which island? man, i learned all those things there back in january. look out for the giant spam/sausage sushi things that intrigued me but i never tried. umm. try one for me. and get me some of those coffee macadamia nuts from an abc store.
@val I am on the lookout for something suitably cheesy. @tova Spam musubi? aka the one hot dish every ABC store serves. I haven't seen the coffee ones yet! Lots of maui onion though..
10. Waikiki has one of the last Suntory teppanyaki restaurants. While it was indeed a relaxing time, they do not serve the Hibiki that Bob was advertising.
I think you'd be fine as long as you're aware of your surroundings.
I love nothing more than a good swim in the ocean at night, but my Dad always warns that if the water is particularly murky on a given day or if there is "food" nearby, i.e. turtles or sea lions, then it isn't safe to be in the water when it is dark.
I've been going to Hawaii every year since I was eight, except for this year actually. I am spoiled, but the fact that I am not going this year is kinda sad.
posted on Tuesday, Jul 14th by ipe
1. Three hours is a significant amount of jet-lag.
2. California beaches really can't compete.
3. The humidity isn't all that bad.
4. Shaved ice is better than it sounds.
5. There are at least as many Japanese here as there are in Tokyo. Even the emperor is here this week.
6. Macadamia nuts can be employed in every course of a meal.
Oh, Jesus, I almost forgot you were going. Bring me a knicknack! No, don't really, but take pictures.
which island? man, i learned all those things there back in january. look out for the giant spam/sausage sushi things that intrigued me but i never tried. umm. try one for me. and get me some of those coffee macadamia nuts from an abc store.
7. Diamondhead is like mt. fuji: climb it once, but twice may be unnecessary.
@val I am on the lookout for something suitably cheesy.
@tova Spam musubi? aka the one hot dish every ABC store serves. I haven't seen the coffee ones yet! Lots of maui onion though..
8. Like everywhere else, native cabbies are fonts of information, far better than airport shuttle drivers who are, mostly, jerks.
9. After-lunch is a good time to get out of the tropical sun.
10. Waikiki has one of the last Suntory teppanyaki restaurants. While it was indeed a relaxing time, they do not serve the Hibiki that Bob was advertising.
11. So far, no mangosteens.
12. After dark, the ocean is warmer than the hotel pool.
13. four out of five meals involving raw ahi is one meal too many.
The ocean is awesome at night, just be careful for sharkies. :)
Oh and if you haven't found out yet, poi is kinda disgusting.
(At least I think so.)
Haven't been far out enough after dark yet to run into them, but there is currently a shark warning for oahu.
which reminds me:
14. Even on network affiliates, HI newsanchors can show up to work in aloha shirts, unshaven, and seemingly hung-over.
I think you'd be fine as long as you're aware of your surroundings.
I love nothing more than a good swim in the ocean at night, but my Dad always warns that if the water is particularly murky on a given day or if there is "food" nearby, i.e. turtles or sea lions, then it isn't safe to be in the water when it is dark.
I've been going to Hawaii every year since I was eight, except for this year actually. I am spoiled, but the fact that I am not going this year is kinda sad.
Concur about the poi. And I'm not averse to taro in many of its other, less-sacred forms.
i am oh so jealous. i hope you are having a wonderful time.
This is my first visit (as this thread probably indicates), but I've been really impressed with the experience so far. Definitely going to come back.
@lupelu It's been great, but my morning whim decision to walk out of waikiki and then hike up diamondhead has me headed for an early night.
oh! but what a lovely sound sleep you'll have! and such beautiful settings to put your dreams in!
Hopefully, I'll be able to sleep past 4am tonight from all this exercise. Tomorrow I head to chinatown to make another attempt at a mangosteen run.
15. The palace is worth the $20, no-pictures-please tour. Go for :15/45 iteration and you might even get a guide to yourself.
16. Chinatown has no mangosteens, but does have crazy homeless people!
17. $5 ABC-store beach mats do not survive their first contact with the enemy.
18. The only thing better than crab rangoon is macadamia crab rangoon.
19. Mid-vacation is a shitty time for your camera to break.
20. Best Buy's Hawaii tax is much less than small independent dealers. Shocking!
21. Why does Waikiki need three indoor shooting ranges in a 2-block stretch?
22. The pineapple here is unbelievable, and will ruin me for underripe, imported pineapple forever.
23. Coral pieces can really murder your feet.
24. Hipster bartenders along Waikiki hang out after shift at the Elks Lodge, which pours until 4am.
25. Hawaii's most popular thai restaurant is not, I suspect, the best one. Even if Donny Osmond liked it.
26. Taking home left-over pad thai from #25 in the hopes it will congeal into something better in the fridge is an empty hope, at best.
27. Beignets and the trade winds are a poor combination.