Watching, singing and eating my way through the Waimea Ocean Film Festival In such a short time frame I have witnessed awesome surfing, immense amounts of garbage being collected on a remote arctic beach, seen the tragic decline of the worlds largest glaciers in...
Welcome to Travel Photo Mondays It’s Monday morning, time to enjoy some gorgeous travel photography and inspiration from around the world. Let’s banish those Monday blues by sharing gorgeous imagery and story telling Waimea Ocean Film Festival,...
New Years Celebrations in Hawaii New Years is a festive time throughout the islands of Hawaii, each island celebrating with the typical beach and fireworks displays in all the major tourist destinations in each area, and the there are the.not so typical...
A Christmas parade in Hawaii Christmas parades are popular in Hawaii, in fact almost every community throughout the islands will sponsor a local holiday parade with lots of local faces, politicians and civic members of...
Fall harvest festival in Takayama The fall harvest festival in Takayama is worth putting into your travel bucket list when you visit Japan. This festival occurs twice yearly during the spring time and the fall for the harvest festival which I was lucky...
Beautiful Hilo and local celebrations, photo Friday You can’t beat being in Hawaii on a gorgeous day especially when special celebrations happen in towns like Hilo. Hawaii Beautiful moments and photographic opportunities abound when an event or holiday...
Hi, I'm Noel, a writer and photographer based in San Francisco and Hawaii. I write about delicious food and wine indulgences, thoughtful luxury, and adventure travel. I share camera tips and techniques while exploring new and unusual places around the world. My site explores culture and history, art and architecture, world heritage sites, exotic locals, along with nature tours and natural landscapes worldwide. Quite a mixed bag of curiosities and quirky interests, just like myself.
