The picturesque town of Hilo has been hit by three major tsunamis in the last century. With no warning system and the largest wave, the first tsunami hit in 1946 and was the most deadly. The second hit in 1960 with a 35 foot wave, stopping the town clock at the time it was hit … Continue reading The Tsunami Clock of Doom
I know I have been talking quite a bit about beaches and guess what?!?!? I have found the perfect way to get EVERYONE–that’s right, EVERYONE–a beach body this summer! And the best part is that it doesn’t require a crazy ass diet that turns you into a raging Cookie Monster by the end of day … Continue reading Sunday Comics: Beach Body
It sounds like something you could only see in the Emerald City or along the yellow brick road, but in fact, all you have to do is go to Hawaii, Guam, Norway, or the Galapagos Islands. As fortune would have it (although at this point it shouldn’t be a shocker), we were on the island … Continue reading Green Sand
I have been to a lot of airports in my life, but thus far, have never experienced any quite so open as the ones in Hawaii. Literally. I haven’t really traveled much in the tropics, so perhaps all airports in the tropical places of the world are like this? Certainly no airports that I’ve been … Continue reading Fresh Open Air…Port?
In trying to find pictures for Throwback Thursday, I realized I have a lot of pictures of adult beverages (that is said with pride, by the way!). As such, I’ve decided that rather than share pictures of me with bad 80s hair and glasses that legitimately covered half my face, I could easily share glasses … Continue reading My Cup Runneth Over for Thirsty Thursday
Hello and Happy Monday! That was totally forced. Not because I don’t mean it (I do), but because I’ve been sitting here for almost 30 minutes trying to figure out how to start this post. You may have noticed in my post yesterday a new category: 100 Days of Blogging. If you didn’t notice, don’t … Continue reading 100 Days of Blogging
The Epicurious Texan 