Hilton Guam

... rental car.  The Hilton Guam Resort was less than ten minutes away. We did a pre-paid, non-refundable reservation at the Hilton Guam, which made it extremely affordable.  The normal check-in time is 2 p.m., but with our overnight flight, we had ...

... implications one way or the other seem so overwhelming. As usual, I'm trying to suspend judgment for a while. We arrived at the Guam Hilton, which was luxurious but not nicer than others I've seen, and walked in on the red carpet, past an elaborate ...

... a 30-minute flight away.  I opted not to spend the money for the flight, and continue exploring some of Guam (or simply relaxing at the Hilton, if I choose).  So that was our Wednesday, and we're thinking about many of you back home dealing with ...

... Guam, and later by the runway of the Guam International Airport -- where I got to see a JAL Boeing 747 take off. Back at the Hilton, I took a dip in the infinity pool and hot tub, as the sun set.  After I showered and changed, I watched some of the ...

... (Josephine, Fred, Melinda, Evelyn, and Lisa... then our baby, Marky!).  Years later, he married "Auntie" Mary (also from Guam) and they eventually decided that it was their dream to retire to their homeland, Guam, where they've lived for the past ...

... its fullest.  But we waded into the shallow water and took lots of pictures. We proceeded to Two Lovers Point, a landmark in Guam not only for its commanding views of Tumon Bay, but also for the legend behind its name.  Back in the 17th ...

Hafa Adai! Guam's way of welcoming their visitors. After unpacking my stuffs, I went outside to find dinner and to my surprise, almost everything is written in Japanese, or is it Korean. I ended up eating inside the confines of my room. I woke up ...

Guam is not what I expected.  Driving around Guam, I could be in an American town.  Tumon, the tourist center and location of most hotels is a modern shopping paradise for Japanese and Korean tourists.  The rest of the island has ...

... ; We are flying to Guam tonight (a 2:30 a.m. flight!) and we will drive ourselves to the airport and return the rental car there.  With the night flight, we will be "recovering" tomorrow at the Guam Hilton and don't have anything specific planned. ...

... hour walk both ways. The only mode of transportation here is pretty much hitch hiking. I got back and went for a canoe ride to the Hilton again and watched a wedding ceremony on the beach. It was pretty cool. A nice boat picked the girl up in her dress in ...

... sun.  By this time it was 5 o’clock, but the beach was still pumping.  We fed a parking meter by the W and Hilton and walked down to Las Olas to do some people watching.  Now I have definitely done my fair share of day ...