Said Abd El Gawad

Hurley's golf course marked the end of our KOS Tour of the Kualoa Ranch. Looking back it is hard to believe we packed so many stops into a mere two hours. I leave you now with a few shots that comprise our gag reel from that day. First, witness the fear and the bravery of two rather tall Commonwealth lads as they take on The Island's fearsome Smoke Monster (and lose). Fooled ya! That wasn't the real Smoke Monster, just a bit of blackened cotton coupled with KOS's award-winning ginormo-vision camerawork. Below photo courtesy @kiwilostie You'll need to look very carefully, but this polar bear isn't real either! How do they do it?!! And check out my look of subtle terror. Good thing I had a big strong Kiwi to protect me! We were extremely fortunate that day to find an actual DHARMA van in the jungle. Against our tour guide's objections we recreated the scene where Sawyer & Jin give the van an initial push. So apparently these vans are prone to tippi...

One of many genius season 1 plot points is Hurley's creation of the "Island Open" golf course, first seen in the episode Solitary . Not only does it give the show a chance to showcase more of Oahu's natural splendor, but it also gives the characters an opportunity to relax, chill out, and have fun for the first time since their crash. The location was also featured in later episodes -- ...In Translation , Collision and the mobisode Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course . The Oahu 4 were delighted to find the Island Protector himself there to welcome us. Below photo courtesy @kiwilostie Three of the Oahu 4, along with our guide, make their approach to Hurley's golf course. The golf course is located at the far end of the Kualoa Ranch, close to open water. Imagine yourself standing on the golf course, facing the water -- the peaks below are to your front right, extending out to the water. This would be the view looking back over your left shoulder. The di...

With so many magical spots to choose from it's hard to pick a favourite from our tour of the Kualoa Ranch, but if pressed I just might choose this one, which I like to call "the place where Barry smashed a wine bottle." It is featured in the final scenes of the sterling season 6 episode Ab Aeterno , when Jacob and the Man in Black (Barry to his friends, of which he has none) reflect on newcomer Richard Alpert and discuss MIB's assassination attempt. Below photo courtesy @kiwilostie The LOST production team would have been hard pressed to find a more beautiful location -- no CGI work needed here! My favourite photo of the Oahu 4. The MIB log is now gone (no doubt into some crazy LOST fan's collection) and in its place is a much less comfortable stump. Be they real or fictional, everyone enjoys the breathtaking views across this part of The Island. "Good brother, I gift you this nearly empty and somewhat rancid bottle of red wine to make amends for my outrag...