Thank you. Brian and Kristy got engaged on the Big Island as well. trippy.com is the latest venture of my son-in-law, J. R. Johnson. Love the creativity and entrepreneurship! I see you are in Australia! You sure get around.
From Tu Nguyen - Pretty obligatory if you're visiting O'ahu. They usually have live performances of local bands on their main stage, so it's nice to enjoy as you're walking through the mall.
Pretty obligatory if you're visiting O'ahu. They usually have live performances of local bands on their main stage, so it's nice to enjoy as you're walking through the mall.
You used to be able to do some mild diving here as well at the falls, but I don't know if that is still available to the public. If it is, it is definitely worth the trip.
My favorite thing is to hike down into the crater, or go for a horseback ride through it. The most important thing to remember is this.... don't wait until you're tired to hike back to the car- because it's UP the entire way back. We're so used to climbing mountains and we hike until we're tired, My favorite thing is to hike down into the crater, or go for a horseback ride through it. The most important thing to remember is this.... don't wait until you're tired to hike back to the car- because it's UP the entire way back. We're so used to climbing mountains and we hike until we're tired, then have a leisurely stroll downhill to come home. In this case, the hike back up, in the loose sand and cinders, is the most difficult part, so remember that in your planning.…see moresee less
This is a GREAT hike and a must do in Hawaii. My favorite thing is to be there at sunrise, as there's nothing quite like it. Keep in mind it will be very cold, so take blankets from the hotel or bring a warm jacket. It can be in the 30's in the morning.
Great resort with a great spa! JR is right-- it's crucial to get a mountain view bungalow. There are lots of water activities (wind surfing, snorkeling, jet skiiing, SUP, etc) Very cool access to the pacific ocean too.
we stayed here. It was nice... really nice. It's more family-oriented than the St Regis (which is down the beach a few miles, which is where they filmed the movie Couples Retreat btw). It's fairly new and nice. Here's the deal though... once you're on the resort, you're kind of trapped there. Wewe stayed here. It was nice... really nice. It's more family-oriented than the St Regis (which is down the beach a few miles, which is where they filmed the movie Couples Retreat btw). It's fairly new and nice. Here's the deal though... once you're on the resort, you're kind of trapped there. We wanted to go see the St Regis, but we couldn't walk down the beach because they said it was private property with guard dogs on it. Also, they wouldn't give us ride over there. Water taxis would only go to the airport and the main town (water taxi was like $40/per person each way to town). I know this because we both got food poisoning the first night we where there (valentines day) and then the hotel doesn't keep even aspirin because of French laws, so bring your own over the counter meds. We had to muster the energy to water taxi into town to go to the pharmacy. When we got there, it was closed because it was a Sunday. So back to our beautiful over the water bungalow to sweat out the food poisoning.... good thing the bungalow was amazing. It's CRUCIAL to get a view of the mountain as far out on the pier as possible. I greased the front desk clerk $100 to make sure we could have a choice or room. She showed us the room we were assigned (which happened to be a great room anyway) so she came back and gave me the $100 back. We split the difference. pros: they had fun activities, but i'm sure all the resorts do. I SUP'd and windsurfed and we snorkeled with sharks and stingrays…see moresee less