Most flights to the US Mainland leave late in the day while most hotels require that you check out at noon. Most likely, you’ll want to do some last minute sightseeing with your last hours in Hawaii, but wise readers know that you shouldn’t go sightseeing with your luggage in your car. So, this situation [...]
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
On the way up to find our room at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort, a man in the elevator noticed we were carrying our luggage and asked if we were just checking in. After we told him that we had just arrived, he started telling us that he’d checked in earlier in the week and [...]
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
I was looking over the visitor analytics to Go Visit Hawaii and noticed that quite a bit of the traffic to the site is direct. That means many folks keep typing in http://www.GoVisitHawaii.com into their web browser. If you are one of those folks, that’s fine and if you’d like to continue visiting that way, [...]
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The new Honua Kai Resort and Spa is due to open at the end of this month in the Kaanapali area of Maui and they are offering some nice looking introductory rates starting at $195 per night. The nice thing about this resort is that each room has a gourmet kitchen. When you can make [...]
Monday, January 12, 2009
Recently, Kyle Brown, a fabulous Jaunted contributor, wrote me to tell me that he had returned from his first Hawaii vacation and that the articles at Go Visit Hawaii had helped him plan his visit. I’m always keenly interested in what impressions Hawaii makes on a first time visitor. (I know the Aloha State captured [...]
Sunday, January 11, 2009
In case you weren’t convinced yet of the excellent value Hawaii is now, I wanted to share some insight from the vacation gurus at Budget Travel. This week, they released their list of Top Budget Travel Destinations for 2009 and Hawaii is on this top ten list. Destinations made the list based on being the [...]
Friday, January 9, 2009
On my recent trip to Oahu, one of the activities high on my list was to kayak picturesque Kailua Bay to the Mokulua Islands. I was really excited about this adventure and it didn’t disappoint. Though Andy and I have kayaked in other places, we’re not exactly seasoned kayakers so we were looking for a [...]
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wow, I can’t believe this is the first Hawaii news round up for 2009. There’s quite a bit of news and deals to share so, let’s dive in. * Wendy Perrin offers some excellent advice about when to buy airfare. The Conde Nast Traveler guru says, “Airlines usually don’t even begin introducing fare sales until [...]
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Not only is Kalakoa Sweetbread colorful, but it’s quite tasty, too. If you look closely, you’ll notice three colors. There’s a purplish gray section which is taro flavored. You may also see a thin section of pink which is guava flavored. The yellowish orange area is mango flavored. We found this bread on the Big [...]
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Whether you’re interested in visiting Waikiki Beach for the first time or know this vibrant beach resort like an old friend, you’ll enjoy this video narrated by Beach Volleyball Pro, Stein Metzger. Mahalo to GoHawaii.com for providing this video visit to Waikiki.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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