I went out to a shrimp truck away from town to try the garlic shrimp the North Shore is famous for. I think it was about a 15-minute walk. This is roughly what the truck looks like. It is not exactly cheap….
The Cheesecake Factory is a famous family restaurant even by American standards, so I really wanted to go at least once. The line is always long, so I went late at night, and we got seated right away. Exterio…
I had heard there was a great fruit shop in Waikiki, but I wondered whether it was really worth the trip. Fruit is something you can just buy at the supermarket, after all. In fact, the papaya I bought at the …
Oahu does have one big outlet mall called Waikele Premium Outlets, but not many of the brands there appealed to me (to be blunt, I just was not that interested in a brand called Coach), and it is far enough th…
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…