You could spend a great deal of your life and your savings traveling the world to find that perfect vacation getaway. Kauai is synonymous with beauty and this tiny island in the Pacific has been voted by National Geographic as one of the Top 50 Places in the World to Live and Play.  After exploring […]
As I approach the Kauai Culinary market, the first thing I notice is the sound of live music. I find myself asking, is this a festival or a farmers market? Well, it is touted as a gourmet farmers market and now I know why. As we enter, I see a man wielding a machete. He […]
Chef Helen of Hanapepe Café and Bakery has been gracious enough to share her Carrot Coconut Lemongrass Bisque Recipe for this unique and lively soup. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups dark miso paste 1/3 cup fresh ginger crushed or ground 2 Tbsp minced garlic 3-5 stalks crushed lemongrass 12 cups cold water 8 Kafir Lime leaves […]
Eco-Tourism is a relatively new concept in the world of tourism, though it’s gaining popularity and for good reason. Eco tourism, or sustainable tourism, is a concept that is began in the 1950’s, but has started to become more popular in the early 1990’s with the upsurging of the planetary green movement. Concentrations on lowering […]
Who will win? The Descendants, has been nominated for 5 Oscars for the 2012 Academy Awards which will take place tonight February 26th at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood: 1. Best Picture 2. Best Director Alexander Payne 3. Best Actor George Clooney 4. Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash 5. Best […]
I head north along Kuhio Hwy toward Kilauea and catch the splash of a breaching whale out of the corner of my eye. Winter is here. I reflect on how amazing these creatures are and how the ocean is their lifeblood. I don’t pull over to watch, I am on my way to dinner with […]
           Outstanding in the Field celebrates the New Year with first-ever visit to Hawaii~ Four islands ~ Four farms ~ Four dinners ~ In January, Outstanding in the Field, the California-based “restaurant without walls” that has inspired pop-up supper clubs across North America and around the world, makes its first-ever visit to Hawaii to celebrate […]
How would you feel this time of year if you could say, “Yeah, we had a couple of weeks of blustery rain and wind and the temperatures fell into the low seventies, but the last couple weeks have given us perfect winter weather. The wind has died down, the skies are clear as a bell […]
My husband and I visited Kauai for a week during March/April of 2011. What a beautiful island! We traveled all over, trying to see as much as we could. There were so many highlights to our trip. Â We started the week with a quick trip to the Humane Society (to give a donation and buy […]
It’s 12:30pm on Thursday at Kukui Grove Center Stage. The area is jammed with strollers and wandering toddlers as the anticipation mounts for the Showtime Character Toddler Thursday show. Luckily the Showtime Character staff is prompt. The show starts on time and no meltdowns ensue, a good sign of a toddler friendly event. Presently, two […]
Hiking on Kauai is one of the best activities you can do with your family. And one of our family favorites is the Pihea Trail Kilohana Lookout. So to end the year we set off to Kokee with friends and family to do just that, Hike into the mist and the bogs of the world’s […]