• SiewchTravelerMaui 2023
    The stupa at the Maui Dharma Center.
    Street view at Pāʻia.Cafe de Amis, Pāʻia.My breakfast burrito at Cafe de Amis.Jeff's spinach and feta crepe at Cafe de Amis.Jeff turning the prayer wheel inside the stupa at the Maui Dharma Center.My view as I turned the prayer wheel inside the stupa at the Maui Dharma Center.The stupa at the Maui Dharma Center.The stupa at the Maui Dharma Center.Maui Dharma Center.The fire station at Pāʻia is probably one of the cutest around.Street art by Bunksy, who I presume is a local artist inspired by Banksy.

    Pāʻia

    December 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

    After collecting our rental car, we made a beeline for breakfast at one of our favorite restaurants in Maui - Cafe de Amis in Pāʻia. This restaurant serves a random combination of Mediterranean and Indian cuisine, but somehow they make it work. For breakfast, I had a breakfast burrito with eggs, cheese, avocado and bombay potatoes and it was absolutely delicious, especially when washed down with my mango lassi.

    After breakfast, we walked a short distance up the road to explore the Maui Dharma Center, which is a Buddhist meditation center following what seems like a Tibetan-inspired version of Theravada Buddhism. We explored the stupa and turned the prayer wheel inside.

    After exiting the Maui Dharma Center, we went for a short walk around Pāʻia.    Read more