With the exception of the homeless man who flipped us the bird, the pedestrians walking the streets or lining up for transit during this cool Seattle evening rush hour seemed amused, if not delighted, with our loud cheers of "Happy Holidays," as we cruised past during our Ride...

Standing in front of the simple white monument marking the original grave of Mother Marianne Cope at Kalaupapa on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai on Oct. 12, some members of my tour group were visibly moved.

For good reason.

Blessed Marianne Cope will be...

Looking down from a balcony of the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach during a visit to Oahu in May, we had a bird's eye view of the ribbon of sand stretched out below us.

From our perch it appeared the sand had a visible divide...

Hundreds of thousands of spectators took in the annual Vancouver Pride Parade Aug. 5 on a spectacularly sunny day.

This year's event saw several milestones, including a visit from the premier of British Columbia Christy Clark and, for the first time ever, participation from the Vancouver Canucks professional hockey team.

Not a song I would ever seriously connect with riding a Segway, but for some reason as I strapped on my helmet in preparation for a tour of downtown Honolulu, it was that George Thorogoodanthem, "Bad to the Bone," running through my head.

My inner psyche recognized the...

Does this mining light make me look fat?

With a mining light perched on my head and life jacket strapped around my torso, it probably wasn't my best look, but both are required pieces of safety equipment when preparing to traverse a series of tunnels dug into the side of...

"Vancouver to Nepal: $299."

Nepal is not included in the bucket list of intriguing travel destinations my partner and I have created. But since much of our travel is dictated by seat sales, the above advertised airfare recently published in a Vancouver newspaper, promising such a low price for such...

One road in, one road out.

Driving up the narrow, palm tree-lined road to the Kahala Hotel and Resort on the east side side of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu, our local tour guide and friend explains the property is famous for its privacy and security.

"I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."

That quote from Buddy the Elf from the Christmas movie Elf always comes to mind when I write or hear of anything to...

Staring down at the roasted pig's head adorning a kiosk at the Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range and Agricultural Festival at the Hilton Waikoloa on the Island of Hawaii, I had no idea the wild boar I had just happily sampled would mark the start of a weekend I...