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Helicopter tour of the Big Island of Hawaii: Volcanoes and waterfalls

Before we started planning our Hawaiian honeymoon, I already knew the #1 thing I wanted to experience — a helicopter tour over the Big Island. When I was five, my parents went to Hawaii on a company trip, and they returned raving about their helicopter flight over Kilauea. The volcano has been continuously erupting since […]

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Atlantis Submarine Adventures: Big Island Kona tour

I wanted an underwater adventure during our 2-week Hawaiian honeymoon. We looked into snorkeling with dolphins or manta rays, scuba diving, and submarine tours, and understandably, we wanted to do it all! Since I had suggested so many of our activities for Maui, I asked Gav to select the water excursion we would enjoy on […]

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Vanilla Luncheon Experience with the Hawaiian Vanilla Company

After spending a week in Maui, Gav and I flew to Hawaii’s Big Island to enjoy the second week of our honeymoon. We spent the first two days exploring the beautiful, green east coast before venturing to the contrasting lava lined landscape of the west coast. En route from Hilo to Kona, we stopped for […]

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Alohahola! Maui’s best Mexican meal

Whenever I talk to fellow travel blogging Americans about food, one thing becomes apparent — we love looking for good Mexican food wherever in the world we may be. As a gal who pursues food experiences when I travel above most any other, I appreciate how the company of those who join me and the […]

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