Author: dustwel
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Hawaii Trip #2-5: Meg’s Birthday, Final Day and Traveling Home
Morning and lunch Meg’s birthday kicked off with a 90 minute session we had booked for her at Outrigger Infinity Spa, which was located in the hotel penthouse. Last year we went as an entire family, but this time around we let Meghann go while the girls and I hung out at the hotel room.…
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Hawaii Trip #2-4: Hanauma Bay, Skybox Taphouse
Got started bright and early! Hanauma Bay was our earliest excursion of the trip, with a 5:50am pickup time at the Hyatt across the street. We took a roughly 25 minute ride and arrived at the top of a large hill. It was rainy and overcast as we dug through rental gear bags and attempted…
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Hawaii Trip #2-3: Turtle Canyon Snorkeling, Waimea Falls, Hating on Dole
Covering Wednesday and Thursday in today’s write-up! I’m also a few days behind (writing on Saturday) as there’s been so much to cover and so many photos to process! Wednesday began with a light 8am breakfast at Voyager 47. After breakfast, we walked the mall across the street (found a 3rd story with restaurants we…
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Hawaii Trip #2-2: Hiking Diamond Head and Halona Beach Cove
Breakfast Tuesday began with a walk to a donut shop we spotted the night before, “Donut King”. Sage and Vivienne start almost every weekend with a pitch on why we need to go pick up donuts, usually at the BoSa Donuts nearby our house. So whenever we get a chance to try and compare new…
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Hawaii Trip #2-1: Background, Travel and Day One
Background and Planning Diving in! This trip is our second to Hawaii as a family, and a repeat of a trip here last year. We usually take a trip each year for Meghann’s birthday week, with South Korea in 2022, Okoboji in 2021, and even managed a trip to Sedona during COVID in 2020. This…
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Costa Rica Trip #2-3: Eco-tour, ATVing to a Waterfall, Traveling Home and Reflections
Wednesday We’d designated Wednesday as our “open day”, with less structure and more open time to relax at the resort pools and do a few smaller activities. The day began with another fantastic breakfast at La Hacienda. After breakfast, we headed to the pool where we had a cabana reserved for the day (included all…
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Costa Rica Trip #2-2: Catamaran and La Playa Fantasia
Tuesday began with breakfast at the Hacienda restaurant, located on the first floor of the hotel. Our room rate included the breakfast buffet, a great deal vs. the normal charge of ~$25 per person. It’s an excellent breakfast buffet with everything you could want: an omelette chef, tons of pastries, eggs, sausage, fruit, cereal, and…
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Costa Rica Trip #1-1: Planning and Day One
Background and PlanningHERE WE GO! I’m writing this post on the second evening of this trip, so off to a late start with a lot to cover. I’ve blogged my prior three trips to South Korea, and always enjoyed both the experience of writing, and being able to go back and revisit moments that would…
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South Korea Trip #3-8: Final update including Last Day in Korea, Return Trip, and Reflections
Time to wrap up the South Korea Trip #3 series, now back in Chandler, AZ. This update covers the last couple days and some parting thoughts and observations. Here we go! Thursday the 7th was our last full day in Seoul. After weighing options, we opted to visit Lotte World Mall, beginning with “The Black…
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South Korea Trip #3-7: Meghann’s orphanage, last goodbye at Busan Station, Seoul Sky
It’s July 6th in South Korea, which also happens to be Meghann’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Meghann! This day started with a quick swim at our hotel pool, followed by visiting Meghann’s orphanage, lunch at Busan Station and a quick rendezvous with Eomeoni and Yeongmo, KTX train to Seoul, and experiencing Seoul Sky. Another action packed…