and the…
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Contemporary Hawaiian Religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Mormonism, and more…
Hawaii is very different from anywhere else in the United States of America. This is not just true in the climate (60-90 F, year-round), the population demographics (only majority Asian…
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Casablanca Morocco – Much more than just Rick’s Cafe #slideshowsaturday
Casablanca is famous for the movie, and most espeically for Rick’s Cafe. I admit it – it was one of the first places I visited when I got there. At…
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The Fez Medina in Morocco #flashbackfriday
From 2009 to 2013, Morocco was home for me. While I didn’t live in Fez for all of my time in Morocco (only about six months) it was the closest…
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Kaimuki Neighborhood – Waikiki’s Hip Neighbor
Waikiki is an incredibly fun place, but one complaint that I’ve often heard is that it lacks ‘authenticity’. I don’t agree, because while it is indeed touristic, commericial, and manicured…
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A Note on Changes from 2001 to 2019 on Oahu in Chinatown and Elsewhere
I love Oahu. Have no doubt about it – this island is one of my favorite places in the world – but, unfortunately, there have been some negative changes from…
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