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North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 30th 2005

Made record time to SEA-TAC from Sammamish. Said 'Goodbye' to Herv and Karla, and we're off! We arrived in Honolulu on Fri. 09/23 to find an OXY welcoming party @ the airport. We quickly checked into the Sheraton Royal Hawaiian on Waikiki, and met up with some old friends from Occidental to celebrate our reunion, and Jason and Jenel's wedding. Ended up at some famous Korean BBQ joint named Sorabul and ate our heads off. We ate a lot to complement all of the beer and 'so-chu'. The 'so-chu' is a distinct and potent Korean wine - like Sake, that tastes like cucumbers and does damage like, well, its one-of-a-kind. After the dinner and drinks we all headed back to find the bride and groom, and their entourage, having some pre-nuptial fun in their complex ... read more
The jump off
Korean BBQ!
OXY boys and the 'so-chu'!

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 26th 2005

September 26th Monday Pack things into the car, there's loads of room in this boot. We have been at the beach for 10 days and I could stay another 10. It is beautiful and the pace of life, slow to stop, is refreshing. Arrive outside our Waikiki hotel and Steve chucks us out and goes to take car back. Two bell boys immeadiately jump to putting the bags on a posh trolley. What a difference from the last few days. I book in realizing I am dressed in a sarong - not quite the same standard of dress as the rest of the tourists in the hotel...oh well. Our room is on the 7th floor. As we get out of the lift..activated by the room key card...there is a 4ft wall and a view down to ... read more
Diamond Head Rim
Shade at last
Are we there yet

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 24th 2005

Så ser det ut til at jeg klarte å skaffe meg travelblogg til slutt.. Dagene flyr avgårde her nede, og det er ikke så lett å holde tritt med alt. Du syns kanskje det er litt stusselig med bare to bilder? Tja, alt har sin grunn og jeg måtte bare teste om genikunnskapene sitter der de skal da klokka nærmer seg halv fire om morgenen.. ... read more
Roomisene

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 22nd 2005

Hi! I'm sorry that I couldn't write the last week. There were so many things to do but I made some pictures just for you :-) so that you can share those precious moments with me. First of all I did something that I wanted to do a long time ago..... I was SKYDIVING (german: Fallschirmspringen) !!! They kicked me out of a plane 14,000 Ft. above sea level. That's almost 5 km! It was one of my best experiences ever and I'm not quite sure if I should do it again. After you land on the ground it takes you a while until you realize what you've done. After that the whole jump seems to you like a dream -- a very wild dream. The next experience was my first lesson on a surfboard. I ... read more
the plane
up in the sky
this is ME....

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 17th 2005

September 17th part 2 Oahu, Hawaii Car hire firm at Honolulu is off airport and once there we are told hire does not include CDW, Collision Damage Waiver, despite what the web site says. We are not pleased and in a fit of pique we refuse CDW. This means if we crash the excess is the value of the car. Steve will have to drive carefully. Take the freeway through red earth and pineapple ranches. The vegetation is lush and varied. There are many plants new to me. The North Shore is a surfer's paradise but is still relatively quiet and today there is no surf so we pass by. The coast road turns southwards. We drive through a couple of villages and manage to miss the campsite entrance. We turn round and keep our eyes ... read more
Look No Hands
The Campsite
Our Facilities

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 16th 2005

Hei alle sammen... Ny blogg e endelig på gang, e må si det at e overraska me sjøl veldig med å følge opp den bloggen her. Men kanskje fordi e savna Norge litt.. Men som e tenkte på i dag, fy søren kor heldig e e som får tilbringe den tiden e skal her borte. Det e å blir paradis i mine øyne. E kjenne det at e trives bedre å bedre, tross at skolen e veldig hard i forhold til det e hadde håpa på. Men sånn e det når en aldri har vert en stor fan av skole.. Men som sagt så går tida mi fortsatt mest til skole,lekse,trening å beach når e får tid. Dagene går veldig fort så en føle at en ikke strekke til alt en vil. Men i går tok ... read more
Lese hest i go stolen :)
Nydelig... :)
Store bølge på Wakiki, perfekt for svømmere!!! ;)

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 8th 2005

Da va skolen i gang å vi e i full action. Tida flyge her nede, uka e snart omme å e har ikke råkke å våkna enda. Dagane går til fotball å avslapping føles det som. Fotball treningene e bak fjelle, så går alt så seint her. Alle på øya har så god tid, så det e jo ikke akkurat det en sunnmøring har tid t da. Tid e penga vet dokke..hehe...:) Så tar år å komme se til å fra. Men e stor trives me aktivitet, deili å trene litt siden e føle at alt her borte e så usunt. Skjønna ikke heilt det. E godt å lage mat i leiligheta, går i kylling å ris, og banana til alle måltid. Kommer ikke hjem rund, men har muligens blitt ape. Men det som va tingen ... read more
Første uka vel å merke... På tur rundt øya som sagt... i vår lånte sølte susuki...
The JMKK
The JMKK i Suzuki

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 4th 2005

Hi there, I'm writing you now from my new appartment. Finally we moved in and we were all happy about it. Although we had a lot of fun with the guys in our hostel, but it's still something different to have its own appartment. In the 10 days while we were staying at the polynesian beach club hostel (which I can strongly recommend for cheap and nice habitation) we did a lot of activities like BBQ, Trips on a boat and of course... party! YEAHHH!!! I know it may sound a little bit crazy, but now that I moved in the appartment, it feels like vacation is over and reality begins. The only thing is.... it's still reality in paradise. :-) So that's all I can tell you right now. University starts on Tuesday and I'm ... read more
boat trip 2
boat trip 3
boat trip 4

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu September 3rd 2005

Ja folkens da har vi kommet oss på plass. Dagene har godt fort tross alt bråk å sånn på hostelet. Men ken bryr seg om det når en er på Hawaii. Men no sitte e å spise litt frokostblanding på verandaen vår i 11 egt. Sitte å ser ut over byen, å kan å skimte litt av havet bak forbi rundt om Hilton hotellene. 5 store bygninger, planen e å rive dei, men ikke si det t noen... hehe... Men tross alt dette så bor vi i et veldig fint, rolig å sentralt strøk, holder oss litt utenfor den verste turist trafikken, samtidig som vi bor i Wakiki område. E bodde faktisk i nabo bygningen når e va her i fjor. Men folkens e vil bare friste me at e nyte live, sitte i surfe shorts ... read more
Regn, bølger og solk
Wakiki
Sunseth on the beach-- Movie  time -

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu August 28th 2005

Hi everybody, my first week on O'ahu has passed and I had to do a lot of things. First I met my new Roommates. I knew one already from Munich, Matthias is his name. The other 2 come from Norway and their names are Jeanette and Katrin. My first impression was, that they're very nice and not picky or something, but let's wait until we move all together.... We were pretty lucky, because we found an appartment on the first day we searched for it. It has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies, 1 living room and a kitchen. Altogether we pay 2200$ and that's not even expensive in Honolulu. Can you believe it... But of course we went sightseeing too. We rented a little Suzuki jeep and drove along the north shore of the island. ... read more
our 'suzi'
in front of the university
at the northshore




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