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My Top Ten Travel Bucket List
That’s me! Always in Search of a Beautiful Sunset Today on his blog, Dennis aka Lufthansa Flyer asks the question, “Do You Have a Travel Bucket List?“. Answer: Of course I do! The problem is I’ve...
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Earn Up To 1,500 Free HawaiianMiles This Month
Promotion Ends April 30th Hawaiian Airlines recently announced they are giving away up to 500 bonus miles this month for downloading using their MileFinder toolbar. This appears to be in addition to...
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Pu’uhonua O Honaunau
Formerly known as City of Refuge, this National Historical Park is a must-see if you are on the Big Island of Hawaii. In ancient times, Pu’uhonua O Honaunau offered sanctuary to those sentenced to...
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Best of America’s National Parks
It’s National Park Week and in celebration the National Park Service is offering FREE admission to over 400 of their sites between Monday, April 22 and Friday, April 26th. Visiting all of them has been...
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Fly to Hawaii from $329 RT!
http://www.hawaiianairlines.com/hawaii-travel-deals Just the other day The Deal Mommy warned us of a not-so-great deal to Hawaii, but in case you still want to go, here’s some good news- Hawaiian...
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Getting Intimate with Virgin America’s Elevate Program
A few weeks ago you may remember I wrote about how Virgin America was status matching elites from United, American, and Southwest. Shortly thereafter I took my own advice and became one Virgin...
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Day Trip to Pearl Harbor
After a few too many Mai Tais while out to dinner at Kimo’s one night on Maui, my dad, husband and I came up with the idea of doing a day trip to Honolulu to check out Pearl Harbor. We’d each visited...
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Favorite Maui Eats
There is no shortage of good restaurants here on Maui, but still, I find myself going back to the same places and looking forward to meals from a favorite select few. Here’s what continuously makes the...
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The Updated Travel Bucket List
Not too long ago, Dennis aka LufthansaFlyer asked about everyone’s travel bucket lists. At the time, I responded with the top 10 things I could think of off the top of my head, having never actually...
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Kaho’olawe From Above
The Hawaiian island of Kaho’olawe lies just 11 miles south of Maui. That is about as close as I’ve ever been. Ever since I was a kid, Kaho’olawe was shrouded in mystery. The Navy used to use the island...
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Using United Miles to Book Inter-Island Travel on Hawaiian
I’m finally going to Kauai! After well over 100 visits to Maui, and dozens to Oahu, The Big Island, Lanai, and Molokai, Kauai was the only Hawaiian island that still eluded me. That ends this August!...
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Kauai’s Waimea Canyon and Kalalau Lookout
Kauai has always been on the bucket list, and until last week, was the only Hawaiian island I hadn’t been to. As many of you know, I have family and a small business over on Maui so Hawaii has always...
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Exploring the North Shore of Kauai
Day 2 on Kauai took us to the North Shore where we explored the area between Princeville and the “end of the road”/opposite side of the Na Pali coast from where we visited on Day 1. Highlights...
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Destination Paddle: Kauai’s Wailua River
One of my favorite travel publications that I regularly read is Standup Paddle Magazine. I know what you might be thinking…what on earth does stand up paddling have to do with travel? Well, the...
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Duke’s Oceanfest 2013
Bucket list item number 16 was to attend Duke’s Oceanfest in Waikiki and this year I made it happen all thanks to miles and points. Duke’s Oceanfest is a week-long celebration and ocean sports festival...
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Enter to Win: Hawaiian Airlines Find Your Island Sweepstakes for 140k...
facebook.com/HawaiianAirlines. Contest ends 10/9/13 at 11:59 HST Hawaiian Airlines and the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau have teamed up to give you a chance to win 140,000 HawaiianMiles! To...
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Exploring Oahu: Punchbowl Crater and The Pacific Aviation Museum
During last month’s visit to Oahu for Duke’s Oceanfest, my family and I took the opportunity to further explore the island of Oahu with visits to The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific...
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Enter to Win: 80K Starpoints and 80K HawaiianMiles from Starwood Hawaii
Contest ends 11/15 Enter to Win 80,000 Starpoints and 80,000 Hawaiian Airlines miles thanks to Starwood Hawaii. That’s enough miles for 2 round trip coach tickets from the Mainland to Hawaii and...
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National Aviation History Month: Exploring Hawaii’s Aviation Heritage
November is National Aviation History Month so in honor of that I wanted to share one of my all-time favorite websites. The State of Hawaii runs an incredible archive of photos and facts covering the...
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Enter to Win: Surf’s Up for 80k Hawaiian Miles
Surf’s Up and winter on Oahu’s North Shore is the place to be. The unique geography of the Hawaiian islands combined with the right weather patterns is the perfect recipe for some of the biggest waves...
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