Monday, September 11, 2006

Estelle.tv goes to Kuaui

Tags: , The closest I've been to Hawaii was a phone interview where the people interviewing me were in Hawaii and I was in California. After watching the segments from Estelle.tv about Hawaii, I sure wish I had gotten that job there! The short video segment about Waimea Canyon is really incredible. The footage is amazing and must have been shot from a helicopter because you are crusing through the canyon, which is about 10 miles long and up to 3000 feet deep and very green. Estelle mentions that Mark Twain called it the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, and it is easy to see why after watching this clip. Wailua Falls is a remote waterfall around 80 feet high located on Kuaui. It looks fantastic and was featured in the opening sequence on the television show Fantasy Island, which I think was the one with Ricardo Montalban. The Estelle.tv website is a great resource for videos and information about travel destinations from around the world. The video segments are taken from the television show hosted by Estelle. She also offers a daily video podcast which you can subscribe to and watch on your computer or iPod. The site is really a great educational resource if you are interested in getting a local perspective on some fabulous destinations. Estelle frequently interviews locals who have the kind of knowledge and information about these places that you might otherwise miss. For example, in this photo, we see Estelle with some Hawaiian locals after she went for a swim in a secret cave on Kauai’s northshore. In some of these locations, the locals don't really like too many visitors to crash their party, but these guys look pretty friendly! Here, Estelle takes a nice walk on the beach in Kauia before jumping in for another swim: Hawaii is known for great surfing, and here we see Estelle hitting the surf near Princeville, Kauai (Hawaii). Is there anything Estelle can't do?: Estelle.tv should be in the bookmarks of every Internet traveller, whether they are going to be visiting the places in person or just online.

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