Before I left Maui on my journeys, I was inspired by Hokulea. Hokulea is a canoe that began as the dream of an artist and became a movement and inspiration for an ocean of people. Herb Kane, who started all this, passed away at the age of 82. The double-hulled canoe Hokulea started a Hawaiian renaissance. [...]
Author Archives: Plover
Remembering Loi Krothong
February 29, 2012 – 1:44 am
We are now living in the 15th town/city of our travelling life: honking, hectic, wonderful Hanoi, Vietnam. Some places we’ve been, like quiet, dusty Phonsavan in Laos, were only a 3-day stopover. However, that’s not our general style. In many places we found an apartment, established our favorite routes, figured out the rhyme and reason to [...]
Would You Like a Post Card?
February 13, 2012 – 3:57 pm
I’ve been thinking of this, and gosh-darn, I’m just going to start. If you’d like a hand-drawn post card, send me your address. Every day I’m going to draw a postcard. It might be a sketch. It might be a doodle. It might be in color. It might be in pencil. But I will draw [...]
The Problem with Hair
February 6, 2012 – 7:12 am
In Vientiane Ian’s hair reached a critical point. Ian, the Wizard of the Internet Cafe… Until we sorted out the internet at our apartment, we often made use of the wifi cafe. The place was full of characters, and Ian fit right in.
