In April 2018 I took a trip to the Big Island, Hawaii. The purposes were personal and business but it turned out eventually that everything in life is interconnected. My travels along the beauties of nature brought me business encounters while my so-called more formal meetings were heart touching and caused my consciousness to expand.
Here I will detail some of my thoughts and muses about my trip. All photos (but the map, see at the end) were taken by me and are not allowed to be copied. If you wish to know about a specific location you are welcome to ask.
Enjoy!
Travel light
There are no direct flights from Israel to Hawaii and i used connections. The fact that I carried with me to the planes only a light backpack made my travels easy and comfortable.
The same goes when we walk our spiritual path. If we leave behind us the disturbing thoughts, the depressing memories, the heart-clenching emotions and make a bold choice to begin fresh and light, everything changes and becomes easier.
Be your own guide
I could have hired a private guide or join one of the many organized group-trips. But my nature is to plan by myself and execute on my own pace. And once I made that decision, the energy aligned itself to serve me, and I found a great application that served as a private tour guide who accompanied me throughout the excursions.
Many people will tell you how to live your life (including yours truly), but the best and only source you should follow is your own heart and soul.
Come unprepared
The only confirmed plan I had was some work-related activities and a meeting place. I knew that everything else would be sorted out, including the people and the events I needed to experience. In fact, the helicopter ride that I initially had desired to do and prepared my-self towards, eventually did not take place due to weather conditions.
I remind myself this lesson often when I am facing a new challenge in life. The wider brush I paint with, the more I trust my self, the more amazing the results are. Try it.
Set one goal
The Big Island is about its nature. You will rarely find here sandy white beaches or sparkling, shining celebrities - The Hawaii 5-0 TV series is filmed in Honolulu, on the neighboring island, O'ahu. So nature it is and I tried my best to capture most of it. I drove in three days a total sum of 1260 km, hiked 25 km, and still didn't see everything. When I reached the volcanos national park I knew I would have to focus on one route. And so I did.
In the scriptures it is said - make your eye single and the meaning is to stay focused. There are so many temptations around us and it's almost impossible to choose. Once you stay focused on your enlightenment, everything else falls into its right place and at the right time.
Allow time for relaxation
I am an expressive person. When I do not create something - be it a quality conversation with someone, a project at work, or doing something with my hands - I feel a lack. On the one hand, it means that I have an active soul who doesn't give me much rest. On the other hand, it's tiring. The Hawaiian atmosphere forced me to change the mood. Everything there happens slowly, at its own pace. The max speed limit, for instance, is 55 mph (88 kph). In all my driving there I never heard even once a car horn!
We must learn to sit back, relax, and enjoy our achievements. In such reflecting restful moments, important integrations happen and plans for the future are being woven.
Allow time to yourself
To Hawaii, I traveled alone, just me. I knew that I would spend the first several days with associates, doing intensive personal and professional tasks, and for the rest of the stay, I trusted that I would pair-up with the appropriate people. It turned out that except for short brief encounters, I was by myself for the whole period, travel and leisure time alike. And it was good, excellent. Gaia, the goddess of earth, showed me its wonders and in return received my unconditional love.
So many people are afraid of being alone. They fear the devastating emotion of loneliness. They fear their own thoughts. But in traveling and life in general, it's much better to be alone with just yourself than with the wrong person. And besides, no one is really never alone, and I will explain more about this in another post.
Keep it simple and Stupid
Although Hawaii is a state in the USA, the Hawaiian way of life is different from the "Amerian dream" over-achievement, sophisticated patterns. The fact that the islands of Hawaii are so far away from any mainland, thousands of KMs from the USA, Japan or Australia, makes Hawaii the most isolated populated area on Earth and allows the island to have its own energies. And you feel it right away on the Big Island. I mentioned the pace, this is one thing. The other is the simplicity, kindness and open-heart approaches that the commons have towards tourist and foreigners. Everywhere I went - at the supermarket, gas station, national park, the hotel, the gardener, the landlords, the lady that helped me find smoked salmon, to name just a few - 9 out of 10 people were kind. In fact, in Hawaii, they have a special hand-gesture for drivers and pedestrians to thank each another. It's called the Shaka.
Keep life simple and in particular your journey towards your enlightenment. Being intelligent, having a sharp mind with great memory will not get you through because enlightenment cannot come from your mind. Trust me on this, I have tried using my mind (and I write about the road and its consequences in my "from a slave to a master" weekly posts).
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First I must tell you, you got the gift and skills with the camera. I seems not to be lucky in that aspect, so I appreciate a good photo just as I appreciate a good art.
I love the way you connect everything around you to your journey in life. Everything in the universe appears to you as some sort of life lessons to draw energies from. In that way, it's more fun to you and much easier to be happy as you consider anything to be some form of communication to you. If many were to see life this simple, the lots of depression and suicidal tendencies we have in the society today would have been driven down.
I'm glad you had a great time through your journey. Do enjoy the rest of your days on this planet.
