Chiang Mai, Thailand (compared with Honolulu, Hawaii)

Chiang Mai is an interesting city and province in Thailand. It has around 1 million people in the metro area and another 1 million in the rest of the province. While it is more spread out, it compares with Honolulu in terms of metro area population, and completely dwarfs it in terms of geographical area [...]

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Vexillologically speaking Vexillologically speaking, George Vancouver gave King Kamehameha a British flag (a predecessor to the Union Jack). Vancouver and the Hawaiian Islands Captain James Cook was the first European to step foot on Vancouver Island in 1778, which was between his discovery and naming of the Sandwich Islands in 1778 (sailing into Waimea harbor, [...]

Waikiki Sunset

Waikiki sunset., originally uploaded by skyseeker. I will miss this place very much. The irony is that my lifestyle has me missing this when I live only a few miles from it.

July 3, 2008 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: flickr • No Comments