TSA
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
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TSA
Dry vs Wet:
The Big Island. My best friend moved from LA to Puna about 5 years ago. I hung out there often. Once for a 3 month visit. Puna is on the wet side of the Big island. Lots of jungle. Lots of nice island people. (you might cal them hippies) We went to some spectacular "raves" at full moon parties out in the open: at jungle locations, out on the lava, at beaches. Amazing events with amazing people. The most beautiful place I've seen so far. Whats great about Hawaii is you feel alot like being out of the US (and out of the rat race) and in another country, but you still have all the infrastructure of the US. Try being in Thailand and getting sick or injured- no fun my brother. So my friend moved there and he is extremely happy. He went very native. Bought a house at a amazing price. (for California). Lives a shot walk to the beach. Teaches yoga. Cleanest air on earth.
But, me, I'm aiming at moving to the other side - Kona. The dry side. Best thing is on the west side you see those famous tropical sunsets. Less jungle, so less mosquito's. And I think they have better beaches there - white sand instead of black. My move is planned for December this year. Job? I'm moving my company there. (we're a small two man operation). Family? I'm moving my mother there. (she's 73 and lives with me cause she's not so good on her own anymore.) Heck, and as for friends, I still know lots of fun people there from those old full moon tribe days. And I plan on having a guest room, cause many of my LA friends are now planning on visiting me, and getting a place to stay FOR FREE!
25 years in LA and all I see is the traffic getting worse and worse. Life's too short to sit in traffic. I love CAL culture, and will miss it. (there are no Tiki Drive-ins in Hawaii) But I have friend's places to stay here when I visit too!
Remember what Dr. Frankenfurter said "Don't dream it, be it."
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