Boston
10 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Unexpected start to the 5 month trip with a cancelled flight leaving me stranded in Boston for 24 hours... luckily, I'd had 3 glasses of wine on the plane over so was up for an impromptu adventure!Читать далее
Vancouver
11 июля 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Finally made it to Vancouver and met up with the awesome Cristina... One less day than expected, so got up early and made the most of it! Approx 15 miles walked in new sandles courtesy of workЧитать далее
Seattle
12 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After an Amtrak ride between Vancouver and Seattle (and a very good night's sleep in a bonkers high-tech modern hotel) time to explore again!
Loved Pike Place Market, people throwing fish and ofЧитать далее
Mt Rainier & Mt St Helens
13 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Hired a car from Seattle to start our road trip to Corvallis via Mt Rainier, Mt St Helens and Route 101 coastal path... here's a few from the mountains / volcanos... lots of mahmoots... and mozziesЧитать далее
Coastal path - Route 101
15 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Run through the coastal path and beautiful stop off points... honestly they were stunning!
- Seaside (very foggy and had to walk about half a mile off shore to find the sea!)
- Cannon Beach (filmЧитать далее
Portland and Corvallis
17 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So this is a one week round up of the first week in Corvallis which included a trip to Portland 😁
About a 2 hour bus ride from Corvallis, Portland was pretty cool to see (although the bus/trainЧитать далее
Corvallis Week 2
24 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
24th-28th Cristina was at work so I was left to my own devices! I finished a book I was reading which was good and left it in one of the lil makeshift community book swaps around the neighbourhood...Читать далее
Hawaii - O'ahu
29 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты
So mum came to visit Hawaii for 2 weeks so am very limited as to pictures I can post as she does not want to be online in any way shape or form... so this post is going to be a combination of WaikikiЧитать далее
Pearl Harbour
31 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This is a must for me. Lest we forget. (Also sparked by my interest in International Relations/Politics and history)
Was very sombre but very well done memorial.
The memorial is above the sunkenЧитать далее
Car trip - O'ahu
3 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Covering a lot of what is stared on the map pic, mum and I hired a car (designated driver again!) and visited the following:
- Dole Pineapple Plantation (beautiful gardens and great cafe and shops!)Читать далее
Manoa Falls
4 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Mum needed a 'recovery day' so I left her in Waikiki and went for a hike in Manoa Falls... Great opportunity to try out the public transport - not bad (can't help but take work with me 🤦♀️)Читать далее
Iolani Palace
5 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
So before Hawaii was territorialised by the US and became the 50th state, it had its Royal family (modelled on the British royal family!!!).
I enjoy learning about the history of places that I go to,Читать далее
Polynesian Cultural Centre
7 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Continuing the cultural education, a visit to the Polynesian Culture Centre... was great.
Can visit 6 of the 'islands' in Polynesia to find out about the cultures (Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Aotearoa (NewЧитать далее
Kuli'ou'ou Forest Reserve
8 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты
Another rest day for mum = another hiking adventure for me!
I turned my back on the clear beautiful skies and sea of the coast and headed inland to what looked like quite stormy mountains!
Fab hikeЧитать далее
Helicopter tour!
11 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Last day with mum!
Left her alone in the hotel lobby for 5 mins, when I see her she's looking all excited and comes out with 'let's go on a helicopter tour!' - who am I to say no! 😅 and so it isЧитать далее
To the Big Island Hawaii! Volcano Park
13 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After a night in a hostel in O'ahu I flew to the Big Island, Hawaii. There I immediately met some lovely Swiss people, Manuela and Elli... and we started planning!
Within an hour we had booked a carЧитать далее
Girls Car Trip around Big Island
14 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты
Big Island car trip! So a new friend Yumiko came with us for a girlie trip around the island... and endured Manuela and my karaoke 🎤 Elli somehow fell asleep but learnt that she is very good atЧитать далее
Stargazing - Mauna Kea
15 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Short footprint for this one as had my phone on charge most the morning while I went and read my book in local park (so nice!) and trying to get pics of the activity was boarder line impossible on aЧитать далее
Botanical Gardens
16 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
So before flying back to the O'ahu for last day of the trip, Kevin, a German guy from the Hostel, drove the three of us (and himself... although hardly as the car was scarily automated!!! 😶) to theЧитать далее
Surfs up!
17 августа 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Last day in North America (or so I thought uploading this two days later from LA airport!!!) and Hawaii
Flew back to O'ahu yesterday but really wanted to get a surf lesson - how can you go to theЧитать далее













































































































































































































































































































