On the morning of December 7th, 1941, 353 Japanese planes came in and committed a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, bombing and destroying 19 US Ships. The USS Arizona sunk and took with it 1,177 souls. When we planned a trip to Oahu, I knew that we had to pay our respects to this sacred…
Waikiki is known as being one of the easy, family friendly Hawaiian vacation. I had heard that Waikiki was great for first time visitors to Hawaii, and I can understand why. With resorts beachside, an array of restaurants, shopping, and activities in walking distance, it was easy to see why families would love a trip…
“Fern Grotto is the most romantic place on earth. I always wanted to come back here with someone I love”. This was my husband. He had visited Kauai years ago with his parents, a short while before he met me. After years of promising, we were finally in Kauai and he was finally able to…
“Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the river and the lakes that you are used to”. Well I don’t know what TLC was talking about because in Kauai we went chasing some beautiful waterfalls. And it was worth every minute! Waimea CanyonWaimea Canyon, the Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Kauai is a small island, and…
One thing we discovered about Kauai is that while you are on a island, much of the beaches have rough surf and are not suitable for swimming. Although we had a resort by the beach, the waters near us were rough. That’s what had us in the Poipu Beach area, looking for a beach to…
“Let me tell you about the best luau in Kauai. Let me just start here, unlimited Mai Tais!” That was how my friend let me know about the Smith Family Garden Luau, a family run luau in Lihue in business for over 50 years. I looked online and I liked what I saw. This was…
As the alarm rang at 6 am on our vacation, I really questioned the decision to go on this boat tour. Why did it have to be so early? And such a long drive away? But finding a tour that would do snorkeling and sailing around the Na Pali Coast AND welcomed children turned out…
“Stop, let me look at that. That looks amazing! I want to do that!” That was my son’s first reaction when he saw the pictures of the tubing down the irrigation canals in Kauai. It came up on a list of top things to do with kids in Kauai. I wasn’t sure. It looked expensive.…
In my family, we believe in celebrating milestone birthdays with travel. So a few years ago, we told my son, “For your 10th Birthday you get to pick a trip to celebrate. Anywhere in the world”. Over the years he was all over the place. A few places he considered were: The Philippines, Paris, London,…