Blogs from Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 20

It was the last day so it was inevitable we had time to kill and no home in which to stay. This was the case with all travelling days on this trip; so we headed for an internet cafe to pass some time. As it was the last day (and we had no kithchen anymore), we actually ventured out to a 'real' restaurant in Chinatown for a fairwell supper before hitting the cinema. It was the first time in a real restaurant in the USA and the food was everything the guidebook had promised! With yet more time to kill before our midnight car drop-off time, we hit the cinema. Disgusted by the $10 entry fee we made it worth our while. After the first film had finished we sneaked into the next cinema, just as ... read more

“Hawaii Five-O”or is it “Hawaii O-no“? Thursday 2nd October 2008 Waikiki, Oahu I know that we are spoilt, living in Spain close to beautiful big sandy beaches and that last week we were on the stunning Pacific coast of California, but to say that Waikiki beach is a disappointment is an understatement. Due to overdevelopment and hotels built too close to the beach, what is left is narrow, overcrowded (and this is ’low season’) and now has imported sand from the Philippines!!! Having driven 2,821 miles across California and in to Nevada and Arizona, we got here on Tuesday expecting some “chill time” by the kind of tropical beach that we chilled by in the Caribbean last year. On arrival Tuesday morning we were greeted by “Chill out! You are in Hawaii!” We are still awaiting ... read more

Today was a 'busy' day. As we didn't want to take the chance of getting on the public bus with all our bags again, Ollie and Dale left Mark in the hostel to guard the luggage. They took the bus back to the airport where they were to pick up the rental car. After a few hours, Mark was beginning to get a bit worried but then he caught site of a white convertible cruising into the parking lot of the hostel. It had turned out that the car we wanted to rent was not available and so we were upgraded for free to a convertible Chrysler Seabring! We loaded up the boot with our luggage, which unfortunately meant the roof had to be up, and then headed to Subway for our lunch. Since O'ahu was ... read more

HAWAII The Journey… Our flight here was our worst flight so far and indeed of the whole trip (now I am writing this at home!). Jetstar are the budget airline of Quantas, where you pay for all the extras - food, drinks, pillow, blanket, earphones etc. But because our RTW ticket was a BA/Quantas one, we did get all that stuff included (except the portable DVDs of which we bought x2 for the kids @ £15 & they didn’t really use). The process however, was a painful and annoying one. Those passengers who qualified were scribbled on a piece of paper with the aircrew handing them out. Drinks and food took ages to work their way through and I don’t know if the seats were really more uncomfortable or if it were just knowing we were ... read more

went to sea life park today to swim with the sea lions and dolphins and attend the luau - it was amazing... too tired to type so here are some photos!... read more