Fooled you, it is Wailuku, a small town in north central Maui, known for being an industrial town. But it is being rediscovered by travel blogs and magazines as a mecca for good authentic local food. We are in Wailuku to see if it is really true. Our friend, Denise, has given us a strong recommendation, so off we go. This is what Maui Time Weekly says: Sam Sato's is one of the last great saimin spots on Maui. It seems that all the other historic saimin houses have left the island for good, yet Sam Sato's still stands tall. Here [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys. It's the first day on the Hawaii trip. We got here by plane. Had to leave our house in Tucson around 4:00 am. It wasn't too great, especially since I'm most definitely not a morning person. The airport in Tucson was fine. The flight to LAX was fine. All in all it was all fine. The plane to Maui from LAX was huge. I loved it, but it grew to be too long of a flight. I got bored in the last hour. We got in Hawaii around 1:00 pm. It was hot and humid and windy, but it [View Full Entry]

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Ein weiterer Tag im Paradies... Aloha, Stefan [View Full Entry]

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It feels good to be back! Hawai'i's just great! Took a day off today and enjoyed Honolulu. Will have some meetings tomorrow, but will spend Wednesday and Thursday at the beach. Find the first pictures from paradise... Aloha! Stefan [View Full Entry]

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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!) bus journey - the bus broked down and we had to wait an hour for the new bus to arrive - I arrived in Kona, along with my newfound friends, Johanna (Denmark) and Lena (Germany). I had previously booked a hostel to stay at, but they weren't so lucky. With the IronMan coming up in a few days, everything was booked [View Full Entry]

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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 helpful to hear from people I know and love when I am so far away. After a long day of flying and stop-overs, I made it onto the Big Island of Hawaii around 8 pm (3 am NS time, meaning that I was awake for a full 24 hours by this point) on Sept. 29th. I found my way [View Full Entry]

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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 that regard today. We had to be out of the cabin by 7:00 so we went to the buffet for our last meal on the ship. As usual we had plenty to eat, except I seem to have finally eaten all the pineapple on the ship - they better restock before the next passengers arrive. The ship sails on tonight, eventually [View Full Entry]

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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 getting up until we were ready (no alarm clock today). We considered eating breakfast on the hotel terrace overlooking the beach, but after all the fancy meals we have had the last two weeks, we decided something simple was all we wanted. We had seen a Burger King while we were walking around the night before, so we went and had plan old ordinary [View Full Entry]

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Sights around Oahu [View Full Entry]

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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” breakfast in the Club restaurant. It was good as always and then we headed to the pier to meet our tour. Today’s tour was apparently very popular as there were multiple buses. They took the first 18 of us who arrived early to a small bus and we got to leave first (ahead of the other buses). Our bus driver Marilyn is a fulltime school bus [View Full Entry]

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