Grand Waikiki

Round the world in 73 days. Doesn't have quite the same ring to it....but it works for us :)

Thanks for looking in. We've reached the grand age of 50 years and have decided to say goodbye to our jobs (firefighter and tutor), our home (in safe hands, we hope)our family (whom we love dearly)and have an adventure. We are excited and apprehensive. We ...

I have set this blog up to record our trip around the world and keep our family, friends and anyone else that may be interested, up to date with where we are and what we've been up to. The inclination of a world trip came from Claire, and at first the ...

... the lady aka Qantas or AVIP invited you to that breakfast but when trying to confirm my departure with..... I looked at the Waikiki street map that showed a large (as large frontage as the Holiday Inn or as shown Waikiki Beachcomber) Roberts Activity Desk ...

... reales cultivadas, algunas perfectas en joyerias, y las imperfectas en ferias. En  Ohau ( la isla donde esta Waikiki, y Honolulu la capital), en cada cuadra hay  grandes muebles con revistas  que contienen informacion turistica, ...

... On se raconte nos impressions de la première nuit, puis on décide après le déjeuner qu'il faut trouver un moyen d'aimer "Waikiki", alors on remplit le sac à dos de serviettes et de matelas de plage, et on prend le chemin direction "plage".  Il ...

... court.  L'autre sera mis sur Flickr parce qu'il est trop "gros" pour Travelpod.  A 17:00, on se dirige vers "Top of Waikiki" où on va souper, mais surtout d'où on veut voir le coucher de soleil.  La dame qui nous place ne mourra pas d'un ...

Up early this morning and picked up by bus to do a circle tour of the Island. The driver, Nappi, was very entertaining and gave lots of info along the way. First stop: Hanauma Bay - beautiful blue water, palm trees and a lovely spot. Halona Blowhole ...

... trail, out of breath at 8,500 foot elevation, but still grateful for our walking regimen of the past few months at sea level in Waikiki.  Several rest stops and lots of water helped us to make it back to the rv without the embarrasment of calling the ...

... were not staying at our hotel.   Our hotel, The Moana Surfrider Hotel is located right on the beach in Waikiki in a grand and beautiful old colonial building right dating back to 1901.  It has recently been refurbished and taken over by the ...

... sur la mer et en jasant avec les serveurs, on se rend compte que si on veut voir de l'exotique, il va falloir s'éloigner de Waikiki.  Et bien, qu'à cela ne tienne, on va s'éloigner.  Donc, en sortant du bureau, on se rend directement dans une ...

... steamy here at the moment. We haven't actually spent much time on the beach yet, but we have just paid for another night in Waikiki which will have us here til Monday so I am hoping to get some rays tomorrow although I think rain has been predicted so we ...

... we are to come home the same clothes size!  We walked back off the main street, along a river which runs along the back of Waikiki.  Saw loads of fish and a heron type bird trying to eat them as well a a very very small cute puppy. The plan for ...

... minutes, we made it back to dry land. To end the evening we boarded the Navatek I for a dinner cruise. We sailed along Waikiki Beach and beyond Diamond Head where we saw the hidden shores of the Kahala Coastline home to Hawaii's rich and famous. We dined ...

... and Robyn showed us the real Hawaii rather than only seeing the 'Benidorm' section. Guru says that most tourists don't really leave Waikiki and that south west corner of the island - which apparently is how the locals like it, as the rest of the island ...

... passer les gens.  Je vous joins les photos.  C'est vraiment un bel hôtel, directement sur la plage, au centre de Waikiki alors si jamais l'envie vous prend de venir faire un tour dans le coin, je vous le recommande. Vers 20:30, comme il ne ...

... au premier centre d'achat où on s'est arrêtées... On a vite décidé que "no way José"... et on a repris la route pour Waikiki. Arrivées autour de 15:00, on s'est vite changées en maillot et on est allé passer une couple d'heures à la ...

... sunset and to have dinner.  This hotel is a truly magical place and a complete oasis of peace in the middle of busy Waikiki.  There is not other hotel along this strip that can match all of the features that the Moana Surfrider has going for ...