by Don Faust on February 1, 2013
This month’s desktop calendar wallpaper features a water lily floating in a pond on the grounds of the Four Seasons at Manele Bay in Lanai, Hawaii.
This is the February 2013 offering for our desktop calendar series - always free and available for iPad too! Get your February 2013 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper! I took this photo of a water lily pond at the Four Seasons Resort at Manele Bay. We were on Lanai because Chris had been invited to participate in the island’s inaugural New [...]
by Chris on August 29, 2012
A night in Paia, a surfer town on Maui North Shore, along with dinner at the well-known Mama’s Fish House.
After exploring Upcountry Maui for a magazine assignment, I spent one night in the surf town of Paia, in the center of Maui’s North Shore. As you can see by these photos, the North Shore on this island is much like it is on Oahu – a surfing paradise. This shot was taken from the [...]
by Chris on August 23, 2012
Discovering Upcountry Maui, the laid-back center of the island that’s also home to many organic farms and galleries.
I took a three-night trip to Maui for a magazine assignment last week. While I’ve been to the island before, I hadn’t strayed too far from the resort towns of Lahaina and Wailea (other than a day spent with my family driving on the twisty road to Hana) so both the rural area known as [...]
by Chris on February 24, 2011
A look beyond the resorts: visiting Lana’i City, including Hotel Lana’i and Lana’i City Grille, the island’s best upscale restaurant.
Many visitors to Lana’i don’t realize exactly how small Lana’i is. With only 2,800 residents – and that’s including the ones who only stay on the island part-time - the population is much less than the other Hawaiian islands. Which leads to close quarters in the island’s only town, Lana’i City. A T-shirt in the [...]
by Chris on February 22, 2011
For such a small island, Lana’i has it made in the luxury department, with two Four Seasons to choose from. A look at the Four Seasons Lodge at Koele.
My time as a New Media Artist in Residence on Lana’i allowed me to experience not just one of Four Seasons resort, but two. After our nights by the beach at Manele Bay, we moved up to The Lodge at Koele for two nights. To be honest, I wasn’t sure about The Lodge when we [...]
by Chris on February 21, 2011
Looking for things to do in Lanai, Hawaii? A look at off-roading around the island with a Jeep rental.
One of the things that my husband liked most about our Visit Lana’i trip was the chance to take a Jeep rental out for a spin on the island’s rugged red dirt roads. We have two Jeeps at home, and one of our favorite things to do in the summer is take the roof and [...]
by Chris on February 16, 2011
Shooting for the first time, at the Lana’i Pine Sporting Clays.
Until my trip to Lana’i this month, I had never shot a gun. In fact, I’m not sure I had really even held a gun, despite the fact that my parents – who grew up in the country in Western Pennsylvania -did have guns in our house growing up. A pacifist, an animal lover and [...]
by Chris on February 15, 2011
A Lana’i daytrip off the beaten path to Shipwreck Beach and Garden of the Gods.
Southwest Arizona? Australia Outback? Nope ,this picture is from the Garden of the Gods on Lana’i – which illustrates how different the island is from the rest of Hawaii. More arid than Hawaii’s other islands, Lana’i has more pines than palms. Driving around the isolated corners of the island (most of Lana’i's residents live in [...]
by Chris on February 12, 2011
Snuba diving in Hawaii, on Lanai’s Hulopo’e Beach and Marine Reserve with Trilogy Excursions.
One of my favorite activities during my time spent as a New Media Artist in Residence on Lana’i was the chance to go snuba diving in Hawaii’s calm, clear waters. What is snuba? Essentially, it’s a cross between snorkeling and SCUBA diving, designed to give people who aren’t quite ready to really swim with the [...]
by Chris on February 9, 2011
The Kardashian moment of my #VisitLanai trip: creating a signature scent at the Four Seasons Resort of Manele Bay in Lanai
I’m not exactly a girly girl. My manicures chip, my makeup wears off and now that I’m in Seattle, I wear too many hoodies. Yet my secret diva self is much like Kim Kardashian – and I love experiences that are custom built to my tastes (I mean, really, who doesn’t?) So when I found [...]
