Tag: North America
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Cities of the Midnight Sun
Read more: Cities of the Midnight SunThere are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge I cremated…
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Alaska Ahoy!
Read more: Alaska Ahoy!Our time in Hawaii was very relaxing, but eventually it was time to move on. What better way to transition out of “resort mode” than to take an Alaskan Cruise? After a short, 5 hour flight from Hawaii we landed on the western shores of Canada in Vancouver. We had a very quick turn around…
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Pineapples, Pineapples, and More Pineapples!
Read more: Pineapples, Pineapples, and More Pineapples!Welcome to Dole, the biggest company to sell the second most popular fruit in the world (bananas are number one), which also comes in a delicious ice cream form known as Dole Whip. You know what I’m talking about…. pineapples of course! James Drummond Dole came to Hawaii in 1899 with a Harvard degree in…
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Tora Tora Tora!
Read more: Tora Tora Tora!**Please note….our niece Anastasia flew out to meet us in Hawaii for a week and she agreed to be a guest blogger and wrote this great piece on Pearl Harbour! I had the amazing opportunity to visit my family out in Oahu, Hawaii, and it was one of the best trips of my life! I…
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Hawaii 5-0!
Read more: Hawaii 5-0!The Marriot Resort in Ko’Olina is amazing! Our original intention was to visit to a variety of tourist sites around the island of Oahu, but there was so much to do on the property, that we didn’t leave once! We were involved in everything possible, from fitness classes, to cultural dances and a whole host…