Wake me up in Waikiki

It was just like a dream, only it was real...:-)

As we found out a couple of weeks ago, Waikiki is pure heaven and if you ever really want to get LOST (as in the TV hit series), there's no better place to do that than on the beaches of Oahu. It's paradise set on white sands. And with perfect weather all year round, even God would want to settle down here and chill.

Lying down on the beach almost side by side with a hundred other sun worshippers for an hour a day, you can get the most glorious tan. The white sands may be imported from Molokai island but who cares, it's all there for everyone to enjoy! But there's more than just sitting by the beach in Waikiki. Shopping takes on a whole new meaning when you get to Kalakaua Avenue which is parallel to the beach. Shops are pricey though with brands like Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Gucci, Tiffany's, Ferragamo, and the like just a stone's throw away from where you lounge by the shores. Of course, there are about a hundred ABC stores that offer convenience shopping where you can get suntan lotion at any time of the day.

Then, of course, Oahu has more treasures to offer -- dinner can be at several fancy restos but everyone does have to try a luau feast where there's roasted pig, fish, chicken, along with lots of fruit, and coconut desserts. And the Hawaiian staple called the poi (let me reserve comment on that :-)) For those who are into seeing more awesome sights outside of fancy malls like the Ala Moana Shopping Center or the Waikele Premium Outlets, you can always visit Pearl Harbor and see the USS Missouri or what's left of the USS Arizona which were bombed during World War II. The memorial stands right above where thousands of US navy men lost their lives.
And then, what would a trip to Hawaii be without trying the dairy-less Dole Pineapple Whip right at the Dole Plantation? Inside, there's the world's biggest maze and a pond where fish-feeding is an adventure in itself. There are probably a thousand other sights to see and things to do in this paradise on earth, like go to North Shore and catch the surf or to Pali Lookout for literally the coolest view of the islands. It's worth the trip and worth going back to again and again. For memories that last way, way, way after your golden suntan fades, visit Waikiki. I did and discovered not just Paradise. I experienced Peace.