Hawaii Vacation News Roundup for June 24th

From time to time, I’ll simply pass along some noteworthy news and articles that caught my eye.  Here’s a collection of articles over the past week worth mentioning.

Want to see all the major Hawaiian Islands on a budget

?  Brian Newsome suggests a taking a NCL cruise and shares his personal cruise experience.  I particularly liked the way he described seeing the volcano activity from the cruise ship at the Big Island, though as we know, the lava flow is not always predictable.

Last week we shared a photo of a sea turtle we found sunning and napping on a deserted beach on Oahu.  Here’s a nice article on the honu (sea turtles) of Hawaii.  What’s not to love about these amazing creatures? 

Honolulu Touted

• CNN writes about how Honolulu nicely mixes sophistication with nature
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• The International Herald Tribune calls Honolulu a cosmopolitan palm fringed metropolis and a truly global city.