When I was 23 I found a way to get to Hawaii to spend some decent time there without needing thousands of dollars. I volunteered as a mission builder at the University of the Nations which runs heaps of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) programs there. I couldn’t afford to be a student myself—though that … More The Island of Hawaii (The Big Island)
We landed in Maui around 8pm and were greeted by my parents! It was the beginning of our Family Fun in Hawaii time which included my sister too. It was nice to hang out with them some more after saying goodbye to Canada a week earlier. It made leaving Canada a bit easier this time … More The Island of Maui
I was most excited about visiting Kauai because it is a place I haven’t seen before and I looked forward to one of the activities we planned to do there, which I won’t spoil in my opening sentence. We arrived late at night after a very brief flight of only 20 minutes from O’ahu. After … More The Island of Kauai
We left Abbotsford BC on a day when it was raining with snow flurries as we drove to the airport, and which later turned to actual snowflakes by the time my dad got home from dropping us off. So, in my opinion, we left just in the nick of time. We’ve been trying to chase … More The Island of O’ahu
Our final four days of our USA road trip was a smattering of single-day visits to various places in Oregon and Washington. Oregon is a great state, if only for its low sales tax. But there is so much more to offer! They have a beautiful coastline and scenery, outlet shopping malls, and the stunning … More Oregon and Up
San Francisco is a place that I was looking forward to our whole USA trip. I don’t know why, since I didn’t do much research about what there is to do there, really. I knew these things about SF: Full House was set there, there are trams, there are hills, there is Alcatraz. That’s it! … More Sunny San Francisco
The next part of our trip was a very very long drive from Grand Canyon all the way to the giant trees in California. In one day we drove something like 14 hours and stayed in a motel for the night to have a proper break from Big Bertha. We love her a lot but … More Trees and Rocks
After Zion and all its biblical glory, we visited its antithesis Las Vegas. I had been looking forward to a city—convenience, a hotel room, eating out, etc. I did not expect Vegas to be as Vegasy as it was. It was overwhelming with all of its lights, sounds, smells, and consumerism. My eyes couldn’t take … More City and Colour
The next park we went to was the notably and nobly-named Zion National Park. You know, the hill in Jerusalem on which the City of David was built from the Old Testament of the Bible. Zion and many of its landmarks were named by the Mormon people. I found the names of things such as … More A “City of David” Sort of Place
We stayed a night in the strange town of Kanab, which is where a ton, and I mean a TON of western movies were filmed. It’s kind of known as “Little Hollywood” and heaps of major movie stars, directors, producers and other film people stayed in the town whilst filming their movies, predominantly in the … More How Do You Do the Hoodoo That You Do?
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