Category: Travel
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Anna in Italy: Days 2 and 3
Most places are closed in Italy on Sundays, so yesterday was mostly a rest day. We took some time to explore our resort, find the nearest train station, and wander around the closest town. Today we took a guided tour to Cortona and Assisi. Cortona is towards the top of a mountain, and was where…
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Anna in Italy: Day 1
I arrived in Italy mid-afternoon on May 26th with my parents, but we were too tired to do much besides walk around a bit and find pizza. Yesterday was our first full day in the country, and we took a Segway tour of Florence to give us a chance to see as much of the…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Conclusion
As I publish this, we’re sitting in the Maui airport waiting for our flight home. This was a fairly eventful trip! We went ziplining, snorkeling, attended a luau, watched the sunset from a volcano, and even toured a pineapple plantation. We also went to a different beach every day. But there was still plenty that…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 7
We started today with a tour of the Maui Gold Pineapple plantation. We got to see pineapples at varying stages of development, including fields that had just been planted a few months ago. Fairly early into the tour we stopped for a pineapple sampling, and our tour guide used his machete to pick, peel, and…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 6
Another morning spent at the beach, only this time we brought snorkel gear that we rented. We spent half our time there snorkeling before heading back for lunch. After lunch we drove to the Haleakalā Volcano, home of both the Haleakalā Observatory and the Haleakalā silversword. We reached the summit about 20 minutes before sunset,…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 5
We started today with a Segway tour of Lahaina. After a short tutorial on how to ride a Segway, our tour guide took us all over the town! Our first stop was at the Lahaina Jodo Mission, a Buddhist temple home to one of the largest Buddha statues outside of Asia. …
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 4
We hit the beach first thing in the morning again today, only this time we rented paddle boards! We played with those all morning, until the wind started picking up and a slight rain started. Then we went in for lunch. We dropped my brother off at the airport after lunch, since he has to…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 3
We didn’t have anything planned for this morning, so I let myself sleep in … until 5:30. I’m still waking up with the sun, even when I’m on vacation. We spent the morning swimming at a couple of beaches that had been recommended to us. Then we got ready for today’s main event: the Grand…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 2
It’s a good thing we haven’t adjusted to the Hawaii timezone yet, because today we got up early to go snorkeling! We went on a tour guided by the Pacific Whale Foundation, an organization dedicated to saving endangered species of whales from extinction. Our first stop was at Molokini, a volcanic crater formed around 230,000…
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Anna’s Hawaiian Vacation: Day 1
I’m in Hawaii this week for a family vacation! We flew in late last night, and checked into a hotel near the airport to get some sleep. Today we moved on to the timeshare unit we’re staying in for the rest of the week. We had a bit of time to wander around the hotel…