Hello Lovelees!
Just returned from a holiday in Maui and Honolulu in Hawaii. I had a wonderful time! We spent a
week in Maui and about 3 days in Honolulu.
Some friends have asked me for recommendations because they
have plans to go or hope to go soon , so I thought I might as well side track a
little and write this memoir of my trip. My memory is actually quite poor so I'm glad I'm motivated to make notes. Otherwise I'd probably forget the details of what I did.
I’m going to concentrate on Maui because we spent more time there and explored it more thoroughly J I do hope to go back and spend a little more time in Honolulu or another island some other year.
I’m going to concentrate on Maui because we spent more time there and explored it more thoroughly J I do hope to go back and spend a little more time in Honolulu or another island some other year.
I've attached a map I'd salvaged from my trip and taken a phone picture - sorry if it's not the best map but it's what I have left...
I just want to give you a rough idea of geography but really you should google your addresses before you get to Maui!!
These are my highlights worth talking/knowing about:
Day 1
Explore Maui Whalers Village (near Lahaina- E6 on map) and Wailea beach (down south around I12 on map), Shops at Wailea. These have high end stores including LV if it tickles your fancy and some basics eg ABC stores. Whaler's have Sephora :p If you're from Australia - stock up your cosmetics here!! So much cheaper. Next to Wailea beach we had dinner at a high end restaurant- Spago (Four Seasons hotel) - DELICIOUS and exquisite food/service. We don't really drink alcohol so our bill was about $200 for the 2 of us for 2.5 course meal because we shared dessert.
I just want to give you a rough idea of geography but really you should google your addresses before you get to Maui!!
These are my highlights worth talking/knowing about:
Day 1
Explore Maui Whalers Village (near Lahaina- E6 on map) and Wailea beach (down south around I12 on map), Shops at Wailea. These have high end stores including LV if it tickles your fancy and some basics eg ABC stores. Whaler's have Sephora :p If you're from Australia - stock up your cosmetics here!! So much cheaper. Next to Wailea beach we had dinner at a high end restaurant- Spago (Four Seasons hotel) - DELICIOUS and exquisite food/service. We don't really drink alcohol so our bill was about $200 for the 2 of us for 2.5 course meal because we shared dessert.
Day 2
45min Helicopter tour to the East side including Hana and the Haleakala Crater with Blue Hawaiian $230pp for the premium seats (better helicopter and a company that's won lots of awards for various achievements).
It was incredible because we were lucky to get the front seats of the helicopter and they give you noise cancelling headsets that will either be letting you hear your helicopter/tour guide or flowing crescendo orchestral music that fills you with the emotion of exploration and discovery...that's seriously what i caught myself thinking - that was the more intelligent observation. My other thought was that I thought of Harry Potter and how I would love to fly on top of a Hippogriff...
45min Helicopter tour to the East side including Hana and the Haleakala Crater with Blue Hawaiian $230pp for the premium seats (better helicopter and a company that's won lots of awards for various achievements).
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It was incredible because we were lucky to get the front seats of the helicopter and they give you noise cancelling headsets that will either be letting you hear your helicopter/tour guide or flowing crescendo orchestral music that fills you with the emotion of exploration and discovery...that's seriously what i caught myself thinking - that was the more intelligent observation. My other thought was that I thought of Harry Potter and how I would love to fly on top of a Hippogriff...
