As the temperatures in my hometown plummet to 32 F (0 C)–brrr!–I find myself thinking about different ways to keep warm when I travel. Yes, I’m from California and I get cold when it’s 62 F. But the real problem is that when I get cold, my pain gets worse. So I’ve got to stay [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kauai’
Keeping Warm When Traveling With Pain
Posted in Travel Tips, tagged chronic pain travel, cold weather, Hawaii, Kauai, keeping warm, Lake Tahoe, ThermaCare, warm weather travel on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bucket List Success: Traveling to Great Places With Pain
Posted in California travel, International Travel, Travel Attractions, tagged bucket list, California, Caribbean, chronic pain travel, cruise ship, Kauai, London, Paris on October 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My bucket list may be near-infinite, but it’s not all dreams and fantasies. Even traveling with my chronic pain, I’ve gotten to see and smell and touch a bunch of my bucket list destinations. * Paris Paris was my #1 bucket list item from childhood. I studied there as a healthy college student many many [...]
Traveling to Escape Pain
Posted in Travel Essay, tagged chronic pain travel, Crohn's disease, Escape magazine, Jon Carroll, Kauai, Liz Hamill, pleasure travel, SFGate, travel with pain, Waikiki on October 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I know that last post about travel writing being “dead” blew pretty hot. But the top of my head didn’t actually fly off until I read Jon Carroll’s little opinion piece on SFGate’s Travel page this morning. Kablowie! While I was scraping bits of hair and blood and bone off my ceiling, I figured out [...]
Hawaii Part 2: Fun in the Water
Posted in Parks and Outdoor Travel, tagged body board, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, boogie boarding, Hawaii, Kauai, SCUBA, snorkel, snorkeling, SNUBA, surf, surfing on September 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Oh, the things you can do on the Hawaiian Islands. Whether you prefer hiking, swimming, surfing, or sailing; whether you love live lava beds or hanging rainforest gardens; whether you prefer white sand, black sand, or pink sand beaches…Hawaii’s got something for you. But not all the activities hawked in magazines, on brochures, and in [...]
Hawaii With Pain, Part 1
Posted in Air Travel, Lodgings, tagged accessible Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii condos, Hawaii lodgings, hidden disability travel Hawaii, Jaua'i, Kaua'i lodgings, Kauai on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I adore Hawaii. Just the feel of the warm, moist air caressing my skin as I exit the plane makes me smile. As a rule, I recommend beach vacations for travelers with pain. Lying on the sand, listening to the surf pound rhythmically while I read or just kick back is remarkably restorative. But then again, [...]
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