Lanai City, United States Travel Blogs

Journey to Paradise: Kona (The Big Island)
Aug 13, 2008 (57 photos)

KONA We were up early. The room service breakfast did not arrive. When we called at around 0650 the covering butler sounds like he forgot. He said he'll deliver it in 15 minutes. We told him to forget it. I was really upset about this. We grabbed a bite ...

Chasing the Rising Sun
May 14, 2004 (2 photos)

Ahh, America... and I was beginning to forget how loud the girls can be here. But, yes, it's good to be home. After a 24 hour transit from there to here, I'm beat. I left Bangkok 7:00 Thursday morning and arrived in Honolulu 7:30 Thursday morning. How ...

Intro
Apr 21, 2004 (3 photos)

... own words, but info based upon several different guidebooks. The Players: Name: J.R. Riel Age: 24 Home: Lana'i City, Hawai'i Name: Crystal-Pearl C.K.L. Riel Age: 21 Home: Riverhead, New York All together, I hope this travelogue is ...

perspectives on Hawaii...
May 9, 2008 (11 photos)

I'm looking at a full bodied sea turtle that's resting on the shore, eyes half closed....body appears to be fully relaxed...and  it occurs to me that s/he doesn't know whether s/he is resting on the beach of a state park, or downtown Kona amongst the ...

Driving Around Ohau
Dec 22, 2005

One of my favorite days. Rented a convertible and drove the coast of Ohau...volcanos, 25ft waves, pinapple plantations, surfers, surfers, surfers.....

All In Retrospect
Sep 11, 2005 (1 photos)

... . If there was anything I would change about the itinerary, it would be to stay overnight in each port. I think the nightlife of a city gives a person a well-rounded sense of place. Not to mention, I'm more of a night hound anyway. But all in all, this ...

European Skeletons
Aug 25, 2005 (1 photos)

Dear Readers, The following collection of notes is a skeleton composition of the things we did while in Europe. It's just a rough idea of our time spent there, and I will use it for reminders as I write more about our trip later. If you're ...

Hawaii- Big Island -Dolphins, Dragons, Seahorses
Aug 18, 2008 (7 photos)

Hawaii- Big Island -Dolphins, Dragons and Seahorses Ever been to a seahorse farm? I thought not. Have a look at www.seahorse.com This island is reputably the only place in the world where the endangered seahorse is being bred in captivity ...

steep twisty roads
Dec 1, 2008 (1 photos)

The next day was our last attempt at visiting the one remaining 'must-do' on the island - the Halealaka crater.  So the idea is that you get up at about 2:30am, drive up 10,000ft to the top of haleakala and ensure you're there one hour before ...

Amerys Travels from Hawaii- Molokai central
Aug 24, 2008 (6 photos)

  The central region of Molokai On our exploration of the central region we explored the main town called Kaunakakai, the long wharf out to the edge of the reef, and tried to find the salt factory but it had closed down.   ...

Hanauma Bay snorkelling
Feb 10, 2009 (30 photos)

Wow, amazing reef full of corals and underwater life, though typical americans you have to watch a "common sense" video on how to treat the reef and wildlife, though to be fair the current was pretty strong so I did get drawn towards the ocean a bit. ...

Let the Adventure Begin....
Jan 13, 2009 (31 photos)

This trip started on new year's eve of 2008. I left San Diego to the LAX airport with the help of a friend of mine (Lauren)...thx again. As my flight was delayed, i finally realized not having a cell phone was going to be harder than i expected. I ...

Hawaii: itīs paradise.
Jan 20, 2009

Can paradise be run by the USA? Hawaii - for a mini break. Itīs been hard in the campervans so we have 10 days in hotels and apartments coming up but we have beccaīs dad in tow. Arrived in oahu (hawaii has five ish islands which i didnīt know) ...

Island adventures
Jul 22, 2006 (10 photos)

One of the top sights on my list.

Big Island Lifestyle
Feb 5, 2009 (17 photos)

Travel is still going well. I've been on the Big Island for just over a month now. Doing just about anything to keep myself busy. Which isn't hard for me!!! Still keeping my construction skills sharpened by helping out the Fuller family with some odd jobs ...

