Rainy day on Maui? Here are 5 great things to do beyond the beach
So you came all this way and, oh, it's raining. Hey, you're still on Maui. Are you really going to get all cranky? Often you can drive a few miles...
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A Big Island farm stay: Off-the-grid adventure in Hawaii
Shortly after we'd settled into bed in our tiny cabin under the guava trees at remote I'olani Farm, I wondered if the coqui frogs crowding the woods around us would...
In Mexico’s stunning Magdalena Bay, humans and whales meet up
Just off the bow of our 22-foot open boat what Baja fishermen call a "panga" a whale spout erupts with an adrenalin-spiking "fwooosh." Seawater jets into the air, catching the...
Boatbuilding school at the heart of ‘education vacation’
PORT HADLOCK, Wash. - If you're one of those nautical types who mystify the medical community every time a blood test discovers saltwater in your veins, here's an "education vacation"...
Learn about Chief Seattle and his tribe at new museum
SEATTLE - Anybody new to Seattle might wonder about the city's name. It's not like New York, named after a place in the "old country," or Madison, named for a...
Ski, sip and chill at Oregon’s Hood River
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - This town full of extreme-sports nuts owes its late-20th century renaissance to windsurfing and other water sports - things you might think of in summer. Add...
Big Island’s lush, isolated North Kohala nurtures music and arts
HAWI, Hawaii - You don't get to North Kohala unless you mean to, or you've made a wrong turn. All the better for local musicians and artists to hide away...
Education vacation in Washington: Enjoy Whidbey Island and learn how to weave
COUPEVILLE, Whidbey Island, Wash. - While financial planner Beth Oliver spent a week here in a weaving workshop learning the difference between warp and weft, her husband, former Los Angeles...
Soak up Washington history and salty scenery on a hike at Ebey’s Landing
COUPEVILLE, Whidbey Island, Wash. - On the beach at Ebey's Landing, gray bones of driftwood that have washed up from who-knows-where have been cobbled into elaborate beach shelters to be...
Jump in a shark cage off Hawaii? Yes, people really pay to do this
OFF THE SHORE OF OAHU, Hawaii - It was only when the sharks had a momentary feeding frenzy 6 feet from me that the wondrous beauty of Hawaiian nature was...