We all look for travel bargains … especially so for those of us living in Hawaii, because traveling anywhere outside of the state means five-hours in a jet … at the very least. I’ve been into the frequent flyer programs of both American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines from Day One and use mileage for many of my out-of-state travel .. more ..

I first arrived in Hawaii on the 1st of May in 1962. It's changed a great deal over the years, of course, but I remember, even then, thinking how truly wonderful this place must have been 25 or 30 years earlier … when the Moana and the Royal Hawaiian were really the only two hotels on Waikiki Beach and it took tourists almost a week to get here by ship from the West Coast.Lex Brodie was there in those days. He was born on Kauai, but moved to Oahu when he was just a kid. A .. more ..

Always got tempted after looking at photos of people having fun at the Hawaii Island? Always wanted to get into the frame and experience the fun and unlimited thrill. Welcome aboard www.atlantisadventure.com, a website that displays in detail information about the activities in Hawaii. Hawaii has always been a center for tourists to spend their [...]

Surfers at Waikiki Beach (photo: rjones8586) Skateboarding and snowboarding are two of my favorite sports. Surfing? Not so much, though not for a lack of trying to have a good time riding waves in popular s .. more ..

Reader Lori Wheatley passes along this clever advertising sign outside a Charleroi, Pa., restaurant, one she snapped in the days before the Pittsburgh

There are some ports of call so special you never forget them. Sometimes it’s an extraordinary shore excursion, in other instances it’s breathtaking scenery, historic treasures or time spent exploring on your own. Picking out eight favorite ports isn’t easy, when there are incredible ones I’ve left off. Kauai, Hawaii: Aptly name “the garden isle” Kauai is where I took the best shore excursion of my life. By high-speed zodiac we toured the Na� .. more ..

Of all the attractions available in Waikiki, one of the most popular is the free fireworks display each Friday evening. We caught the fireworks from our boat this week, after an ocean sail from the Ala Wai marina at the Hilton Hawaiian Village (HHV) end of Waikiki to Diamond Head and back. We watched the sun set in the ocean on our r .. more ..