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Isla de Flores

Where Maya and missionary influences meet in Guatemala
An entire civilization dissolved into the sweltering Central American jungles about a thousand years ago. Superb engineers and mathematicians; artisans and historians; warriors and bureaucrats - all of them gone. The sophistication of their culture can be seen today in the pyramids and lesser ruins the Maya left [...]

October-November 2007 | Guy A. Sibilla | 0 comments | Continued
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Slowing Down

Molokai Lodge: a relaxing spot
Too often Neighbor Island trips are packed with business meetings or consist of short stays with enough activities that you return home a bit bleary eyed. Rarely do we seem to get away for the sole purpose of simple relaxation and a bit of pampering.
Just a 15-minute flight from Oahu, the [...]

August-September 2007 | Steve Murray | 0 comments | Continued
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A Botswana Bush Safari

For the yin that is Hawaii, the African nation of Botswana clearly serves as yang. Botswana is Hawaii’s antipode - literally, the diametrically opposite point on the surface planet, which would be reached if a hole were drilled from Hawaii through the middle of the Earth. Our islands are surrounded by water; Botswana, on the [...]

August-September 2007 | Guy A. Sibilla | 0 comments | Continued
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Fine Vintage

Wine country vacation won’t leave you with sour grapes
To get an idea of how important wine is in the fabric of American society, there are about 350 wineries in Napa Valley.
That doesn’t include Sonoma County and other fertile grounds of California that account for much of the wine consumed in this country. That’s just Napa [...]

June-July 2007 | Marc David | 0 comments | Continued
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