Blast from the past: Honolulu and Maui

Sometimes I whine about my travel. OK, I whine a lot. That is because most of the time I go to not-so-glamorous locales (i.e. Cookeville, TN) and spend less than 24 hours in said towns. But, occasionally I get to go somewhere cool. I've written about Seattle, Vegas, and LA. But, the best by far has been my whirlwind tour of the great state of Hawaii.

First stop: Waikiki beach. I spent one night here. It was very pretty; very crowded; very japanese; and had very high-end shopping. As I walked to my hearing I was a head taller than everyone else in the hotel. Granted I was in heels, but it was very Lost in Translation.

Second stop: Maui (more specifically Lahaina). I stayed here three nights. I fell in LOVE with Maui. It was as beautiful (if not more) than Waikiki. And, it was much less crowded. I decided that maui is heaven. And, it was whale mating season. I saw real, live whales. I heard real, live whales when i went underwater. I know that this is really corny, but I've never been in so much awe. Unfortunately, my attempts to get pictures of the whales were total fail.



Side note: I'm watching More to Love (fat ppl dating show) as I type this. They are in Hawaii. I'm crossing my fingers for a bathingsuit scene!

Rental Cars

One of my favorite things about traveling is walking up to your rental car. It's like Christmas morning, you never know what you're going to get. Or a box of chocolates?

Having a fun car can make a blah trip much more enjoyable. Take, for example, my trip to Orlando last week. I got a convertable volvo. Who knew Volvo made a convertable? Not me. But, it was awesome.

Having a not so fun car can put a damper on a trip. On the opposite side of the car spectrum from the volvo convertable that I mentioned earlier is the minivan that I had in Maui. Yes, a minivan in Maui. To make matters worse, everyone else in the rental car parking lot (all being over the age of 60 -- did I mention that Maui is expensive?) had fun (mostly red) convertables.