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February 21st 2007
Day two in Hawaii we went on a tour. We were only on the bus a few minutes when our tour guide informed us that her favourite topic was food, not Hawaii! She held true and talked continuously about food. She pointed out all the places to eat and great places to buy food supplies while she toured through the streets of Waikiki and Honolulu. Our first and actually only stop was the Pearl Harbour Arizona memorial. The place was packed with American tourists. We watched a short movie before going on a boat ride to the memorial boat. The boat was bombed during Japan’s attack during WWII. Unlike most of the boats this ship remains under the water and still entombs its many once sailors. The boat now has a memorial on top for ... read more
February 20th 2007
We eventually arrived in Hawaii, rather tired but ready for our big adventure to start. We were greeted at the airport by our transfer. Everyone kept saying ‘Aloha’ to us since we weren’t accustom to it all we kept saying was ‘Mmmmm.’ ... read more
February 20th 2007
For our first day in Hawaii we walked up and down the main street in Waikiki. We had lunch at a typical American restaurant, hamburgers. They even asked ‘how you would like your hamburger cooked.’ It wasn’t long before we found our selves in a shooting gallery. We got to shoot some automatic weapons, which was pretty cool considering anybody could walk off the street and fire these guns and I (George) got to fire my all time favourite gun the Russian made AK-47 and that made my day. The glasses that we had to wear were just an added bonus. ... read more
Tourists among tourists
Published: February 17th 2007North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki
February 17th 2007
Tourists among tourists North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki By luckytravelgirl February 17th 2007 Kristin B.Today we went to the Waikiki Aquarium and the Honolulu Zoo. That took just about all day, since we had to deal with Waikiki traffic. So many cars, so little island. But it was beautiful, even when it rained!... read more
Back in the room, FINALLY!
Published: February 14th 2007North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki
February 14th 2007
What a day! Let me just say that there is only so much island, and all of us are trying to drive it. The traffic here is horrific. So if we move here, it will definitely be many miles from Waikiki. Anyhow, we left this morning and headed for the Punchbowl, which is the National Memorial Cemetary of the Pacific. It contains the graves of thousands in the crater of an old volcano. Absolutely humbling, and I have to say the views were breathtaking. Then on to drive up Tantalus. I now know something the guide book did not tell me: Tantalus is a one person trip. Because inevitably the person who is not driving will end up nauseated clinging to the door. Quite a road. Next time, I drive. We stopped at a roadside ... read more
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Sydney here I come..
Published: January 31st 2007North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki
January 31st 2007
Oh and I had fresh scrimp with lots of garlic the other day, I loved it!! So proud:) he he he We're off to Sydney tomorrow morning, soooo excited!!! I have had so much fun here in Hawaii though, will definitely come back one day. Hxxx... read more
January 30th 2007
Hello! I know I haven't written in a very long time, but it's hard work sunbating, surfing, snorkling, shopping, party and dance, it takes up a lot of energy so you have to excuse me! You know someone has to do it, he he. Our stay in Hawaii is nearly over, but wow what a great time we have had here! Maui was beautiful, post card pretty beaches, less touristy, more relaxed and layed back( they call it the hippie Island) and much more quiet than Oahu and Waikiki. As there were no hostels in the south of Maui we had to stay in a pretty nice hotel in Kihei right on the beach for 5 days. More expensive of course, but sooo good with a bit of luxury for a change! The only way to ... read more
January 6th 2007
Finally here! The next big stop on my journey around the world. I am absolutely exhausted after some fairly heavy travelling... I had a short stay at the Waikiki Parc Hotel, the sister hotel of The Halekulani which is one of the most exclusive hotels in Waikiki. A lot of the service and comfort but at half the price... Did nothing but enjoyed the beach and the lovely warm (but not too warm) weather. Vihdoinkin täällä! Seuraava suuri etaappi minun maailmaanympärimatkalla. Olin aivan uupunut aika intensiivisen matkailun jälkeen... Jäin vähäksi aikaa Waikiki Parc Hotelliin, paikallisen luksushotellin tytärhotelli sen vieressä. Melkein kaikki palvelu ja mukauus mutta puoleen hintaan. En tehnyt juuri mitään kuin nautin rannasta ja ihanasta lämpimästä (mutta ei liian lämpimästä) säästä.... read more
Water Drum Song.
Published: December 25th 2006North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki
December 25th 2006
About 10 years ago, I remember reading an article mentioning that the meaning for the Town of “Waipahu” meant Water Drum and that water was sometime pour into drums to give it a desired pitch. This journal is basically about this town of about 35,000, which is not really a tourist destination. It is sometimes call “Sugar Town” as it basically was in the midst of sugar cane fields and also was the site of a fairly large sugar mill. The population is mainly inhabited by Filipinos, the latest of various immigrant groups brought into Hawaii to work the Sugar and Pineapple fields which for almost 100 years were the King industries for Hawaii. About 30 years ago, with the competion of cheaper labor in the Philippines and Central America, the sugar and pineapple industries here ... read more
December 8th 2006
After logging out of the internet in Sydney, i boarded my plane. Shock horror i had my lovely 42below vodka confinscated. "... sorry you can not take that liquid on the plane" You have to be kidding! I was quite dark and felt like hijaking the plane on that basis. But refrained... as that was about as negative as it got. I was fortunate enough to be picked up by my knowledgable, amazing, as Wendy would say "all american girl" tour guide, Sarah. Sarah and I met in Maui and she visited me in NZ and so i knew she was going to make every effort to accomodate me. I was staying in her beautiful flat, with 4 her 4 flatmates. Sarah had set up a bed in the living room (no couch, a REAL bed) ... read more
