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stupidmonkey
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If you do Waikiki just remember the beach sand is actually from Cali for the most part.
Goods are going to be a lot more expensive than what you are used to.
Oahu is nice and has a lot of great scenery areas.
You can take a multitude of different tour buses for cheap and explore most of the shores and "tourist" places.
Goods are going to be a lot more expensive than what you are used to.
Oahu is nice and has a lot of great scenery areas.
You can take a multitude of different tour buses for cheap and explore most of the shores and "tourist" places.
Ishad
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<---- live on Oahu. what kinda tips you looking for? Ask me anything. My suggestion would be to skip Oahu and Maui and go to Kaua'i and the Big Island of Hawai'i. They are the places that still resemble postcards ideas of the Hawai'ian islands. Biggest tip, locals can spot a rental car 3 miles away, NEVER leave anything valuable in one, lock it in the trunk in the spare tire well if you absolutely have to. Shitbags target tourists, they look at your car as an ATM for crack money.
Kaua'i has awesome hiking and epic waterfalls, and huge deserted beaches. The Big Island has an active Volcano, you can watch nature be awesome flowing lava into the ocean.
Kaua'i has awesome hiking and epic waterfalls, and huge deserted beaches. The Big Island has an active Volcano, you can watch nature be awesome flowing lava into the ocean.
On Oahu things worth doing:
Snorkel at Hanauma Bay
Hike Diamond Head
Hike to the Makapu'u Light House
get a surfing lesson from a Waikiki Beach Boy
Visit Pearl Harbor War memorial
Buy your friends 'From Hawai'i' crap to take back at the swamp meet and save a bundle
cheap 'greasy spoon' japanese Ramen house, good food open til 2AM still I think
whole in the wall local lunch place, parking is a bitch, worth it tho.
total dive bar, one of the last 'tiki bars' left, food is meh, but it's kitschy as hell, a good place to liquor up before a flight, 5 mins from the airport
Snorkel at Hanauma Bay
Hike Diamond Head
Hike to the Makapu'u Light House
get a surfing lesson from a Waikiki Beach Boy
Visit Pearl Harbor War memorial
Buy your friends 'From Hawai'i' crap to take back at the swamp meet and save a bundle
cheap 'greasy spoon' japanese Ramen house, good food open til 2AM still I think
whole in the wall local lunch place, parking is a bitch, worth it tho.
total dive bar, one of the last 'tiki bars' left, food is meh, but it's kitschy as hell, a good place to liquor up before a flight, 5 mins from the airport
stupidmonkey
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I will second Kaua'i but it might not be for all. I go about 3 times a year. Actually making a trip back in the next month. It's laid back and there isn't much nightlife so if that's what you're wanting, go for it.
Ishad
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Oh god, take a cab here. On the way there we took a bus and walked about a 1/4 mile through the shadiest fucking part of Oahu. If the bums don't kill you, your wife will. Mine was about to.
yeah its in an industrial area, pretty scummy, wouldn't have taken a bus +walk, it's not all that 'dangerous', but would be spooky as hell at night if you 'aint from round here'
Ishad
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Yea, especially with a pretty vague notion of where you are going. Once I got a couple drinks in my wife and told her we would get a cab back it was a great time.
was the insanely horrible piano player on duty? I think he is legally blind, and he aint no stevie wonder. dont think they have tuned that piano is 40 yrs. Up till about 5 yrs ago the owner, a 95 yr old lady, would get her self all dolled up and make the rounds greeting all the customers around 6-7 pm, sweetheart of a lady, I miss her.
The hole in the wall Ethel's I listed is right around the corner from La Mariana.
Rabkorik
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My wife and I are planning on going to Kaua'i for our anniversary in the summer. We are staying on the south end of the island at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort. The main reason we picked Kaua'i was because we had heard it has a lot of natural beauty, however she was hoping there would be some place where we could get drinks and dance/chill at night on the beach. Does this not exist at all there? What else should we be sure to do while at Kaua'i?
Plenty of places to drink in and around the resort you'll be staying at (Poipu area). Shit's really slow there, so plan on going back to your room kinda early in the evening, though...it doesn't really have a full blown night scene like O'ahu or even Maui has. As far as shit to do outside of the norm, Kauai does have the only real navigable river in the state, so you could rent kayaks or some shit.
Rabkorik
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I see pictures like that of Kaua'i and have to ask - Are those places available to anyone? Could we get to a place like that (during a hike or something) and decide, "You know what, I do want to swim next to a waterfall?" Obviously I've never been to Hawaii.
stupidmonkey
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Yes there are many areas that you can access for waterfalls. Wailua falls among othershttp://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/hawaii-kauai.html
Kaua'i does have a few spots in Lihue and the North Shore that stay open later then 9 pm but there are not many. It's laid back and you can drive from one end to the other in a matter of hours. I go about 3 times a year and have a buddy who lives in Kapa'a.
Kaua'i does have a few spots in Lihue and the North Shore that stay open later then 9 pm but there are not many. It's laid back and you can drive from one end to the other in a matter of hours. I go about 3 times a year and have a buddy who lives in Kapa'a.
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So Hawaii is one of my other choices for our first trip away from kids. Big Island interests me the most and want something pretty peaceful and quiet if we do that. I foundhttp://lavalavabeachclub.com/that looks pretty cool. Anyone have any reviews. Also looking for other recommendations on activities and places to stay.
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Not to hijack this shit, but if you're looking for an awesome tropical get away kind of thing. Jamaica is fun as fuck. I've been 12 or 13 times, there's a ton of fun stuff to do there.
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EXACTLY what I was going to say. Hated Oaho and Maui, the best way I can explain it is "You are just in southern California". That's it. If you want a honeymoon in SoCal, you could just go there and spend less. If you want an awesome tropical island vacation, Kaua'i or the Big Island 100%.
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Not a fan of that shithole at all. Maybe it's just Montego Bay, but my trip there for a wedding last year was mediocre at best. The country is dangerous as all fuck (one of the highest murder rates in the Western Hemisphere), and unless you only want to stay in the resort or go on resort-sanctioned activities, it's not recommended that you go out and "explore" the country given your pasty-whiteness. And the staff at the resorts can be extremely aggressive in terms of soliciting tips, selling drugs (I was offered at least 2-3 times a day), and/or trying to fuck the women (female sex tourism is a thing in Jamaica). Unfortunately another one of my jackass friends is getting married there again in April. I'm hoping Negril will be much better. The guy who got married in MoBay last year stayed in Negril before the wedding, and he said it was indeed a lot nicer.