Same here, traveling alone is time efficient and no complicated decisions, you decide for yourself, though people are not comfortable traveling alone, but i get used traveling alone. The pictures you took seems like a professional photographer what camera did you use? BTW seems like you enjoyed your trip with the business meeting at the same time enjoying yourself over there no doubt it's a worth of a trip. thanks master @nomad-magusfor sharing your travel in Hawaii it made me think going over there too. :)
Just like you mentioned “everything interacts”.
Hawaii is a beautiful island 🌴 and the people are sooo friendly. I do agree with you on going your own way, not the guided way. I used to be this way before I met my wife. Just the straight line, just the way majority does it. Until this person appeared in my life. She always takes the other way, more adventures and unpredictable way. I went along with it and sometimes she is surprised when I take the lead.
That’s a lot in three days.
People from Hawaii remind me the place where I lived for some time before I moved to New York. People are waving to each other, saying hello even though they see each other for the first time. I was surprised how many people wanted to help me with any kind of situation. NY is completely different. This, I get reminded just by driving the car. If you don’t move a second after green light, everyone goes nuts. I don’t travel alone, I don’t think I would enjoy it as much as traveling with my other half even though you do recomend to travel alone. However, our friend travels just by herself and she really enjoys it. Just recently she visited London.
Thank you for sharing you travel experience and amazing interactions.
BTW: photos are 🤔...one word “יפה”
Thank you. Always good to read your practical testimonials 👍
Before I went to Vietnam, some friends talked me into going to the big island of Hawaii first. And from there flying to Vietnam. It had a good ring to it. Hitchhike around the big island for a couple of weeks before heading to my first foreign country.
I had forgotten though, how rusty my hitchhiking thumb was. That’s not because I’m predisposed to arthritis either. In my late twenties my hitchhiking adventures tapered off greatly then stopped.
I landed at the Kona airport at night, walked south towards Kona, and found a place to camp that wasn’t jagged lava rock. My first morning on the island I was woke by the bite of a centipede on my elbow. It felt like a hot fire flash through my arm with a pain a bit more intense than a bee sting. I don’t think I’ve ever woken up and gotten out of my sleeping bag faster than I did that day.
I remember my first day I met some hostile young locals. An extremely hostile homeless man who I thought was going to start fighting me. I got within 50 feet of “his spot” at a public park and said “Excuse me sir, you know what is down this way?”. But I finally found an OK couple of home-bums down along the beach that let me camp next to them.
What an adventure!
Wow this is a well documented trip and I love what you have done with the analysis and descriptions and the way you linked each experience and encounter with a moral lesson and I will try my best to chip in my view on each of your moral lessons.
Talking about travelling light and how it applies to spirituality. I will be talking in terms of forgiveness. Many people don't know how good it is to forgive anyone who offends us. Forgiveness means dropping the heavy weight you are carrying and having a lighter one to continue with your journey. This was the light I caught from this.
We should learn to live a life of non conformity. We are all unique in our own way but we are always distracted by the things around us that we get so confused and feel following the crowd is the only way out which is not
מה שכן, בסיפור המסע שלך הרגשתי הזדהות מסוימת באופן שבו אני חווה מקום חדש.
מצאתי דמיון בצורה שאתה מתאר, בדברים שאני שמה אליהם לב לפעמים במקום חדש כמו האווירה, יחס האנשים, פנים מיוחדות של אדם שסתם נתקלתי בו, צבע עלים שנשרו ופחות על הקטע להספיק כמה שיותר לראות.
שמח לשמוע. כמאמר המשורר התנ"כי, לכל זמן ועת לכל חפץ.
קהלת :-)
The Pachamama welcomes you with open arms to give you those beautiful lessons that you are sharing.
When you talked about loneliness I felt good because I always like to be in company and I am afraid of myself, that tip I will begin to apply to my daily life to stop stressing when i'm alone..
Beautiful post and a hug.
Beautiful scenery of beautiful results. photo the natural beauty that has brought you to get a beautiful dream every night.You are a very lucky person, because you have seen what I can not see in my life.I have never seen this scene it's amazing. Thank you guys for sharing, I hope someday to visit such a beautiful place even if it is not possible for me @nomad-magus
I have experienced this feeling that loneliness and isolation are not practical things like medicine, but do play an important role in one's health. In social life, people who feel lonely may be less involved with the health community or the wider community, therefore be less self-care. Finally I have to rise up and fight my loneliness for a better tomorrow
You have taught me a lot about life, relationships and attitudes. I am very motivated by you and will await your explanation for this.
Thanks for this @nomad-magus
The Big Island is the largest and most exciting of all Hawaiian islands. The island stills grows every day because of its tourist attraction (which also happens to be one of the most active volcanoes in the world): the Kilauea volcano. The Big Island is an island with so much beautiful nature and so many cool activities that it is almost impossible to fit everything in your vacation – even if you stay more than a month. I want to go this beautiful place. Thanks @nomad-magus for share and advice.
Hawaiian is the largest island located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the largest and the southeastern-most of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km2), it has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass, and is the largest island in the United States. However, it has only 13% of Hawaiʻi’s people. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in Polynesia, behind the two main islands of New Zealand.
The island is often referred to as the Island of Hawaiʻi,[the Big Island, the Big I, or Hawaiʻi Island to distinguish it from the state. Administratively, the whole island encompasses Hawaiʻi County.
