Yesterday I finished watching a perfectly awful movie: Hawaii. This epic drama tells the story of a tightly wound missionary (Max von Sydow) and his bride (Julie Andrews) who are called to the Hawaiian islands to save the souls of the sinful people of Maui. The movie is too long by half, and the characters …
shill: a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty. One: A major airlines offered to comp my flights for my upcoming trip. We talked for a little while about how that would work. The airlines would provide free flights if I agreed to give …
Having successfully navigated the world of transportation and accommodation with regards to our upcoming adventure, I am turning myself to the next scheduling dilemma: how to spend our days. Wait. Stop. Let’s back up for a minute. Can we, for the duration of this project, agree, that you, my loyal reader, are sitting at your …
Hawaii, as most people know, is a series of islands. With, um, water between them. In order to get from one island to another, one can not just hop on the bus, drop 1.75 in the fare box, and get off on the other side. Nope. It takes a bit more planning than that. There …
Every day I set aside a little time to scribble emails and make phone calls to tourism providers in Hawaii. Most of the time it’s fun, there’s a little internet sleuthing as I dig for what entity, exactly, runs that particular property. And I enjoy talking to some Vitamin D replete individual who tells me …
When I retire to the islands, I will run a smallish chain of bagel shops named “Aloha Oy.” We’ll serve a tuna with bacon sandwich called “Fish and Goy.” Oh, come on. It’s hilarious. As I mentioned last week, I’m pondering a book contract for a Hawaii travel guide. You’re saying to yourself, “What’s to …