My travels have taken me through more than 20 countries on four continents and one of the saddest days of my life was when I was forced to retire my old passport which I had filled, and even added pages! I’ve got a shiny new one now and can’t wait to revisit some of my favorite travel memories as well as to make new ones. I love to write about the people I meet, places I visit, and of course the delicious foods I find along the way.
Contributions
Contributor, Nonstop Honolulu (December 2012 – present)
Staff Writer, WhyGo Hawaii, part of the BootsnAll.com family of travel guides. (September 2010 – October 2011)
Freelance Writer, WhyGo Hong Kong & WhyGo Thailand
Freelance Writer, Viator.com (Insider’s Guides to Oahu, Maui & Kona)
Interview, Vagabonding Case Study
Guest Posts
Outrigger Hotels: Malia Yoshioka’s Marathon Training Secret
Vagabondish: Unusual Festivals in Hawaii
BootsnAll: Eat Your Way Around Honolulu
Demeure: Tips for Market Shopping in Hawaii
Twenty-Something Travel: Tourism vs. Voyeurism
Journey With Janelle: 30 Before 30
AnyTrip: Hawaii’s Top Five Foodie Day Trips
The Daily Meal: Hawaii’s Classic to Conceptual Cocktails
Where I’ve Been: Top 5 Ways to Stay Fit in Hawaii
Got Saga: 5 Ways to Save Money on Your Hawaii Vacation
Wanderfly: Explore Hawaii’s Big Island
Nomadic Foodie: Honolulu’s Best Spots for Fresh Fish
Travelated: A Tourist in my Hawaiian Hometown
The Travel Belles: Hawaii: When Home may be the Most Beautiful Place on Earth
Venere: New Year’s Eve Celebrations in New York
Opium Magazine: Perfectly Parisian
National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel: I Heart My City: Malia’s Honolulu
Venere: 5 Little Known Facts About Switzerland
Personal Blogs
Travel blog: January – July 2008 – RTW Trip through Southeast Asia & the Pacific
Travel blog: July 2008 – present – After our RTW trip, I spent time in Europe & the mainland US before heading back home to Hawaii
My 30 Before 30 List – My challenges in getting through a “bucket list” before my 30th birthday.
Runners Paradise – Each year, I participate in a half marathon in order to raise funds & awareness for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
>> Have a question? Something to share? Feel free to drop me a line at malia@shoyusugar.com.
