Comments on: On Finding Paradise… http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/on-finding-paradise/ Upgrade Your Travel Experience Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Volunteering and Seeing the World | Sharing Travel Experiences: Travel More | Travel Concierge Services, Experiences, Recommendations, and Inspirational Stories http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/on-finding-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-3325 Volunteering and Seeing the World | Sharing Travel Experiences: Travel More | Travel Concierge Services, Experiences, Recommendations, and Inspirational Stories Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:01:58 +0000 http://andyhayes.com/?p=1563#comment-3325 [...] Thailand is a total backpacker’s dream: extremely well-traveled, interesting, and easy. The beaches are fabulous an varied, and the massage course I took in Chiang Mai was great! On a side note the pervasive sex tourism industry was captivating and frequently disturbing to witness. [...] [...] Thailand is a total backpacker’s dream: extremely well-traveled, interesting, and easy. The beaches are fabulous an varied, and the massage course I took in Chiang Mai was great! On a side note the pervasive sex tourism industry was captivating and frequently disturbing to witness. [...]

]]> By: Dave2 http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/on-finding-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Dave2 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:49:34 +0000 http://andyhayes.com/?p=1563#comment-29 After trying to decide between Bali, Hawaii, Santorini, Curacao, and yes, Ko Phi Phi Don (along with the entire bay off Phuket filled with equally beautiful islands), I ultimately decided on Hawaii. I used to visit there once or twice a year, and ended up taking it for granted because it became so familiar. <a href="http://www.blogography.com/archives/2008/09/day_three_maui.html" rel="nofollow">When I visited again this past September</a> after a seven-year absence, I was struck with how remarkable a place the Hawaiian Islands are. There's just so much variety that it's easy to find paradise no matter how you define it... laying on a beautiful beach... snorkeling a perfect coral reef... hiking up a mountain trail... swimming under a secluded waterfall... exploring an exotic rain forest... golfing a championship course... driving up a canyon overlook... relaxing at a 5-star spa resort... and so much more. And since everything is within a short drive or a quick flight of each other, it's easy to find a new paradise as your mood changes. There's no place else quite like it. <abbr><em>Dave2’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogography/~3/499691332/yearly.html" rel="nofollow">Yearly</a></abbr></em> After trying to decide between Bali, Hawaii, Santorini, Curacao, and yes, Ko Phi Phi Don (along with the entire bay off Phuket filled with equally beautiful islands), I ultimately decided on Hawaii.

I used to visit there once or twice a year, and ended up taking it for granted because it became so familiar. When I visited again this past September after a seven-year absence, I was struck with how remarkable a place the Hawaiian Islands are. There’s just so much variety that it’s easy to find paradise no matter how you define it… laying on a beautiful beach… snorkeling a perfect coral reef… hiking up a mountain trail… swimming under a secluded waterfall… exploring an exotic rain forest… golfing a championship course… driving up a canyon overlook… relaxing at a 5-star spa resort… and so much more. And since everything is within a short drive or a quick flight of each other, it’s easy to find a new paradise as your mood changes. There’s no place else quite like it.

Dave2’s last blog post..Yearly

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