May was Maui month. (So was June, but that’s a story for another blog post.) Shake was invited on a media trip to experience Celebration of the Arts at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua and stay in Hāna at the Travaasa Hāna hotel, and I was invited to tag along (and eat... Read More
The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua’s annual Celebration of the Arts festival, honoring Hawaiian culture and arts, takes place this weekend (May 8 through 10). The hotel hosts hula and musical performances, an artisans’ gallery and all sorts of demonstrations and workshops to help visitors and locals learn more about and perpetuate native... Read More
This year, for the first time in a very long time, I celebrated my birthday away from home! Shake had to work on Maui, so he bought me a plane ticket so I could come along and lounge at the swanky Ritz-Carlton Kapalua pool while he did his thang talking... Read More
Well, hello again, Kapalua! (OK, technically, that is a photo of Ka‘anapali, but it was shot as we were coming in for our landing at Kapalua airport.) Two trips to stay at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in three months…a girl could easily get spoiled beyond all reason. Turn down service…can’t tell... Read More
Been such a crazy week! We had the opportunity to attend the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival last weekend, and since getting home, we haven’t had time to do anything! (Seriously, we haven’t even unpacked…the week has consisted of rooting around in my suitcase for random things I desperately need.)... Read More
I’m not a big people photographer. It makes me uncomfortable when people see me taking pictures of them, and I never really capture them the way I want to. Also, people move. A lot. And they blink. It sucks. I much prefer to photograph food and objects, which stay still... Read More
As I mentioned, this was a work trip for Shake, and therefore we had several obligatory (but so fun and delicious, it’s hard to classify them as an obligation) events to attend. In addition, Shake had taken a Maui trip recently, sans-Sugar, and had promised to take me to some... Read More