The last day of a trip is always met with mixed feelings. On one hand you’re so gutted to have to leave the place you’re in, but on the other (in my case at least) you are so beyond grateful that you got to experience the place at all. And those we’re my exact feelings (mix some sadness in there that in 24 hours’ time I’d be saying see ya soon to Mikey for who knows how long *sob*) on our last day on Oahu. But sadness aside we still had a full day ahead of us to explore aroun

How many of you enjoy vacations where you relax on the beach, cocktail in hand, no plans for the week & are happy as can be about it? I'm sure that's a lot of people’s feelings towards a vacation; except Mikey & I. Now don’t get me wrong, he and I both enjoy a good relaxing trip and a fancy cocktail on a beach somewhere but that is so not what Hawaii was for us. We came to conquer some killer hikes & do as much as out time allowed from both of our bucket lists. Last you read

When I left you last we were on our way over to Oahu, where 2/3 of Hawaii’s population reside. Which is mind blowing as we were coming from Kauai where 80% of the island is undiscovered & uninhabited. From one extreme to the next we knew we’d be in for a bit more traffic and a lot more people, but we knew it wouldn’t be something we bothered ourselves with too much as our “home” for the remainder of our trip was up on Oahu’s North Shore. Known for it’s insane surf, having ann

How many of you have been on a tropical vacation with your friends? Maybe even a solo relaxing beach getaway for a week? I'll take it that most people these days have frequented a sunny spot in the world when the winter blues get too much to handle. I on the other hand haven’t ever been on a sunny vacation before. Sure, I went to Australia – but I lived there. Same with New Zealand and Central America, but I really haven’t ever been on a proper vacation for longer than a week