Advice For Taking Incredible Vacation Photos from a Hawaii Photographer
Sheila Beal Today, we’re so fortunate to have Natalie Norton back with us to share some fantastic tips for getting those ‘knock your socks off’ Hawaii vacation photos. (I hope you didn’t…
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Should you book Hawaii shore excursions with the cruise ship?
I see and hear that question quite a bit. I think each person needs to choose what fits best with them. In general, if you want to be stress-free and…
Six Savvy Reasons Why You Should Travel Light
Note: I wrote this article before the airlines began charging a fee for checked luggage. So, with those new fees, there is definitely an additional financial benefit to packing light…
A Reminder to Verify Your Flights
Most people that I know book their flights to Hawaii months in advance of their trip. We assume that the flights will go according to schedule and without hiccups. In…
How to Choose a Hawaiian Luau – 5 Tips We’ve Learned From Our Experiences
I think every first time Hawaii visitor should spend one evening at a luau. It’s a great way to try traditional Hawaiian foods, see graceful hula dances and hear Hawaiian…
Holiday Air Travel Strategies
Are you going to Hawaii for Thanksgiving or Christmas? Hawaii is a popular Thanksgiving and Christmas destination. Airports and planes will be packed and it is starting to be that…
Best Airfare Resources
One of the biggest costs for a Hawaii vacation is airfare. It hurts to even start to think about how much money I’ve spent over the years to get my favorite vacation destination. Let’s…
The Hawaii Vacation Essentials – Advice for How to Plan and Enjoy Your Best Hawaii Vacation
If you’re planning a vacation to Hawaii, you are probably looking for good advice. In my experience, it helps to do much of the planning ahead of time. Who wants…
How to pick the best time to go to Hawaii – weather, price, crowds
We’re often asked: when is the best time to visit Hawaii? There are multiple answers to that question. In our opinion, there’s really not a bad time to go to…
The Truth About Travel Guidebooks
In follow up to the tips for planning your trip to Hawaii article, I want to expand a bit about guidebooks. I recommended the “revealed” guidebooks. These are the guidebooks…
Tips for Planning Your Trip to Hawaii
As a former industrial engineer, I can be a bit of a planning nerd. 🙂 I’ve found that by investing a couple of hours into research and planning, the effort…
How to Sleep on a Plane
In my last article, I offered tips for trying to be as comfortable as possible on long flights. Many long flights are overnight flights that land you into a different time…
Long Haul Flights – 5 Tips for Comfort
If you’re like me, you love going to exotic places on vacation and exotic places aren’t exactly in your own backyard. I’ve flown dozens and dozens of long haul flights…
Use Google Transit to Help You Navigate Oahu’s Bus System
You can now use Google transit to find your way around Oahu transit system with TheBus. Use this link to begin your search. Not only is Google maps tied into…
Minding Your Manners in Hawaii
When visiting a new place, we all want to be polite visitors, don’t we? Every culture seems to have its own set of etiquette rules and Hawaii is no exception.…
