Destination

Hawaii

06 Sep 2012

Kailua

United States · Hawaiibubbies, ice cream mochi, izakaya, japanese, kailua, kayak
Kailua

It was a day of kayaking and swimming. Kailua beach may be windy but it’s a nice escape from busy Waikiki and not as far as North Beach. Not like 30 minutes further meant that much further, but you know what I mean. Just a close get away. We rented a kayak for half the...

05 Sep 2012

Day of the Luau

United States · Hawaiigiovannis, luau, polynesian culture center, prime rib, shrimp trucks

Gotta do a luau in Hawaii right? Gotta try it at least once, right? Well, it’s my third time and this time, we’re going all out at the Polynesian Culture Center. Must say, moving up to the prime rib option was well worth it. A break from Hawaiian/Japanese food into good old American gluttony with...

04 Sep 2012

Relaxation Mode On

United States · Hawaiiala moana, ginza, honolulu, kalakaua, oahu, shirokiya, shopping, tonkatsu, waikiki
Relaxation Mode On

You kinda realize it when you’re walking past people, getting agitated in line, and trying to get straight to the point, which was to relax. Problem was, my mind was still at silicon valley speed. Not quite like New York light speed, but that under the skin angst that you know time is limited. Oh...

02 Sep 2012

Landing in Oahu

United States · Hawaiihangover, honolulu, irifune, oahu, ox tail, pho
Landing in Oahu

First stop in Oahu and what do should we do, eat. C’mon, 5 hours of flying and having nothing more than peanuts and airline food what did you expect? Not to mention I was nursing a kick to the head by das boot from Supenkuche. So what else to have in Hawaii but Vietnamese food....