Hawaii? FIne thanks. The 6 hour flight from LA to Honolulu arrived just before midday. As we approached to land, we were surprised at how big Oahu was and how many high rise buildings there were. At the airport, we boarded the bus to Waikiki, where we had booked a hostel just one block from Waikiki beach. After checking in, we went for something to eat before getting our first taste of Hawaii's beach bathing. Waikiki beach is very busy with a line of high rise hotels all the way along it. It turns out that the beach is actually artificial and the whole area was a swamp before it was developed for tourism and loads of sand was shipped in. The sea, however, was warm and it was hot and sunny (in October) so we
... read more