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Discovering delicious organic tropical fruit at Maui’s Ono Organic Farm

If you know me, you know that I love food. If you really know me, you know that I adore eating healthfully, especially fresh organic produce and other organic products. Ditch the GMOs, preservaties, and other nasties. Yes, I’ve written all about my sweet tooth in the past, but for the most part, I am […]

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Guest Post: Eat Your Way to Glory: All About the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

For most people, a summer barbecue might mean indulging in a hot dog or two — or maybe a few more! Most people don’t eat more than 60 hot dogs, and definitely not in less than 10 minutes. But at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York, that’s exactly […]

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Our honeymoon in Hawaii: 7-day Big Island itinerary

Following 6 days in Maui, we’re heading to the Big Island for a week! Day 1 We say goodbye to Maui and fly with Hawaiian Airlines to the Big Island’s Hilo International Airport (ITO). Instead of picking up our rental car at the airport, we’ll take a taxi to a nearby Enterprise location, saving us […]

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Guest post: No Need for Spandex: How Perth Encourages Cycling in the City

Boris Johnson, the charismatic mayor of London, recently bicycled through the streets of his city in his shirtsleeves and dress pants, waving to passers-by and encouraging them to “de-Lycrafy” cycling. In London, cycling provides a crucial alternative to driving, which may help to thin out the city’s traffic congestion, as well as providing an environmentally […]

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Our honeymoon in Hawaii: 6-day Maui itinerary

Gav and I weren’t engaged very long before we decided our honeymoon destination — Hawaii! It was the ideal choice as neither of us has been to Hawaii before, and we needed to select a domestic location in case Gav’s green card hadn’t been issued. So many honeymooners around the world choose Hawaii, and with […]

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