We love this place — its aloha spirit, flowers, magnificent trees and ocean. Coffee, (Kona and Ka‘u), papaya, apple and ice cream bananas, ono, ahi, gelato — so many culinary delights from this island ...

Before moving on, we refueled on the side of the road with a warm chornake — a hearty, fried pastry — and fresh papaya juice ... towers rising above older tree-lined neighborhoods.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As we darted through Addis Ababa’s morning rush hour, my jet lag couldn’t dull the energy of Ethiopia’s capital. We wove through crowds of office workers ...