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Travel Blogs from Honolulu
LAX
We were up and out by 11am, returning the remote control and getting our $5 deposit back and dreading the drive ahead. Catching the sight of a lady waiting in the car for her hubby to check out, whilst getting a tin of beer on the go - nice! To be fair, we didn't know for sure it was beer, but it was in a brown paper bag, and there's nothing else …
Man v Food
... plate. The girls thought it was a great joke, but I gave it a good go. 45 minutes later I was done, I hit the wall and couldn't stomach another mouthful, each pancake was so thick and doughy, and after a while it becomes tasteless. I put down my cutlery, I was beat, on this occasion food won. But like an athlete I will be back. Incidentally only 47 ...
At Aulani
... got the GPS working, after Deborah convinced it that we had actually purchased the maps for the USA, and we were off. Some of the Polynesian names were very funny when pronounced by the GPS unit - it sounds like it's got a stutter. Fortunately we were on freeway for the first few km - this gave me time to get used to driving on the wrong side of the road. We arrived at the Aulani resort, where we were 'Welcomed Home', ...
En stor Ohana
... man dansede var vildt søde og hjælpsomme. Hver gang jeg fik en ny partner startede jeg også med at fortælle at jeg aldrig havde danset før - bare for at ligge linjen - og det gjorde folk endnu mere hjælpsomme. Kathrine og jeg fik derfra med den fedeste ja følelse over at havde gjort noget der var så atypisk for os.
Mahalo
Kirstine
P.S. Ohana er hawaiiansk og er troen på familiesammenhold. Ikke bare med ens familie, men med alle de mennesker man omgiver sig med.
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Last Leg
The last stage of my trip is upon me whether I like it or not. I was feeling very sad about leaving the mainland US for Hawaii. I've had such an excellent adventure and met such wonderful people that I don't want to part with all of that. I felt miserable the whole flight from Chicago and no matter how I tried, I couldn't see the fun in it (forgive the switching between past and present tense!). Luckily, me being me, I arrived at LAX for my transfer and somehow my ...