October 14th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii
So, after a week of being wet on the Hilo side, I decided it was time to head back west to Kona. Besides, IronMan was approaching and I was signed up to volunteer for it... After a long (but free! ... [full story]

October 9th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii
Okay, It seems that I may not be all that good at keeping a travel blog... though I am going to try to update it weekly :) First and foremost, that you all so much for your comments - it is so he ... [full story]

September 30th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu
Checkout from the hotel is at noon today, but the flight doesn’t leave until after 5:00 PM, so we still have time to do a little more before we leave. We started by sleeping in and not gettin ... 4 photos [full story]

September 30th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu
The last day of cruising was pretty short. The ship arrived around 7:00 AM at the port of Honolulu. We had to have our bags packed and in the hallway last night, so there was nothing much to do in t ... 3 photos [full story]

September 13th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki
This first entry is a test... I want to see if i can post both text and photos, play with the maps etc. BEFORE we leave and I have to use some strange computer in London. Last year, we completed ... 6 photos [full story]

August 25th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu
Nach all diesem Rummel in den letzten Wochen Australien, freute ich gewiss auf ein paar erholsame Tage Hawaii. Erholsam fing an mit dem ‚Längsten Tag’. Jedenfalls wars der längste Tag ... 28 photos [full story]

September 27th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu
Nun, der Urlaub ist am Dahinsiechen, wir wurde heute morgen mit "tigerenten"-Ergebnissen aus Deutschland geweckt (das war das erste mal im Urlaub, dass sogar ich den Laptop vor allen anderen Dingen an ... 2 photos [full story]

September 28th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Kaua'i » Nawiliwili
This morning we woke up in the port of Nawiliwili, Kaua’i. At this port, the ship ties up to the pier so our days of tendering are over. We decided to have one last “leisurely” bre ... [full story]

September 27th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Maui » Lahaina
Last night we ordered breakfast to be delivered to the room. We had to get up early for it, but breakfast was delivered at 6:30. Everything came as requested except they brought a pot of coffee in ... 4 photos [full story]

September 15th 2009  North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island
Lava, by definition, molten rock expelled by volcano during eruption. Lava and volcano are definitely not the vocabulary I need to use in my daily life. Growing up in Taiwan, I am quite familiar wi ... 15 photos [full story]