Oh, how I long to leave my responsibilities behind and travel the world more. As much as I adore Hawai'i and love being home, I still can't flip through pictures from the past five months I spent living in Europe without getting teary-eyed. I miss it more than I've let myself believe for the past month and a half that I've been back. I miss the tea-drinking, different foods, accents, changing environments, stunning sceneries, and constant adventures. Above all, I miss Oxford and the wonderful friends and memories I made there. The moment I stepped onto the plane that took me back to the states, my mind already began wandering to my next potential travel destinations: Bali, Thailand, New Zealand, Morocco, India...The possibilities seem endless in my mind. And that's the thing about traveling: it's addicting. More so, I wholeheartedly believe traveling is a crucial part in the development of a person. In the words of Mark Twain, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." However, at this moment I need to learn to enjoy home and the incredible beauty Hawai'i has to offer. In the mean time, here are 20 of my favorite photographs taken during my travels over the past few years. I have so many beautiful memories associated with each of these pictures. Enjoy!
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -MARK TWAIN
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| A photograph taken from a train in Germany. The bright yellow flowers captivated me. |
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| The Colosseum | Rome, Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| New York City, New York |
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| This place made me feel like I was in prehistoric times | Canyonlands National Park, Utah |
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| Halema`uma`u Crater | Kilauea, Hawai'i |
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The Alps | Innsbruck, Austria
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| There is something so beautiful about the contrast of the ocean and dried lava | Punalu'u Beach, Hawai'i |
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| A beautiful castle in Scotland |
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| US-Mexico Border | Tijuana, Mexico |
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| Paris, France |
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| Hi'ilawe Waterfall | Waipio Valley, Hawai'i |
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A photo taken from the balcony of a cruise ship in Alaska
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| A photo taken on Skid Row on the hottest day in LA's history (high of 113 degrees) | Los Angeles, CA |
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| An island in Greece |
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Stairway to Heaven hike (4,000 steps up the side of the Ko'olau Mountains) | Kapiolani, Hawai'i
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| Landscape Arch | Arches National Park, Utah |
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| Found at one of my favorite beaches in the world | Kua Bay, Hawai'i |
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Yosemite National Park
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I pulled to the side of the road to take a picture of this beautiful rainbow in Halsing, Denmark.
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| My second home | Oxford, England |
