Jill Meinecke

Tag: Hawaii

  • Life as I know it

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    I would like to say that I just got done traveling extensively this summer, but I’m sure part of landing in San Diego is part of my travels as well. Part of me embarking on the road for so many years now has been to improve my travel writing and enrich my life with experiences.…

  • Photo of the day: South Point, Big Island Hawaii

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  • Staying fit on the road

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    It’s time to address an issue that has been on my mind my whole life, but most recently more so ever since hitting the road: staying in shape. I’m a person who has been technically overweight my whole life. Part of this is because I truly love to eat. Something about food tastes so darn…

  • Notes on nostalgia and loss

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    I am in a radically different place than I was a year ago. A year ago I was living in a tent in the rainforest under an avocado tree in Hawaii. I was hitch hiking barefoot with strangers. I was having the time of my life. My heart BURNS with nostalgia for those times. That…

  • Guest Post: DIY Mai Tais

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    You’d be hard pressed to find a more soothing and delicious way to wind down on island time than enjoying a Mai Tai. Tahitian for good, a “Maita’i” will help your fantasies of paradise come true. Fellow travel enthusiast and Chicago native Kendra Thornton is a guest blogger today offering an easy-to-replicate Mai Tai recipe…

  • Ten things I love about Hawaii

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    It’s no secret that basically all I do is gush about life in Hawaii. Is it really THAT good? To me, yes! Everyday I have a moment of blissful adoration for Maui, whether it be an amazing sunset I catch, a view of the mountains at just the right light, or a “Try Go Slow,…

  • Reconnecting with Aloha

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    I am back island side after 2 long months of traveling, visiting family and friends around the mainland, and making a trip to Thailand. What a whirlwind year! When I think of it all, it almost makes me crazy to think of all the times I’ve taken off, landed, stuck my thumb out for a…

  • Is the American Dream really a nightmare?

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    Uh oh. The fun and games are almost over. My year on the road is officially coming to a close. This year has given me a lot of time to contemplate the kind of life I want to live and I delved into many living situations to find out which best suits me. I’ve surfed…

  • The uncertainty of the travel flow

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    Traveling opened up about a million cans of awesome, and almost as many cans of worms. This year alone has been my greatest success. I conquered continents. I traveled here, to there, to here and to there again. A lot of people ask me, “What are you running away from?” I like to answer, “It’s…

  • A Hawaiian Hui Hou

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    I left the Big Island to travel to the mainland to see my sister who just had a baby. I am an auntie for the first time! It’s a boy: Thorston Sanderson Kozak Grosse, 9 lbs, 5 oz., given life the au natural way. I had to say goodbye to the Big Island and the…