This is a transcript of an episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast focusing on traveling to the Molokai and Lanai in Hawaii

Travel to Molokai and Lanai in Hawaii – Episode 206
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This is a transcript of an episode of the Amateur Traveler focusing on traveling to Oahu.

Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Episode 184 Show Notes
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We rented a house on the North Shore just outside Hauula which would sleep 9 people. It was said to be “27 girly steps” from the beach. It seemed to me to be further than that, but it was still very well located. This was the part of the trip for relaxation. The days were [...]

Liz headed off to do her last class to be scuba certified. Joan went alone to snorkel from the boat and take some video of her diving using our underwater video camera.
Checking out of the Ohana Waikiki West was an inconsistent experience for various members of the party. Dave had to turn in his [...]

Liz was scheduled for a beach dive today which is the next step on the way to her scuba certification. Most of the rest of us headed to Diamond Head to hike to the top. The guidebook we have been using (Frommer’s Honolulu & Oahu Day by Day) said:
The climb up Diamond Head is steep, [...]

Six of us got up and headed to Pearl Harbor to see the USS Arizona memorial. We had been told to get up very early to avoid the long lines but this is not really a group that is early risers. We got through busy monday morning traffic to Pearl Harbor around 8:15am. We had [...]

Liz got up early to dive to start the process of getting her scuba certification while the rest of us headed to Hanauma Bay for our own close encounters with all things aquatic. The bay is a nature preserve in part of an ancient caldera that had eroded until it was flooded by the sea. [...]

My family of four and five friends are heading to Oahu, Hawaii for a week. A friend dropped us off at San Jose airport for a direct flight to Honolulu. We were greeted with the longest security lines that I have seen since 9/11. We had allowed plenty of time and were not checking luggage. [...]

Maui is a destination that my family has returned to for vacation on more than one occasion. It is a beautiful island that is the only place my workaholic manager says he can relax. So it is probably not too surprising that on one of our trips to Maui we attended a timeshare presentation and [...]

Aloha Airlines, the Hawaiian inter-island carrier, has stopped all flights and is going out of business. The airline is a victim of the rising price of jet fuel and a fierce price war. Hawaiian Airlines willaccommodate passengers who already hold tickets on Aloha Airlines, but only through tomorrow. Both Aloha and Hawaiian Air have been [...]