Well, we're back from the Big Island. What a great place. I hope to move there someday. Maybe when I retrire. So, the trip was great. We got to swim with dolphins in kealakekua bay but I don't have those pcitures yet. We stayed at the Casa De Emdeko on alii drive. We went to every beach in town and most of the ones in Kohala. [View Full Entry]

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Ok, Ok! I have to admit, I was very lazy in the last time so I didn't do any new blogs. I hope you can forgive me for that. As a compensation I will put more pictures in it. Most of you people don't read my blogs anyway and just watch the pictures, or do you? :-) Anyway I have to keep the timeline the way it should be. Therefore you get this time over a month old pictures. First you will see my first trip to another island. And I have to tell you.... it was AWESOME!!! A nice young [View Full Entry]

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And I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. And I’d gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. ‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A I have never been more proud, in my life, to be an American citizen as I am now. After being gone for 3months, it feels pretty good to be back “home,” on American soil. It feels pretty darn good, to tell you the truth! The 26 hours [View Full Entry]

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Dear All, Arriving in Hawaii in the dark, was a little like having to wait to open a birthday present, as it was only the next day that were able to see the island of Oahu in all its glory. The only hint that we were much further South, was the fact that it was about 25 deg. (C) at 10pm!!!! The next morning we were not disappointed, Hawaii truely is paradise on earth. (Apologies to all those currently in the grip of a Northern Winter) On the first day, we ventured out of our hostel and on to the famous [View Full Entry]

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Hei alle sammen.... Da va det vel mer enn på tide med en ny blogg.. E e lei for at e e så sløv. Men tida flyr her borte..E e så dårlig på å prioritere sånne ting som det her når sola skinne å du har så mye mer lyst t å vær ute. E lissom ikke så ofte du har det styggeværet å bare kan sitte inne å kose se forran tven og pcen uten dårlig sanvittighet. Ja no e det stormende vinter hos dere, her e det som alltid sommer og sol. Kan lissom ikke skryte så mye av [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone, well we are here on the south east side on the island of Oahu. Time is just flying by. I can’t believe we are heading back to the mainland in just a couple of days. Hawaii is amazing; we are staying in a rented house in Waimanalo only a 30 second walk from a beautiful quiet sandy beach that stretches for miles in either direction. This is where we spend many of our mornings and evenings. The water is warm with some great waves that make it fantastic for swimming and boogie boarding. Haven’t perfected riding the waves just [View Full Entry]

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When we first booked our flights with Aloha Airlines, Hyning and I just wanted to 'get away' to the Big Island. With no research or any concrete plans, we booked the cheapest flights available, not realising that we had to wake up at 4am to catch a 6.10am flight to Kona and returned on thanksgiving night to Oahu. We had very little sleep the night before because: (1) Hyning and I could not stop talking at night; (2) I was jet-lagged and would not let her sleep; and (3) when we could finally sleep, Hyning had her alarm clock blaring at [View Full Entry]

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Happy Thanksgiving! We're in our cute little cottage by the sea in Waimanalo. John,mom and I arrived yesterday at 2pm. I of course (typical) spent two before traveling totally sick and spent both flights sniffling and sneezing. But once we landed in Honolulu and the humidity hit (82 degrees) my cold seemed to get better! So anyways, we're spending a quiet day hanging in the house and on the beach by the house. Tomorrow we're off on a hike and up to the North Shore! [View Full Entry]

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We went on the helicopter trip over the volcano park. The view was excellent. We also went over some waterfalls. Unfortunately the helicopter made both of us feel sick - we don't know why - we have both been in a helicopter before and neither had any problem. We then returned to Oahu for a few days. We had seen the main things we wanted to see there so we spent the time at the beach. Overall I prefered the big island - more variety of scenery, interesting volcano park, quieter. Heather prefered Oahu - better infrastructure, easier to get around. [View Full Entry]

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Hawaii - not so much of the sunset behind swaying palm trees, but the mountains, the volcanoes, the beaches and the pipelines... and aloha! After 16 hours and a stopover in Taipei, I arrived... without my luggage. All the way here to Waikiki without a bikini, it's a hopeless start to much anticipated holiday. Flying across the Pacific Ocean and gaining a day, I arrived 1 day before Hyning. For some reason, I always thought we were getting in on the same day. Day 1, I wandered around Waikiki, alone, feeling like I had over-dressed for a beach-party, jet-lagged and disoriented. [View Full Entry]

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