It's been years since I've been to the outer islands. I haven't set foot on the outer Islands since at least 1999. I've forgotten, assuming I ever knew, how beautiful the islands are.
Each island is different. Big Island has the lush east side, with volcano landscapes. The west side is drier, almost dessert-like at times. Maui, the parts I saw, had undulating pasture lands. Kauai was lush all around.
I see why tourists come to Hawaii. It's a pretty place.
I attended a keynote speech at a tourism conference today, actor and travel writer Anthony McCarthy. I agreed with everything he said.
He spoke not about the facts and figures and corporate activity of selling hotel rooms and plane tickets. He talked instead about the beauty and spirituality and inner growth experiences of Travel. I laughed when he argued there is no difference between the definition of "travel' and "vacation". I had just learned myself that there is a big difference between those loosely associated terms. Though I would say the two are two completely different activities, I agree with him when he says that both lead to learning moments. I waited after his speech and spoke to him and shook his hand because I was so tickled by his speech...I totally "got" what he was saying.
He spoke about the superficial Hawaii vacation, i.e. the Mai Tai's at a beach side hotel bar in Waikiki. But he also said that Hawaii, and traveling in general, can provide a deeper experience to individuals. He called them "ah ha!" moments. I just call them moments.
Here is a moment on a deserted black sand beach on Maui:
Reminiscent of El Salvador many miles away.
Each island is different. Big Island has the lush east side, with volcano landscapes. The west side is drier, almost dessert-like at times. Maui, the parts I saw, had undulating pasture lands. Kauai was lush all around.
I see why tourists come to Hawaii. It's a pretty place.
I attended a keynote speech at a tourism conference today, actor and travel writer Anthony McCarthy. I agreed with everything he said.
He spoke not about the facts and figures and corporate activity of selling hotel rooms and plane tickets. He talked instead about the beauty and spirituality and inner growth experiences of Travel. I laughed when he argued there is no difference between the definition of "travel' and "vacation". I had just learned myself that there is a big difference between those loosely associated terms. Though I would say the two are two completely different activities, I agree with him when he says that both lead to learning moments. I waited after his speech and spoke to him and shook his hand because I was so tickled by his speech...I totally "got" what he was saying.
He spoke about the superficial Hawaii vacation, i.e. the Mai Tai's at a beach side hotel bar in Waikiki. But he also said that Hawaii, and traveling in general, can provide a deeper experience to individuals. He called them "ah ha!" moments. I just call them moments.
Here is a moment on a deserted black sand beach on Maui:
Reminiscent of El Salvador many miles away.
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