As of the 2010 Census the population was 185,079. The county seat and largest city is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaiʻi County (see List of counties in Hawaii).
The Big Island is officially known as the island of Hawai’i. The Big Island deserves this name because of its surface area, which is larger than the land surface area of all other Hawaiian island combined! The Big Island is also the largest island of the United States. Despite these impressive figures the state of Hawai’i (all islands taken together) actually is pretty small. There are only 3 states (Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island ) with less land surface than the aloha state. Yet, our “small” Big Island is home to 8 / 13 of the climate zones in the world, and there are many fun, exciting and accessible activities possible for you to explore it.
very Incredible trip and amazing Hawaii place. Very beautiful to enjoy.photography is perfect, elegant colors, very beautiful sights.It looks such a wonderful Island, Hawaii city. The all photos looks really great. Hope you will enjoy your extended day too. It will definitely be a wonderful memory.thanks for sharing.
have a nice tip.
upvoted and resteem
@ nomad-mag. I want to ask you something tonight, I feel like strange today, just like I ever dreamed my behavior today what do you think this @ nomad-mag ..
Seems that you are opening yourself more to your other lives. If it bothers you take deep breaths and drink lot of water to ground you, until it passes.
Yes, thank you@nomad-mag.
wow it turns out the Hawaiian archipelago has extraordinary natural beauty, if I had the money I would love to visit the beautiful place, hopefully one day I can see the beauty of nature hawaii from close
I like it. Thanks for sharing @nomad-magus. Salute with what you say. systematically arranged, you can achieve happiness even if it is a journey in business and task.
You can carry yourself wherever you are. Salut and congratulations on duty.
I love the relaxation.
Someday I want to make it to the big island. It looks beautiful and relaxing!
"The wider brush I paint with, the more I trust my self, the more amazing the results are. Try it."
Does this really work with painting? I will have to try it, ha.
Big Island is one of the most exciting Islands in Hawaii. It is also home to two iconic attractions of Hawaii. Mount Mauna Kea and the perpetually erupting volcano Mount Kilauea.
Helicopter Volcano Tours There are several types of packages on offer depending on time airborne and flight plans.
Makalawena Beach is very rarely crowded which is perfect for those who prefer to enjoy nature in relative solitude. This is a great place to relax, but it's the best place to do a little scuba diving; the area is quite safe from rip tides and other dangers.
Mauna Kea is a seasonally snow-capped mountain that is home to several observatories.
Great shots @nomad-magus what camera did you use to get the shots on the sea beach and other photos? Incredible scenery, colours and very well composed keep up the great work.beautiful natural scenes I personally liked it thanks for sharing @nomad-magus
The samsung note8's camera. It does a good job.
Oh, really I'm also crazy about Samsung's Note 8's phone
and I use samsung products. Samsung products offer good service and their camera quality is much better.
The journey is quite impressive and adds insight. Master @nomad-magus is able to capture every meaning that comes to mind. And it turns out, Master @nomad-magus is also expert to take pictures.
I am waiting for his visit to Indonesia.
😊 One day...
Yes.
nice sharing with your trip photos :)
Big Island (also known as the island of Hawaii) is the largest of all the Hawaiian Islands. If you put all of the other island together, the Big Island is still more than twice as large. With 11 of the 13 climate zones of the world. There's so many adventures, it's hard to pick a favorite. So in no particular order, here are some of the fun things to do and see on the Big Island.
indeed if we go like that our heads would be comfortable for us what the problem in our minds would be lost
I also like traveling in different place and enjoy their food.
Your traveling place, Hawaii is an awesome place.
the view you post is right "beautiful for me, for me!"
About Travel Related Advice is great full i think who will be tour island.
It must have been a wonderful experience to be on an island as beautiful as Hawaii.
Thanks for great share sir @nomad-magus
It must have been a wonderful experience to be on an island as beautiful as Hawaii, I loved the photos you took, one of my goals is to visit Hawaii just for a single day, excellent post, have a good day.
really one of the greatest place.no dout its really fentastic place
for gathering knowledge its need to Israel to Hawaii journey
no doubt..
for off time passing Big Island, Hawaii is just great of place where we keep aa grweat day properly
, it was a great memorable moment ,,thanks nomad sir for share
it was a great travelling to Hawaii dear
i heared about this place but never go,
i mean
it wqas a great travelling day,
its really great looks of awesome place photography ,
outstanding
no daut that its was a great travelling
knowledge,
its so gorgeous place ,i love
,its need to search knowledge
and wisdome when we travel to Hawaii.
really a awesome journey
thanks for share
Nice!!!! Very HQ pics! What camera r u using?
Sony Slt A77 + note 8
nice your post
nice your photography
nice your photography, Thanks for sharing @nomad-magu
I love Huwaii already. I hope that someday I will go there and take pictures.
There is this drink I love to take though, it’s called Hawaiian Punch. It’s so nice!
You capture beautiful and very nice photos.
this is definitely a very enjoyable trip.
enjoy your holiday .
what a photography, also such a beautiful place.
This place is really best for traveling.