They must have thought I had gone mad. After the excitement of walking on lava that is one day old on Hawaii’s Big Island, the adventure tour bus stopped along a stretch of a sandy beach. While people alighted and frantically tripped their camera shutters, I bent down and bagged a handful of black sand. [...]

You’re walking on lava that is just a day old. That explained the waver forms everyone had to sign earlier before boarding the plane for a day tour to Hawaii’s Big Island. And the regular reminders to stay together at all times and not wander off individually over the volcano’s irregular surface. The whiff of [...]

Standing on the golden sandy beach of Hanauma Bay, just ten miles east of Waikiki, you would have trouble believing that you have set foot on the crater of an ancient volcano that flooded from the ocean when one of its exterior walls collapsed. The natural beauty of Hawaii’s natural reserve is awe inspiring. The [...]