All too often in the hustle and bustle of normal life, when I return from a trip and start to post about it here on Land of Marvels, some of the stories of those trips often get lost along the way. Whether I’m not sure that you’d be interested as… Read more
It’s become a bit of a tradition in the last couple years that Nick and I escape the cold weather and chaos of the holidays and spend a week around Christmas in Hawaii with my parents. This year, we flew over to Oahu on Christmas Day and came back New… Read more
I spend a lot of time in Hawaii and even lived there for a couple years straight out of college. Most of the time I’m there for work, but during all my countless trips to Hawaii, I also have gotten to really know the island of Oahu and have both… Read more
Over Christmas, we spent a full week adventuring all over Oahu and loved every minute of it. When you really get to slow down and enjoy all the island has to offer, it’s a pretty magical place. We hiked to the Makapu’u Lighthouse for incredible coastal views, watched whales spouting… Read more
It’s not often that I actually go to Hawaii to have a vacation, but this past Christmas, that’s exactly what we did. Considering that most of my trips there are for work and even when I lived in Honolulu, I was a local and not on vacation day in and… Read more
Most people are heading to Hawaii for the beaches and Oahu itself has some great ones. But if you’re also looking for scenery and culture and some fun other than laying on the beach, Oahu has that too. For every beach day, you could easily fill another day with so… Read more
I travel to Hawaii often and while 90% of my trips there are for work and I sometimes don’t even see the beach during my stay, obviously most people are traveling to Hawaii for the beaches. Oahu has a great selection of beaches and while most tourists will go directly… Read more
A little over a month or so ago, Nick and I started kicking around ideas for our 2018 Spring trip which we usually take around the end of March. Originally, we were pretty set on Spain and Morocco, returning to two spots we really enjoyed a few years ago. But… Read more
On our second trip to Hawaii in July for work, we had a crazy day of work on Saturday so for dinner we wanted some place casual but still with a nice view. We settled on the Gordon Biersch patio at the Aloha Tower right around twilight. While this is… Read more
Something many Land of Marvels readers might not realize is that I love to cook. It’s always been a big passion of mine and baking, cooking, and hosting dinner parties is something that I love to do and try to do as much as my schedule permits. Food is also… Read more
Hawaii is one of those places that people either love or hate. It’s a place that definitely has a different set of guidelines than other US destinations, a place that has its own culture, its own very unique vibe. So if you are thinking about a vacation in Hawaii, here’s… Read more
So you only have 24 hours to spend in Honolulu…. whether you’re just passing through en route to another island or you’re headed to Asia from the US, Honolulu is a very common stopover city. I often do 24 hours in Honolulu for work, flying over one day and home… Read more
While most of us think of Hawaii as blue sky and beaches, because they are tropical islands they do weather their fair share of storms. Whether it’s hurricanes hanging out in the Pacific or just tropical storms passing through, I’ve had a lot of days in Hawaii in rainy, stormy… Read more
Last weekend we headed to Hawaii again (our third trip over this Summer alone) for work projects that were finishing up. Nick had a photography job there and I was seeing some of my projects completely finished which weren’t done on previous trips. We were a little “Hawaii-ed” out if… Read more
With back to back trips to Hawaii these last couple weeks for work (and a little exploring), I thought we’d do a couple consolidated Hawaii weeks on Land of Marvels! So look forward to finding out all the inside tips you need to know before a trip to the Islands… Read more