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I hope you have a wonderful time and I am green with envy. Shirley

In message , Carla writes

Hi Carla,

while I'm in Hawaii I'm on the other end of the state (so to say), and I don't know much about where things are in Honolulu. However, there is a reasonably good bus system on Oahu and even without a car you can still get around, i.e. don't have to stay close to the hotel all the time. Check in on soc.culture.hawaii (hoping I'm not the only beady person there), that group is usually pretty helpful, even if we get into quabbles about local things.

I don't know where you are staying and how far you consider walking distance, but at least Ala Moana (shopping center) is fairly close to Waikiki (assuming that's where you're staying). And the "International Marketplace" may be worth a walk-through, though it is pretty touristy.

Enjoy your vacation, and I hope that you get better weather than we have had lately. And, I always recommend to people to go and see the aquarium in spite of that I haven't been there myself since our now high school senior was a toddler.

Aloha,

Maren (> Hi all,

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the flight, take:

1) GOOD snacks. 2) Purell handcleaner. 3) Moisturizing mist (like Evian or Burt's Bees) for your face, and moisturizer. 4) Magazines for frivolous reading. 5) Something with headphones/earplugs so the crap-ass sitting next to you doesn't try to convert you to their religion.

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limited mobility (the bf isn't going to rent a car). ````````````````````` THREE IDEAS:

1) Public transportation. 2) *You* rent a car. 3) Call Magnum P.I. for a ride.

Shirley ````````````````````` Aw, Shirley dolling! Don't be envious. Not everyone likes Hawaii. (I don't)

Got 'em.

Got it.

Good idea.

Loading up the Palm with fanfic.

Loading up the archos with movies and mp3's.

Thenk yew!

Cheers, Carla

I just checked and it's about a mile from the hotel. That may be do-able, depending on what hurts on any given day :)

I do luv aquariums!

Thanks!

Cheers, Carla

it isn't for everybody - especially not to live here. Sooz, which parts have you been to?

Maren

Sooz, which parts have you been to? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maui. It was okay. I grew up in California, so it wasn't a huge big different thrill, like it would be to someone in Buffalo or Detroit. I loved the geckoes! But I saw more whales from my own kitchen window than I did on a whale-watching cruise in Maui (I know it wasn't the cruise's fault). The weather was hot and I just didn't see any big deal, or any reason to fly for hours to get there. This is my own, very personal, opinion, remember. Maui was overrun with tourists, undergoing too much development........I liked the one little hippie town that begins with a "P", but the rest was like a big mall. Though I DID adore the helicopter tour we did -- that was a blast!

I can see that . Of course, I live here for almost 20 years now. But no, it's not romantic to me either, but a good place to put telescopes (which is why I came here in the first place).

did you make it to Hana? Kaupo? There are places on Maui that are still pretty empty for all I know (though I just heard that Hana isn't as out of the way a place as it used to be either)

only been to Maui twice, frist time was before kid (kid is about to graduate high school), second time was for a conference (only).

I can see going to Maui for a vacation - from here, to me it's a 20 minute plane ride if I don't have to go through Honolulu -, but I still rather only go to Kona (throw everything in the car, including the leftovers from the fridge, and go), stay home (the concept of actually having a chance to catch up with a few things) or go completely elsewhere (prefer staying home most of the time though).

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