Posts in Category: Hawaii
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Maui
When Hawaiian tourism began it was all about Waikiki and Oahu and then Maui got discovered. Now over two million people a year visit this great alternative to crowded Honolulu which gets over twice as many visitors. Our week was spent in Kaanapali Beach which has to be one of the nicest beaches in the […]
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Oahu
Oahu is the first stop for most first time visitors to Hawaii. While I would recommend spending a few days on Waikiki there is a lot more to Honolulu than this small strip of beach. Must sees in my opinion include Pearl Harbor, the Bishop Museum, Foster Gardens and Pu’u Ualaka’a Lookout. After a few days […]
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Kauai
Kauai is the oldest of the Hawaiian islands and the first to be settled, although exactly when and by who is subject to debate; what is not is that Kauai is an island of stunning beauty. We spent our week in Kauai at the excellent Hanalei Bay Resort. The variety of things to see […]
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The Big Island
Hawaii or the Big Island as everybody seems to call it was our last stop on our Hawaiian adventure and it turned out to be the most surprising. Of all the small Hawaiian cities we visited I would easily put Kona-Kailua at the top in terms of combining history, natural beauty and a really […]