Diamond Head Hiking Trail, Waikiki
I had heard the view from Diamond Head is stunning, so I set out early in the morning. Leaving late would have thrown off the rest of the day’s schedule. The starting point I took the trolley from dow…
I had heard the view from Diamond Head is stunning, so I set out early in the morning. Leaving late would have thrown off the rest of the day’s schedule. The starting point I took the trolley from dow…
ABC Stores are the convenience marts you see everywhere in Waikiki. My hotel plan did not include breakfast (for some reason there were not many plans that did), so I used them all the time. The ABC Store next…
Before I came to Hawaii, Marunbi (@rumaru) told me I absolutely had to try this burger place, which sits at the far end of the beach after you cross all the way through Waikiki. It is called Teddy’s Bigg…
Dolphin watching was fun while it lasted, but once I got back to the hotel the tiredness hit hard. After eating and resting a bit, the sun was already about to set. The view from the hotel The city view I…
Eggs ‘n Things, famous for its pancakes, probably has the longest line in all of Hawaii. On the way back from dolphin watching, I noticed the line was not that long, so I went in. The first floor The …
After getting our fill of dolphins, we moved on to the coral reef area where the sea turtles live. Scenery along the west coast LOST… Views like this too.. The area is undeveloped, so it seems eas…
I did dive down and photograph the dolphins, but since I shot them with an iPhone 4s in a waterproof pouch, the focus is pretty off. Please take these as a rough reference only.. A pod of dolphins A dolphin…
Oahu is famous for dolphin watching. It is an activity where you jump into the sea and see the dolphins up close, and it turned out to be better than I expected. Since the dolphins come in near the shore early…
Ala Moana Center is not all that far from Waikiki. We took the trolley over, and the first thing we did was eat, at Alan Wong’s The Pineapple Room. It is a place serving casual Hawaiian food. I had heard…
After an eight-hour flight, I arrived in Hawaii. By the time I got out of the airport it was around 11 o’clock, Hawaii time. The view at the airport The weather is just gorgeous. The stretch between l…
Somehow I ended up going to Hawaii. I was flying out of Narita Airport on a night flight, which meant dinner had to happen at Narita. To be honest, Narita Airport is pretty dated and there really are not any r…
Fujimaru’s ramen is seriously addictive; once you have had it and liked it, you end up going back again and again. A few of my Japanese friends are addicts, so off we went. Fujimaru ramen This is the …