Spend the Day at Hanauma Bay
There is a reason that everyone raves about this place when it come to snorkeling, it is FANTASTIC! Hanauam Bay is a natural preserve and because of this you have to jump through some hoops when it...
View ArticleEating Our Way Through the North Shore
This weekend we headed back up to the North Shore. I am falling in love with this view as we crest over the hill and head down to the shore… When you actually see it in person you can...
View ArticleThe one where I eat out of a trough
So yesterday we decided to be the most awesome. parents. ever! and pick our kiddos up from school and go directly to Dave and Buster’s. D&B’s is like a big kid’s Chuck E. Cheese. They have a...
View ArticleKaneohe Bay – Pyramid Rock Beach
One of the first things you learn when you move to Oahu is how the island is divided. Down the center of the island runs a mountain range (gotta love all that volcanic activity!). The north eastern...
View Article“Winter” at the North Shore
Winter in Hawaii is a pretty laughable thing. I must confess I am enjoying the hell out of this winter! I can totally live in flip flops year ’round. Well, some of my lovely FRG wives and I decided...
View ArticleShangri La
Okay. If you live here or are vacationing here you HAVE to visit Shangri La. Oh. My. Goodness. This place is insane! A little backstory: Shangri La was built by Doris Duke in the 1930s. (She was a...
View ArticleU.S.S. Arizona Memorial
I don’t know why it took me so long to visit this memorial, it is absolutely stunning and sobering to visit. I guess that is the good thing about guests is that they give you that kick in the pants to...
View ArticleTailgating Hawaii-style
One of the perks of our current home is the proximity to the University of Hawaii Aloha Stadium. We have been lucky enough to attend a few games this season but this weekend was Hawaii’s last game of...
View ArticleGet Your Luau On!
When Omar came home, his mom, sister and niece came for a visit. One of the things at the top of their (and my!) list was a luau. This is one of the ‘Hawaiian’ things I had been saving to be able to do...
View ArticleUnderwater Waikiki
Continuing the touristy recap of my in-laws visiting… We did the Atlantis Submarine tour. I have to give my husband credit, he found this one. I was worried that it would be kinda lame since we do...
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