I visited an island just a 20-minute flight from Maui. Its empty beaches and local gems made it feel like a true paradise.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Author Ashley Probst with sunglasses on smiling
The empty beaches, beautiful drives, and lack of traffic lights make Molokai feel like a paradise for the right kind of travelers.

Ashley Probst

These states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard

Tech Insider : Business
A villa adu
An ADU built by Villa in a California backyard.

miller.photo for Villa

I flew to one of Hawaii's most rural islands. My trip was so beautiful and wild — I'd only suggest it to certain travelers.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Author Ashley Probst smiling in front of Mokulele plane in selfie
The only way to visit Molokai, one of Hawaii's least-touristy islands, is via a small commuter plane.

Ashley Probst

I went to Hawaii for the first time. My trip would've been better if I'd known these 5 things before I left.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
The author wearing red heart-shaped sunglasses, a lei crown, and a beaded necklace.
I went to Hawaii for the first time and stayed on the island of Oahu.

Megan duBois

POV: Death by Volcanic Eruption

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Ash and tephra raining down from a lava fountain as Kilauea erupts

I've been to all 50 states. Here are the 10 best ones to visit during the winter.

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Wyoming - The author posing at the top of Corbet’s Cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
At the top of Corbet’s Cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Katherine Parker-Magyar

I spent over $1,700 a night staying at the Four Seasons Hualalai, one of Hawaii's most expensive resorts

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Author David Morris and woman standing in front of green grass, palm trees
My mom and I stayed at the Four Seasons Hualalai in Hawaii.

David Morris

I finally took my dream trip to Hawaii. I'm glad I did it sober.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Terri Peters is wearing a lei in Oahu, Hawaii.
Terri Peters marked nearly two years sober with a getaway to Hawaii with her friends.

Provided by Terri Peters

At 80, I broke the world record as the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championship. Here's how I prepared.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
A senior woman at the finish line of an Ironman race.
Natalie Grabow earns her world record at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

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I moved my daughter from a small private high school school in Hawaii to a larger public school in Seattle. Now she's thriving.

Tech Insider : Business
The author's daughter is showing at a lei workshop.
The author said her daughter spent most of her life in Hawaii, and she was nervous about moving with her to Seattle.

Courtesy of Lisa Sparrell

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