Sleeping Giant

west side trail

west side approach

norfork pines on sleeping giant

Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain) is a mountain which when viewed from anywhere on the east side of Kauai, resembles that of…you guessed it – a sleeping giant. There are a few trails up the side of the mountain. The first of the two main trailheads [...]

Street meat

street vendors in nyc

halal stand

halal chicken

pad thai in bangkok

So maybe ‘meat’ isn’t being fair to the countless number of food vendors that roam the city offering items that don’t necessarily contain meat such as coffee, donuts, crepes, waffles, dumplings and desserts. But the point is still the same…They play a part [...]

Grand Central Terminal

grand central panoramic

Yes, I said “terminal”. While often referred to as “Grand Central Station”, this facility is actually known as a terminal because the tracks into the building end. The building opened on February 2nd, 1913 and was constructed by the old New York Central railroad.

The building was nearly razed several times as the [...]

Manoa Falls

manoa falls

Manoa falls is an 800ft high waterfall located at the end of Manoa Rd. in Honolulu, HI. At the end of the road, there is a little parking lot to park in…the trail begins there.  Please note: parking will cost $5 dollars as the lot is on private land. If you happen to [...]