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Tom(my)'s Adventures in Hawaii
Greener Pastures in the South Island of New Zealand, part 2
February 18 – March 2, 2023 (entirety of South Island) February 23 – March 2, 2023 (covered in this blog post, part 2) Kia ora, friends...
Greener Pastures in the South Island of New Zealand, part 1
February 18 – March 2, 2023 (entirety of South Island) February 18-23, 2023 (covered in this blog post, part 1) Kia ora, or hello,...
Downpour in Fiji
February 14-18, 2023 Bula! Bula (pronounced “boo-lah”) is the Fijian word for hello. It literally translates to “life” but, similar to...
The Jewel of the North - Chiang Mai
February 7-13, 2023 Sawasdee khrap, Hi friends and family, this post is about Chiang Mai, my last (but not least) stop in Thailand and...
Another Beautiful Island...And a Massive Party - Koh Phangan
February 1-7, 2023 Sawasdee khrap, After exploring Khao Yai National Park north of Bangkok, I had a long travel day towards Koh Phangan,...
Off the Beaten Path in Khao Yai
January 28-31, 2023 Hi friends and family, Since I'm writing after the fact from my home in Hawai'i, I'll put the date of these...
End of Travel Update
Hi friends and family, I'm writing this back in the comfort of my room in Hawai'i. My last post was an update right before I headed to...
Quick Travel Update
Hi friends and family, I'm writing a quick post to catch you up to real time. At some point I intend to write longer posts about the...
Bustling Bangkok
Aloha friends and family, Or rather, sawasdee khrap. I realized I’ve been missing the opportunity to impart the tiny bit of Thai language...
Partial Paradise in Koh Phi Phi
Aloha friends and family, The next stop on Mel’s and my adventure was Koh Phi Phi, or Phi Phi islands, located to the east of Phuket in...
Party in Phuket
Aloha from across the ocean, I’m writing to you from Thailand, where I’m traveling with my girlfriend Mel. In my last post, I wrote about...
The Journey Begins - Singapore
Hi friends and family, As some of you know already, I’ve embarked on a months-long travel expedition on the opposite side of the world....
KalaWOW Trail
Aloha friends and family, and Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)/Happy Holidays! I hope you are all doing well and am thankful to have...
Bali Bash
I'm a couple months late with this post, but I'll be writing about my trip to Bali*, a popular island in Indonesia, with four great...
Big Island, Big Fun
Aloha friends and family, This post is about my weekend with my roommates John and Cathryn on the Big Island, which is the fourth and...
Maui? Wow Whee!
Aloha friends and family, In the last post I talked generally about what’s been going on in my life out in Hawaii since March. I’m...
Fun in the Sun, part 2
Aloha friends and family, Apologies for the delay between blog posts. I started this blog with the idea that I was only going to be here...
Life in Hawaii
Aloha, family and friends. It’s now early March, and my Airbnb in Waikiki ended on March 1. I was sad to say goodbye to the place that...
Parents Week at the Garden Island
Last time I posted it was about the great time my friend Will and I had and the friends we met, Ryan and Stephanie. After Will left, I...



