Hawaii- Big Island Tennis and Turtles, plus bikes
Aug 16, 2008 (8 photos)

Hawaii- Big Island Tennis and Turtles, plus bikes and Captain Cook Not sure we have discussed the tennis here in Kona yet? Being free and right on the doorstop, and with a pool beside them, the courts are getting a bit of a hammering from us. Every ...

Some Canada and More States
Oct 27, 2004 (4 photos)

... be very light on text as i can't remember that far back !! Arrived in Vancouver, Canada and spent a few days checking the city out before visiting relatives on the beautiful Vancouver Island. It was very good to see them again after many years and also ...

Koloa - Historic Old Koloa
Jan 6, 2008 (72 photos)

... " were the main force behind the overthrowing of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 to eventually align the islands with the United States of America.  The first "successful" sugar plantation in Hawaii was established here in Koloa and the story is told at ...

Hawaii- Molokai Island- east end
Aug 24, 2008 (15 photos)

The eastern end of Molokai On another day we headed down to the far eastern end of the island, and were captivated by the lush tropical roadsides and the coast hugging narrow road, passing lots of nice little coves and snorkelling spots, plus several ...

Hawaii- the Big Island- from Volcano village
Aug 21, 2008 (12 photos)

Hawaii- the Big Island- from the village of Volcano The huge volcano this end of Hawaii island is Mauna loa, and it's said to be the most massive mountain on earth, rising 56,000 ft from sea floor. I think measuring from the sea floor is cheating, ...

Just hang loose, Aloha!
Jan 7, 2007

Honalulu

Lava Flow @ Night plus Green Sand Beach
Apr 1, 2009 (8 photos)

Took a quick trip to see the lava flow at night. This lava flow is just east of the national volcano park. The photos aren't very clear due to my camera having a low battery (ya, next time i will be little more prepared and have them charged). Its not ...

Hawaii- Kona on the Big Island
Aug 14, 2008 (10 photos)

On the Big Island of Hawaii, Let's meet the geckos, mongeese and centipedes. Presumably this island was named Hawaii when James Cook landed here, but as the main centre soon moved to Maui for the whaling, and then later and presently to ...

Aloha!!!
Sep 18, 2009

So we finally arrived in Hawaii…..after lots of questioning by passport control in the airport, and Beckie trying to make a joke - that didn't go down too well (apparently when asked how much money we bought away with us, 'not enough’ is not ...

Hawaii- the Big Island- around Island Tour
Aug 19, 2008 (11 photos)

Hawaii - the Big Island- around Island Tour We had arranged to stay in the village of Volcano down where all the lava action is, and so we spent a day driving from Kona on the dry (leeward) east coast north and over to the much wetter (windward) or ...

Aloha from Hawaii
Apr 7, 2008 (46 photos)

Hawaii was great (a good way to break up a long flight). We arrived very tired and couldn't check in until 3pm, so we sat around for a while like zombies in the foyer of our hotel. The following day we decided to rent a car and took a trip around the ...

Kaua'i
Dec 29, 2008 (34 photos)

The Garden Island. As true as they say, the scenery is stunning and it's all very under-developed unlike O'hau. We hired a car to stay there for five days. We travelled along the coast to catch the Kalalau Trail which was 11 miles in and 11 miles ...

Kona and Hilo
Mar 15, 1975

It had been a pretty cold night in the car and when I woke up Ard was awake, too. Then I went into the backseat with her and read with a flashlight. Ardie and I could see some big waves so we went out to get some close-up views. When I came back we left ...

Hawaii
Feb 13, 2009 (13 photos)

Landed early in the morning and decided to catch a cab to the hostel.  Sara and Margaret arrive this afternoon, so i have the morning to myself.  The taxi drops me in the wrong place, but luckily when asking for an internet cafe to get the ...

Super Bowl Party
Feb 3, 2008

After many requests, the ship arranged for a feed of the Super Bowl game.  It was a great afternoon in the Lion's Pub with Bill and Margie routing for the Giants.  There were some New England fans, but c'est la vie!  The Brits put on a ...