Kauai is one of the most beautiful places on earth. People agree about this. A first trip here can feel like an exercise in cataloguing places to come back to and spend more time: Waimea Canyon, Kalalau Trail, the hidden and possibly unnamed beaches around Kapa’a on the east coast. However long you have to visit won’t be long enough, but save at least one day for the signature Na Pali coast.
Posts Tagged ‘Hawaii’
Plan your trip to Kauai’s Na Pali Coast
November 19th, 2009 by Matthew | 1 Comment | Filed in Destination Spotlight, HawaiiLatest Island News from Hawaii and Tahiti, Plus Expedition 206
November 19th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and DealsYou can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Hawaii: Outrigger Waikiki received a Green Leader award for its recycling efforts.
- Worldwide: Three travelers set out on Expedition 206 visiting islands and countries around the world to find out what makes people happy.
- Tahiti: Could the next Gaugin be decorating the streets of Pape’ete.
Free Holiday Wi-Fi, Plus Latest Island News from Hawaii, Maine and Dominica
November 16th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and DealsYou can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Airports: Beginning today, Google offers free holiday Wi-Fi in airports around the country.
- Hawaii: Honolulu Magazine names Hawaii’s most endangered historic sites — and suggests what can be done to save them.
- Vinalhaven: On Tuesday’s officials will cut the ribbon on Maine’s Fox Islands Wind Project turning on turbines to supply the islands with energy.
- Dominica: Officials on the Caribbean island of Dominica have signed a deal to ship drinking water from the island’s volcanic interior to parched countries as far away as the Middle East.
Latest Island news from Hawaii, Iceland, Aruba and Taipei
November 13th, 2009 by Adrienne | 2 Comments | Filed in News and Deals
Imagine the Big Island's Mauna Kea covered in snow. Photo by: Lori Barbely
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Hawaii: The Big Island is prepping for snow on Mauna Kea.
- Iceland: Six new routes from Iceland Express make it easier than ever to get to the Lnad of Fire and Ice.
- Aruba: Connect with fellow Caribbean lovers with Aruba’s Facebook Connect application.
- Taipei: In Taiwan, construction begins on the world’s tallest green building.
Tags: Add new tag, Aruba, Big Island, Hawaii, Iceland, Taiwan
Latest Island news from Hawaii, Seychelles and Isla Mujeres
November 12th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and DealsHawaiian Airlines greeted passengers in Honolulu with flower lei to celebrate 80 years of service. Photo by: John DeMello
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Hawaii: Today marks 80 years of service for pacific carrier Hawaiian Airlines.
- Seychelles: Alliance of Small Island States urges U.N. to double efforts toward a legal pact at Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.
- Isla Mujeres: The world’s largest underwater museum will open in Cancun’s West Coast National Park and feature 400 original concrete statues.
Tags: Hawaii, Isla Mujeres, Seychelles
Latest Island News from Caribbean, New Zealand and Hawaii
November 11th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and DealsYou can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Caribbean: Delta adds a second non-stop daily flight from Atlanta to St. Kitts, beginning Dec. 23, 2009.
- New Zealand: The New York Times Magazine highlights Auckland’s street art.
- Hawaii: Alaska Airlines introduces flights from Oakland to Kahului on Maui and Kona on the Big Island.
Tags: Big Island, Hawaii, Maui, New Zealand, St. Kitts
News from Hawaii, Fiji, Scotland and USVI
November 6th, 2009 by Adrienne | 2 Comments | Filed in News and DealsYou can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Never underestimate the power of Aloha. Listen to one expat’s story of forging unlikely connections with her ukulele.
- Travel to Fiji just got a little bit greener: The island nation is the first to launch a national low carbon tourism initiative.
- Forget the school bus. In Scotland, children island-hop to school.
- Gentleman, start your engines: It’s crab racing season in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Latest from Hawaii, Maine, Puget Sound and Channel Islands
November 4th, 2009 by Adrienne | 2 Comments | Filed in News and Deals
Don't get lost on Hawaiian roads like this one on Kauai — use your GPS wisely. Photo by: Linny Morris
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Don’t get lost in the aloha state: Here are some tips for using your GPS on Hawaii.
- See photos and videos of a bird watching excursion on Maine’s Monhegan Island.
- Don’t fret: Orcas Island isn’t moving. But Washington state could rename Puget Sound the Salish Sea.
- Feral cats that have lived on California’s Channel Islands get a new home.
Tags: Channel Islands, Hawaii, Maine, Orcas Island
Fairmont Orchid Hawaii Two for One Deal
November 3rd, 2009 by Ashley | 1 Comment | Filed in News and Deals
What you save: It’s simple — Buy one guest room at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island and get a second room (in the same category) for free.
Why we love it: Native green turtles inhabit the Fairmont’s shoreline. The Spa Without Walls offers waterfall massage hale huts. And Norio’s Japanese Restaurant serves the freshest sushi on the island. What more could you ask for?
Book it now: Valid for travel completed by Dec. 20 in the garden, partial- and ocean-view categories. Visit www.fairmont.com/orchid for more information.
Tags: Big Island, Deal, Hawaii
News from Caribbean, Samoa, Hawaii and Cuba
October 29th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and Deals
Could you be spending U.S. dollars in the Caribbean soon? Photo by: Jo Ann Snover
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Currency exchange? Caribbean islands consider switching to U.S. dollars.
- CNN presents an expose on American Samoa.
- Waikiki Aquarium is growing coral from the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.


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