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From lush green mountainsides in Georgia and ancient Croatia cities, to Canada’s coastal castle and a homecoming in Morocco, this issue of DRIFT magazine takes you on the ultimate travel adventure. No passport required.
From lush green mountainsides in Georgia and ancient Croatia cities, to Canada’s coastal castle and a homecoming in Morocco, this issue of DRIFT magazine takes you on the ultimate travel adventure. No passport required.
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to the amenities, the proceeds go<br />
directly to Charity Walk Kauai to<br />
benefit more than 60 non-profit<br />
organizations providing critical<br />
services on the island.<br />
There is something special about<br />
the air, the scenery, the mountains,<br />
the sea, the people, and the stories<br />
in Kauai. It’s almost as if you’ve<br />
stepped into a different world. One<br />
that is underdeveloped, with no<br />
skyscrapers blocking the view of<br />
the natural beauty of the island.<br />
Kauai was the last island to join the<br />
Hawaiian Islands. In the end, it took<br />
diplomacy, a royal kidnapping,<br />
and an arranged marriage to bring<br />
Kauai into the kingdom of Hawaii.<br />
Compared to the other islands,<br />
Kauai is smaller, less populated,<br />
more rural, and more laid back.<br />
Visitors come to explore the<br />
island’s natural wonders and whitesand<br />
beaches that provide ample<br />
opportunity to surf, snorkel, scuba<br />
dive or just relax by the water.<br />
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Tourist development reached<br />
Kauai much later than the other<br />
islands, so the island has a<br />
larger proportion of timeshares,<br />
condominiums, and bed and<br />
breakfasts. Also, a strict cap on<br />
building heights (hotels can be no<br />
more than 40 feet high), prevent<br />
the development of the megaresorts<br />
and towering skyscrapers<br />
found on the other islands. The<br />
local rule is that nothing can be<br />
built taller than a coconut tree.<br />
One look at a map will show you<br />
an important difference between<br />
Kauai and the more populous<br />
islands of Hawaii. Due to the<br />
massive Waimea Canyon and Na<br />
Pali Coast, no roads circle the<br />
island. Once you’ve made the<br />
drive along the south shore to<br />
Waimea and seen the canyon, the<br />
only options are to go west on dirt<br />
roads to Polihale Beach or turn<br />
around and go back to Princeville<br />
and Na Pali on the north shore.<br />
However, the island is compact<br />
enough that both ends of the<br />
road can be seen in the same day.<br />
But, the Garden Island cannot<br />
be enjoyed or appreciated if you<br />
are pressed for time, and along<br />
many of Kauai’s streets and main<br />
highway there are wild roosters,<br />
chickens and cats that may slow<br />
down your travel.<br />
I’ve never been one for taking
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