Tagged With "Puuhonua o Honaunau"
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #12. Brasov, Romania
Congratulations Worker Bee! Nice write up PHeymont! The Black Church holds some significant memories for me personally as does the whole city. In the aerial shot, if you look closely, you will also find some drab communist era apartment buildings. The time of Ceausescu and the Securitate was a time no one who lived in the country will forget. It was also Romania's baby boom when a lot people of people were born due to no birth control. The Romanian people are talented and o pen and I...
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Re: Hello Kitty meals for Hello Kitty hotel guests
O my goodness. My husband and I have a friend who is obsessed with Hello Kitty. I wonder if she knows about this place Weill have to share. Thanks...
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? #40
Mac -- there are S-o-o-o-ooo many military coups around the world on a nearly everyday basis.... But indeed, the military took control of this place recently
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Re: High Tech Goes Low Tech
Interesting piece. Printed color is expensive. Color photos on line are not. And I doubt any printed piece could compete with the W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L photos we have on TravelGumbo, right?
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#343)
Here are your final puzzle clues. Review all prior clues and see if you can put it all together. Reveal goes up Monday, so good luck solving this.
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Re: A visit to Great Basin National Park
Well, for a start, make sure you visit Reno, Travel Luver. It's a much small town than Vegas but still has all the casinos, restaurants, etc that you'd expect from a Nevada City. From here it's easy to do a day trip to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, or down to Carson City. Reno is actually the closest major city to Great Basin National Park, say about a 3-4 hour drive. Vegas is 6-7 hour drive away. Salt Lake City is closer to Great Basin than Vegas. But you really can't do it as...
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Re: A Field of (Rusted) Dreams
This has been by far TravelGumbo's most popular blog so far. Some questions we had answered from followers. Thanks! The address of the field was 13155 North Broadway, Cortez, Colorado. According to custom rod and restoration, the bulk of the property was sold and he just took o r moved the last of the cars. So good PHeymont took the photos in the fields heyday!
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Visiting Versailles
Among the many wonderful palaces of Europe, Versailles is said to be the greatest and grandest of them all. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site and is on almost every traveler’s list of “must see”...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 31, 2013: Byward Market, Ottawa, Ontario
Happy Halloween, everyone! Today's photo comes from Ottawa's Byward Market, an excellent Farmer's Market in Canada's National Capitol. The photo highlights a colorful display of pumpkins and squashes that were for sale, a typical...
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A Visit to Ireland: Part 1) An overview of the Country and its People
I remember being in Wales several times and looking across the sea to the west, thinking that I needed to get to Ireland. Well I finally made it, completing this journey with my brother on our annual "getaway trip"! It was a trip we really...
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Walla, Walla: “So nice they named it twice!”
What’s a Walla Walla? It’s a Indian name meaning “many waters”. It’s also the name of a charming city in southeastern Washington; nestled close to the Columbia and Snake River valleys, and with a river of its...
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Capital of Culture Series: Marseilles
Marseille Cathedral, near the Vieux Port I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Marseilles this past June and was very impressed. It really is an excellent example of what the Capital of Culture designation can do for a city. Have a walk...
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Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park (The Place of Refuge), Big Island of Hawaii (Where Gumbo was #113)
Perhaps the best place on the Big Island to enjoy a sunset (from many great possibilities), Pu’uhonua o Honaunau (the Place of Refuge) is a remarkable destination. This is a National Historic site which should be...
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The world's most expensive flights!
Have a thick wade of cash burning a hole in your pocket? Want to go on a l-o-n-g flight? In style, of course. Nothing but the best for you. What types of commercial flights might you take? Shockpedia has collected a list,...
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Airline scheduling: Hurry up and wait, or run like crazy?
Have you ever stopped to wonder, while planning a trip, how your airline’s schedule was planned? Especially when it seems you’re about to be condemned to a headlong half-marathon across the airport to a flight that leaves all-too-soon, or...
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Where Was Gumbo? Paris. Where's the Statue? Everywhere!
Where in the World was TravelGumbo? If we simply said "At the Statue of Liberty," it wouldn't have been a very precise identification, because, as I found and you shall see, the iconic statue is everywhere and in so many forms! In today's blog, I'm...
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The Lure of Stonehenge
Kirsten Hines shares thoughts and memories, and great photos of a visit to Salisbury Plain.
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Top 5 island destinations to revisit in 2017
Dreaming of distant oceans, white, sandy beaches, a Mojito in your hand, while a gentle breeze is just ruffling the waters lounging a few feet from your feet? Waking with the sounds of exotic beats trumpeting the air while you lie in a hammock, munch on a coconut and daydream the day away? Might be it’s high time to take a vacation. If you equate vacation with island , paradise and offline , stick with us. We know there are about seven hundred and forty one thousand articles on the best...
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Food Tours of Sicily: Catania
PHeymont goes on another food tour, this one in Catania, Sicily, exploring the regional differences among Sicilian cities.
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Oysters R in Season—in vending machine!
A pair of oyster farmers in western France have come up with a 24/7 self-service option for their customers.
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Ganong's Candy Bench, St Stephen, NB
Travel Rob shows us Ganong's Chocolate Museum in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
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The Gray Whales of Magdalena Bay
On a journey to Baja California, DrFumblefinger has opportunities for close-up encounters with gray whales wintering in Mexico.
