
What a year once again! December 2012 marks one year since I first started up Hustle to Paradise back in 2011. A year ago, I also wrote a self-reflection of 2011 and the write-up for this past 2012 is nothing less than interesting. The Start of 2012 I had just left my first corporate job… Read More »

Awhile back in the middle of October, a good friend I met while I was living in Kahului at the time offered a free trip on the Lani Kai boat that he worked on. I had been on a couple of boat trips with other competing boats, so of course I said yes! Much thanks… Read More »

I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a Road to Hana island tour on Maui courtesy from Valley Isle Excursions this past mid-November. Much thanks to Lisa Pierce of A Maui Blog! Meeting the Valley Isle Excursion Tour Bus Driver Since I live in the Upcountry area of Maui, my tour started with the… Read More »

During my time on Maui this past August, I had the privilege of working with an awesome duo of programmers from Germany on the current client website that first brought me here to this island. And that is why I’d like to introduce you to this cool new website called Avalanture. Fried and Pascal, the founders of Avalanture,… Read More »

So you want to travel, but you don’t have the time to do it. Speaking for the US since I’m from here, employees on average get only 2 weeks of vacation per year. While not the worst in the world, that’s very little time to do any type of meaningful trip. If you want to… Read More »

Do you have so many interests and hobbies? If you said yes, proceed to the next question. Not sure how to come up with a plan that combines your multiple passions? To all you who have raised your hand, then read on. It’s approaching my one year mark since I first bought the Renaissance Business… Read More »

The other day, I was trying to book a flight on one of the major US legacy carrier’s website. It shouldn’t be so tough right? While booking and finding information about a certain airline shouldn’t be too hard, certain website designs by those airlines don’t allow for easy use or logical search. After a couple… Read More »

I definitely did not regret my decision to stay at Blue Trailz hostel. I ended up staying at this place for 3 weeks, much longer than I initially anticipated. What I remember most with this hostel is the eclectic and fun groups of travelers I met each week. The two owners, Koen & Alex, went… Read More »