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Kauai, the oldest island in the Hawaiian chain, is the most resistant to tired tropical tropes. Though a traveler can get lei’d and fed at a kitschy luau, this is not the place for just-add-water Polynesia. So when ... Read More»
Forget the brilliant script and acclaimed supporting cast; here’s guessing that George Clooney took the role in The Descendants so he could run around Kauai’s North Shore. It’s here, after all,... Read More»
For parents, the get-away-from-it-all tropical fantasy—days spent sunning, snorkeling, romancing, sleeping, repeat—is really a fantasy about life without kids. Turns out, though, a discerning parent can... Read More»
Zen masters would do well to send their students to Hana—and advise them to stay a few days. Most people experience this unspoiled terrain on Maui in typical Western fashion: a see-it-and-leave day trip. But... Read More»
A Big Island resident chuckled as he told me the story of a surfer who came to visit because he wanted to ride the waves where the lava flows into the ocean. Foolish he may have been (ocean temps near lava can be... Read More»
When the summer fog gets to you (and at some point, it gets to us all), take a hint from the airlines and jet to the islands: United, Hawaiian, and Alaska recently added direct flights from the Bay Area to iconic Hawaiian locales.... Read More»
Every writer, fledgling or veteran, gets trapped in his or her own mind sometimes, and it becomes hard to tell what works and what doesn't. If you’ve been writing a memoir, travel stories, or personal essays and want to get... Read More»
San Francisco’s food scene has always been globally influential, but the latest culinary exporters are trying to re-create more than just the flavors of the city: Like Dorothy’s house swept away and plopped... Read More»
Our devoted readers take San Francisco everywhere they go. Today's e-mail brought this picture of our August issue being enjoyed while one of our fans floats in the Dead Sea. We hope she was able to keep the pages dry! Read More»
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