After two days of very active adventures, we opted for the typical tourist route and just went sightseeing today. We started things off with a drive down to Waimea, on the southwestern-ish side of the island. After getting fortified with some delicious lunch at Island Taco, we headed up into the Waimea Canyon — the…
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Day 3: Surf’s up!
The plan for our third full day in Kauai was to surf. Or, attempt to surf. Thanks to some recommendations, we had booked a lesson with Hawaiian Surfing Adventures in Hanalei, and after a good night’s sleep and a hefty breakfast (where we saw not one but two rainbows!), we were ready to ride the…
Day 2: The Na Pali Coast
Today we channeled our inner outdoor enthusiasts and went on a hike along the beautiful Na Pali coastline. The Kalalau Trail runs along the Na Pali coast on the north shore of Kauai and is broken down into 4, 8, and 22-mile roundtrip hikes. Given that our hiking experience is limited to hiking up the…
Day 1: Aloha, y’all!
Greetings from Hawaii! Dan was nice enough to keep a daily blog of our honeymoon in Italy last year, so now it’s my turn to document our travels. We’re spending this week in Hawaii (Kauai, to be exact) in celebration of our one-year anniversary, and so far it has been complete paradise. I’m thinking about…
Honeymoon Day 13: Going Home
Nearly two full weeks after we first set out for Italy, Ann Taylor and I are finally home in Brooklyn. Our journey back to the States started with more excitement than we had planned, as we awoke to several e-mails from Delta, informing us of a change in our return flight time. After a few…
Honeymoon Day 12: Savoring Rome
I can hardly believe that after nearly two weeks in Italy, today is our last day before heading home. To pick up where the last post left off, yesterday evening started with a drink at Le Grand Bar in the lobby of our hotel. The atmosphere was fantastic, which can be especially attributed to the…
Honeymoon Day 11: Eating Italy
After yesterday’s long day in Vatican City, I decided that it was time to crank up the romance on our honeymoon. As a special treat, I took Ann Taylor to the Testaccio neighborhood in Rome to visit a graveyard, a slaughterhouse and to eat lunch in the middle of a 2,000 year-old garbage dump. Actually,…
Honeymoon Day 10: Vatican City
Halfway through our week in Rome, it was time to visit His Holiness and the Vatican City State. With a 6:15am wake-up call, this was the earliest morning of our trip, and we enjoyed a full breakfast at the hotel before setting off. The weather app on my iPhone displayed a forecast of 99 degrees…
Honeymoon Day 9: Restful Rome
After a full day on Monday, we decided to take it easy on Tuesday and enjoy Rome at our own pace. The orientation that we received through the ancient and classical tours was incredibly helpful, but today’s tour focused on our hotel room, as we slept until almost 11am. Once we were dressed, we made…
Honeymoon Day 8: Ancient and Classical Rome
When planning our time in Rome, Ann Taylor and I recognized that the city is far too large to explore on our own, and that, without a guide, our orientation would focus on the gelaterias and pizzerias within walking distance of our hotel. Having experienced a few different types of European city tours — car,…