A few travel highlights from 2014 while I plan this year’s adventures
The hardest part of starting a New Year is saying good bye to the old one, especially if it was a good one and while other people are performing cleanses of the body detox sort, I’m purging my phone of...
View ArticleSeattle Memberships you might consider if you like to travel with your family
We have memberships to many of our local museums and I think we’ve even been zoo members for nearly 10 years now. (Yes, we were members even BEFORE having kids. I absolutely love our Woodland Park...
View ArticlePhoto Friday: I heart Haleiwa
Haleiwa town on the north shore of Oahu is such a fun place to visit with kids. There is good food, lovely beaches and the Turtle Bay Resort is about a 15 minute drive away and it’s such a gorgeous...
View ArticleA train you want to visit just so you can eat pineapple and see hungry fish...
This is a train we’ve done over and over again, just like we’ve heard a zillion versions of Ka’a Ahi Kahului (Hawaiian Train Song) since we first rode the Dole Pineapple Express. (PS. THAT song is...
View ArticleBishop Museum and a yummy lunch nearby (Oahu with Kids)
I didn’t realize there could be such a thing as too much sun, beach and pool, but on vacation my kids literally wake up as soon as the sun rises and they could spend the whole day in the sun and in the...
View ArticleLillikoi, Malasadas, Coco Puffs, Shave ice and Pie (Oahu with kids)
Who am I kidding with that Lillikoi in the title? Our travels are usually full of food adventures of the bakery and dessert kind and while we did stop at a lovely roadside fruit stand near the Turtle...
View ArticleSaved the best for Last (Paradise Bay Resort, Kailua, Oahu)
We just got back from a trip with the kids to Oahu and it was such a welcome bit of paradise in all the cold we’ve had in the last little while. We usually don’t spend more than three nights in one...
View ArticleOahu Shopping late on a Monday (planning for a trip to Oahu with kids)
I’m often asked about how I book my travel plans. It usually starts with some kind of interest our family has in a place combined with the kids’ and hubby’s vacation schedules. Sometimes, I get a...
View ArticleOn finding Melona
On a trip to Hawaii a few years ago, we discovered a treat with a very odd name. Yes, it’s ... keep reading The post On finding Melona appeared first on An Emerald City Life.
View ArticleHonolulufest Parade and Something we made
Whenever we travel I like to check out what goes on in the city when we’re there. The last time ... keep reading The post Honolulufest Parade and Something we made appeared first on An Emerald City...
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A few travel highlights from 2014 while I plan this year’s adventures
The hardest part of starting a New Year is saying good bye to the old one, especially if it was a good one and while other people are performing cleanses of the body detox sort, I’m purging my phone of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seattle Memberships you might consider if you like to travel with your family
We have memberships to many of our local museums and I think we’ve even been zoo members for nearly 10 years now. (Yes, we were members even BEFORE having kids. I absolutely love our Woodland Park...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo Friday: I heart Haleiwa
Haleiwa town on the north shore of Oahu is such a fun place to visit with kids. There is good food, lovely beaches and the Turtle Bay Resort is about a 15 minute drive away and it’s such a gorgeous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A train you want to visit just so you can eat pineapple and see hungry fish...
This is a train we’ve done over and over again, just like we’ve heard a zillion versions of Ka’a Ahi Kahului (Hawaiian Train Song) since we first rode the Dole Pineapple Express. (PS. THAT song is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bishop Museum and a yummy lunch nearby (Oahu with Kids)
I didn’t realize there could be such a thing as too much sun, beach and pool, but on vacation my kids literally wake up as soon as the sun rises and they could spend the whole day in the sun and in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lillikoi, Malasadas, Coco Puffs, Shave ice and Pie (Oahu with kids)
Who am I kidding with that Lillikoi in the title? Our travels are usually full of food adventures of the bakery and dessert kind and while we did stop at a lovely roadside fruit stand near the Turtle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Saved the best for Last (Paradise Bay Resort, Kailua, Oahu)
We just got back from a trip with the kids to Oahu and it was such a welcome bit of paradise in all the cold we’ve had in the last little while. We usually don’t spend more than three nights in one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oahu Shopping late on a Monday (planning for a trip to Oahu with kids)
I’m often asked about how I book my travel plans. It usually starts with some kind of interest our family has in a place combined with the kids’ and hubby’s vacation schedules. Sometimes, I get a...
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Hawaii 2011-where do we begin?
Travel is getting easier with the duo. They can almost navigate themselves. We went to Oahu a couple weeks ago and had a blast. It was a low-key trip where we planned just to sit on the beach and...
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The whole beach to ourselves
The last time this happened, we all camped out under an umbrella at our resort in Turtle Bay determined to have a nice day at the beach despite the torrential rain that kept pouring down. I don’t...
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