by Andrew Doughty | Jan 25, 2025 | Blog
Picture this: you’re floating in Hawaii’s turquoise waters, the sun warming your shoulders, when—boom—a 40-ton humpback whale breaches so close you feel the splash. Your heart skips a beat, maybe two. Welcome to the magic of the Great Humpback Journey in Hawaii, where...
by Andrew Doughty | Jan 18, 2025 | Blog
It’s that time of year again. A huge number of people around the world will be celebrating the Lunar New Year, aka Chinese New Year. Many large cities across the US will have celebrations, but relatively few people outside of those cities know much about the...
by Andrew Doughty | Jan 11, 2025 | Blog
We’re only into the second week of the 2025 and we’ve already had some spectacular activity from the volcano on the island of Hawai‘i. This most recent eruption arrived as an early Christmas present on December 23rd, 2024. And it really made an entrance....
by Andrew Doughty | Dec 21, 2024 | Blog, Great Smoky
When you think of spending Christmas time in the Great Smoky Mountains, what’s the first thing you think of? No, not winding, icy roads (but that is something to be on the lookout for). If you’re like us, you’re thinking of ways to spend quality time...
by Andrew Doughty | Dec 14, 2024 | Blog
One of our favorite annual events in Hawai‘i is whale season. Don’t worry—you won’t have to apply for a tag or get a permit for this kind of season. We’re talking about the yearly migration of humpback whales from the Arctic down to warmer climates....
by Andrew Doughty | Dec 7, 2024 | Blog
As one of the largest national parks in the United States, Death Valley National Park is full of sights and activities—some that you can’t find anywhere else. At first glance, the area around Death Valley can appear to be an inhospitable place, but as you explore,...