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Union Square Holiday Market - Annual New York Tradition
Samantha and her husband spent some time in New York City last Christmas. It was magical and they loved walking around the Union Square Holiday Market. It is a New York City tradition.
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Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park (Where Gumbo was #126)
Gumbo was visiting the Old Faithful Inn , a historic lodge in Yellowstone National Park (one of the USA's UNESCO World Heritage Sites). Described by some as the world's largest log cabin, the Inn is situated immediately adjoining...
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Anatomy of a Trip (planning begins in earnest)
I love planning a trip and that may have been what kept me thinking about the next one, even when I wasn’t sure there would be a next one. After a couple of decades traversing the planet, the process of putting them together had...
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Holiday Inn Express to Offer Selfies on Pancakes
This fall, selected Holiday Inn Express locations will launch the “Pancake Selfie Express.” It will give people the chance to snap a selfie and then have it laser-imprinted on a pancake. Read More:...
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11 days, all inclusive: $120,000. Includes John Legend
And mind you, that price is for sharing a room. There's an $11,000 single supplement! So, what do you get for a vacation that costs more than double the median household income in the U.S.? You get John Legend as your host (and entertainer), a...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 31, 2015: The Pumpkin Patch
Happy Halloween! Not one of the most important holidays in my life, but I did enjoy going to a farmer's field or market and picking out pumpkins with our boys when they were young, then carving them into Jack-o-lanterns. ...
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Italy hears the sound of music—free!
Italy's Culture Ministry has set up free streaming for 200,000 20th century popular Italian songs, including Volare, by Domenico Modugno, above.
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Mall of the Emirates
We visit the Mall of the Emirates, one of the first mega-shopping malls built in Dubai and home of the world-famous indoor skiing venue, Ski Dubai.
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How bad can an airport be? Here's how...
One of the more comprehensive surveys of the world's best and worst based on an annual survey. Take a look...and help rate for next year!
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A Day at the World's Largest Shopping Mall
DrFumblefinger visits the Dubai Mall, the largest and likely one of the most opulent in the world. Besides over a thousand retail shops and over 100 restaurants, it features a massive aquarium, full size hockey rink and large cinema complex.
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Museum Island, Berlin (Where Gumbo was #271)
Gumbo was visiting Berlin's lovely Museum Island. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is home to 5 world class museums and some popular public spaces.
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Back Alleys and Lanes of Georgetown
Everyone is familiar with Washington DC's fabulous monuments and museums. GeorgeG takes us on a walk through the side streets and quiet beautiful neighborhoods of Georgetown.
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Hawaii State Capitol Building – The Aloha State
On their quest to visit all 50 state capitol buildings, Samantha and her husband feel a spirit of 'aloha' in Honolulu.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit, Kennedy Space Center
Like many aging folks, the Space Shuttle Atlantis moved to Florida after being forcibly retired after 30 years of loyal service. Having completed 33 NASA space missions in its career, Atlantis has a new home and will have l-o-t-s of...
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Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee: The house Sam Phillips built
What a thrill it was to visit Sun Studio at 706 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee! To step through the doors of this old building is to walk into Rock 'n Roll history. It was at Sun Studios that...
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You CAN'T Take It All With You: Keeping the Load Light
Every time I travel, I marvel at the number of people with two—or even three—large suitcases setting out on what looks like migration, not a vacation. You’ve seen them…pushing the bags through the check-in line,...
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The Big Island of Hawaii (Part 3). Kona & South Coast
This blog is being published on the same day PHeymont posted some great pics of Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, or Place of Refuge, which you can see here. Along with the Place of Refuge, I'm discussing...
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For Internet Day, a look at the first airline website
It's just over 20 years since it first became possible to buy tickets on the internet...and now it's hard to buy them any other way!
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Mouflon, Cyprus
Only about 3,000 Mouflon -- thought to be a precursor to domestic sheep -- exist on the island of Cyprus. Ian Cook shares the story of this interesting animal.
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The Vancouver Lookout Tower at Harbour Centre
Samantha shares some beautiful views of Vancouver from the Lookout Tower atop the Harbour Centre.
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Impoverished Spanish town wins big in Christmas lottery
Spain's big Christmas lottery showers prizes on a town where a third of the population is out of work.
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Shetland Seals and Seabirds
On an excursion from Shetland's capital, Lerwick, PHeymont found plenty of seals and seabirds, as well as unusual landforms.
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Vienna turns up nose at scented subways
When asked their favorite scent, most riders chose 'none/'
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A View from the Bridge
PHeymont shares a favorite walk, across the Brooklyn Bridge, with its views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn
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Buy Some of the Eiffel Tower!
A 15-step section of the Eiffel Tower's original spiral staircase goes on sale on Monday in Paris. I'm thinking they are underestimating the expected sale price of $27,000 to $...
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Porto Portugal Offers " The Worst Tours"
Three architects have started tours of Porto showing visitors the impact of Portugal's economic crisis on the city. They show decrepit homes and crumbling shops to foster discussions. Read More:...
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Las Vegas
The city of Entertainment. So many shows, nightclubs drinking; and gambling only makes it more confusing. The Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Indoor Skydiving, Zip Line, Rock Climbing, Triple A Baseball, Rodeos, Concerts, Limos,...