Hawaii

Best travel reports from Hawaii

Surfing & Kualoa Ranch

Our trip to Kualoa Ranch: Kayak & Movie Tour

O'ahu, Hawaii

Hawaii, O'ahu - Honolulu, Waikiki Beach We took an Uber from Vancouver to the airport, and we had a friendly driver who was even nice to talk to; you don't find that often :-D...

Travis travels to Hawaii

Travis and his adults travel to Kaua'i (even by helicopter!) and Maui

Nothing-powerful day versus speechlessness

Today is my no-good day. After a fantastic night in a big comfortable bed and a delicious breakfast on the balcony, I have the rest of the day all to myself from half past two....

Mind wash

We want to spend our last day in Punaluu, in Sea Mountain, again in Volcano National Park. We got up extra early to be there before the crowds. It starts at Kilauea Iki with the...

Job and his message

One thing you have to say, the Americans have good beds, at least I think so. The disappointment from the apartment yesterday has subsided a bit after the first night. It's...

History - You quickly notice when something is very important to the Americans

Today there is a lot to read. Shahaatz thinks it's too detailed, but you just have to get through it today. Today is all about experiencing history - and who of you knows what...

Freefall

Dear Travel Diary Monday, May 3, 2021 Usually the alarm clock only rings at 7:00 a.m. on Monday because school starts later. However, today it rang at 6:15 a.m. anyway. This is...

Big Island

Our last stop on the Hawaii island-hopping tour is Big Island. The name says it all: The island is so large that it takes about 2 hours to get from one side to the other. That’s...

West Maui and the Whales: Travis Narrates

Travis reports on West Maui and whale watching. Wooaaahhh!

Kauai, here we come!

Travel day. It's always a drama with the weight of the suitcases. I don't even know how many times I lifted my suitcase onto the bed today. Today, we need to wear our hiking...

Impressions from Paradise

Our flight from Seattle to Hawaii arrived at 9 pm local time at Kailua Kona Airport on the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, the Big Island. It was pitch dark night and we were...

Pedaling kilometers

Dear travel diary Monday, June 14, 2021 After waking up, we had a small breakfast and got ready for the day. Today, we had the Waipio Valley and Mauna Kea on the agenda. The...

Filmset

Liebes Reisetagebuch Freitag, 4. Juni 2021 Frühstück gab es für mich Fruities, irgendwelche Cornflakes. Essbar waren sie kaum, denn der Geschmack war künstlich und süss. Kaum...

Close to Heaven

Dear Travel Diary Monday, May 17, 2021 Rise and Shine at 5:15 am in the shared apartment. Tired but full of anticipation, finally being able to do the Stairway to Heaven hike,...

Monday-Blues

Dear travel diary Saturday, May 8, 2021 Today Chantal and I had another busy schedule and got up early as a result. After breakfast, we made our way to the bus stop and then to...

Pearl Harbor Memorial on a Budget

The Pearl Harbor Memorial is considered a must-see for anyone visiting Hawaii - at least that's what the internet says. And so do the advertisements at the airport, in hostels,...

Big Island - Hawai‘i

So we went back to Polynesia. After Easter Island, which describes the eastern corner of the Polynesian triangle, now to its northern tip. Our first destination was the island...

Reaching for the sky without doors

We start our day with a healthy breakfast. Last time we went shopping, Schahaatz suggested that we should have yogurt and fruits in the morning - and so it shall be....

Wave power

The first thing we want to say today is a big thank you to our readers. We are overwhelmed every day by the number of people who visit our blog. Up to 750 readers, we can't...

Skyrocket

Dear travel diary Wednesday, July 28, 2021 The night was short because the alarm clock rang at 5:30 a.m. And this because we couldn't find a taxi that could drop us off at the...

Smuggler

Last island in sight

Time to say Goodbye

Dear Travel Diary Tuesday, June 8, 2021 For the last three school days, I have decided to take a later bus. This means everything shifts by at least 45 minutes (depending on the...

Surprise!

Dear travel diary Tuesday, May 25, 2021 On the way to school, we had another bus apprentice. He didn't drive badly, but I think the expert didn't really like him. Well, he was...

oh, Joey

Austin

Brunch during school time

Dear travel diary Tuesday, May 18, 2021 After school and another delicious poke bowl, we accompanied Jasmin to her apartment to change clothes. Afterwards, we went to various...

Family-Vacay

Dear Travel Diary Thursday, April 29, 2021 Today I wanted to take it easy and came home after school and lunch to relax. I had another bad night's sleep and still had to pack...