I went to Hawaii last year for the first time.
I read everything, including a hawaii book. All indicators were to
stay off Oahu and Honolulu. U..scary traffic, scary city..scary etc.
I really wanted to see Waikiki and the North Shore. Against all advise
I went to Oahu for a week.
Guess what....all of the negative advises were a pile of feces.
I loved Honolulu, the japanese influence, all the friendly people, the
very orderly traffic and thew waikiki surfing every morning was
great.
I advise you, go to Oahu and you will enjoy it. There are so much to
see and do and not do if you want to. In relation to traffic ..... I
saw traffic but was smart enough
Some epeople think they know better and they do not.
Guess what, I also went to Maui, and I enjoy it very much also.
But side by side, BOTH island were beautiful in their own way. I
would go back anytime to Oahu.
Looking forward to go this year to the Big Island and Kauai. Just
because I want to see different things, but would be very happy to
stay at Honolulu again for a few days. Even did scuba diving at Oahu
and also was great.
Happy travels.
On 13 Jan 2005 14:54:35 -0600, _invalid_@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
>
>Greetings,
>
>I'm looking for some recommendations to narrow down plans on a 2-stop
>itinerary, 2 hotels, and dive operators for a trip we're pondering
>Hawaii in March for a 2 week stay. At this point, I'm not even sure
>the best place to fly into! From what I've read and investigated,
>about all I have it narrowed down to is "you'll really like Maui"
>"skip Honoloulou-you've got enough of that big city crap in Chicago,"
>and I think we'd enjoy staying week 1 and week 2 in different places,
>and above all else this trip should be relaxing.
>
>We're both early 30-somethings, and pretty active. We've been to the
>Carribbean and Thailand in the past. Having the beach or water close
>at hand for snorkeling is a priority, and we will be looking to dive
>oh... say, 4 or 5 days over the course of our 2 weeks. I've got about
>25 dives under my belt over the past 7 years and my SO was certified
>last year, so we won't be looking for adrenaline filled diving or
>anything. :-)
>
>Our last vacation was way overpacked on a go go go itinerary, so the
>m.o. for this trip is "relaxing." For me that involves planting my
>hiney near a large body of water in the sun, snorkeling, and some
>diving. If there's beach volleyball to be had that's a pleasant
>bonus. I wanna see the volcanoes, maybe some kayaking, maybe rent a
>car and drive around the island. And I think I'd like to pick up camp
>and move only once during the stay (so, I guess i'm looking for 2
>hotels, one in Maui somewhere, and one on another island..unless
>inter-island transport is too much of a pain).
>
>We don't have money to burn by any stretch, but I'm also willing to
>pay to be in a place that's clean and not run down. I've got a mental
>idea of wanting to stay under $225 a night but I've also not looked
>enough to whether that's terribly realistic.
>
>I'd welcome any recommendations to narrow it down some! Thanks for
>any experiences you can share!
>
>Best Regards,
|