Author: CD Damitio
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Vagobond in Big Bear Lake #saturdayslideshow
I’m in my childhood hometown of Big Bear Lake, California.
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#FlashbackFriday #vanlife on Oahu in 2004
This is the story of me living in a van on Oahu in 2004. You can read a bit about it in a letter I wrote to the Honolulu Advertiser…
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Amazon Falling on Good News
The markets are looking for any excuse they can find to bring us into the long expected next recession. There is no better proof of that than yesterday’s bizarre news…
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Kahala Neighborhood – Old Money, Presidents, Descendents, and CEOs
The Sony Open is being played right now (and every January) at the Waialae Country Club in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kahala on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It’s…
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10 Things to See in the Louvre – Saturday Slideshow
On my first trip to Paris, I went to the Louvre – saw the huge line of people waiting to go into the glass pyramid and said “Forget this, I’d…
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The Derinkuyu Underground City in Cappadocia – Flashback Friday
In 2012, we took a trip back to Turkey from Morocco to see friends and visit places we hadn’t had the opportunity to visit when we worked there as teachers…
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Top Five Delicious Hawaii Tourist Traps on Oahu
There are no shortage of delicious treats hidden away on Oahu and yes, many of them are tourist traps designed to capture Hawaii tourist dollars by getting you in the…
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Ted’s Bakery at Sunset Beach on Oahu’s North Shore
The North Shore of Oahu is known mostly for surfing but there are those who head there just for the Chocolate Haupia Pie from Ted’s Bakery too. While the North…
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Exploring China and Making Friends with Terracotta Warriors and Panda Bears – Xian, Chengdu, Kunming – Flashback Friday
After I had climbed the heavenly mountain in Shangxi, I left from Tai Shan a changed man. Looking back, I can see that there was something different about me –…
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Hanauma Bay – Oahu’s #1 Snorkel Spot – See Hawaii Underwater
No trip to Oahu is complete without a visit to Hanauma Bay on the south shore of this beautiful Hawaiian Island. Whether you are going to snorkel or simply look…
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The Shrimp Ponds and Food Trucks of Kuhuku on Oahu, Hawaii
In ancient times, Hawaiians harvested more than 2-million pounds of fish and shellfish each year – much of that came from fishponds. It’s estimated that there were more than 750…
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The Polynesian Hostel Beach Club in Waikiki – Slideshow Saturday
In 2001, I came to Hawaii with $100 and no plan. Through good fortune and good luck, I somehow became the manager of the most rocking backpacker hostel in Waikiki.…
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Climbing Tai Shan / Mt. Tai in Shandong China – Friday Flashback
One of the young artists I met in Beijing had told me that there was a legend that anyone who climbed the Great Wall of China would be a hero.…
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Kaneohe Town, Kaneohe Bay, and Marine Corps Base Hawaii at K-Bay
One of the prettiest places in the Hawaiian Islands – and thus anywhere in the world – is Kaneohe Bay on the Windward Side of Oahu – oppossite Honolulu. I’m…
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The Kings and Queens of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Hawaii has a rich history of conquest, betrayal, love, adventure and romance. That history doesn’t start with the coming of Europeans or even with the uniting of the Hawaiian Islands…
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I was a Homeless Guy in China – Flashback Friday
Back in 2000, just when the dot-com crash was happening – I quit my job at a company called Tech Planet, bought a VW van for $150, moved out of…
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Predictions for 2019
I have a number of predictions for 2019. They are worth considering in any event. First a fun one – I think that in 2019, celebrity stock and crypto traders…
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The Downtown Honolulu Historic District
Starting in Chinatown and then heading towards Waikiki on King Street from Honolulu Will bring you through our financial district (just a couple of blocks, but we’re still proud of…
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Happy New Year from Vagobond! 2019 is the YEAR OF CHANGE
Aloha My Friends! Happy New Year! 2019 is going to be an amazing year where the only constant is going to be change! I have declared this theme both to…
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Haleiwa Town and the North Shore Neighborhoods of Pupukea and Waialua
One of the most delightful little villages on Oahu is the surfing town of Hale’iwa. When I say surfing town, I don’t mean the town itself surfs- that would be…
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Hawaii Kai and Aina Haina Neighborhoods
South East of Honolulu are the neighborhoods of Aina Haina and Hawaii Kai. These are upscale neighborhoods that you reach when you pass by Diamond Head and the ritzy Kahala…
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Molokai – The Friendly Isle – Slideshow Saturday
It’s been more than a decade since I’ve been to Molokai. I was suppossed to go back over this Christmas holiday, bring my family, meet up with friends – but…
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Lanai- The Pineapple Island
Lanai is owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Corporation. The people who live there are not owned by him. The last time I was there was in 2008.…
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Waipahu – Oahu – Edward Snowden’s Hometown
While it’s probably not what it wants to be known for, the town of Waipahu’s most famous resident is probably Edward Snowden, the NSA contractor who leaked large amounts of…
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