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How Marriott Bonvoy paid for my suite at the Hilton, gave me $200 in cash, and 90,000 points after I was “walked”

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Have you ever been walked by a Marriott Bonvoy hotel? It’s not as bad as you may think. This summer, my husband and I had big plans. We were going to celebrate our anniversary by a staycation in Marriott’s Laylow in Waikiki. We booked our room far in advance and counted down the days until […]

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Best Food Options on the North Shore of O’ahu

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On almost any given Labor Day weekend, you can find my family and me on the North Shore. Getting away from Honolulu to relax and recharge at the beginning of the school year has become our tradition. We love the laid back way of life and beautiful white sandy beaches, but mostly we love the […]

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A 9-Day San Diego Itinerary – For the Trip That Wasn’t (Part I)

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Here it is, in all its glory. Part I of my nine-day San Diego itinerary, covering Days 1 through 4. I spent the better part of a year writing this itinerary but I never took the trip. I spent a couple of hours (okay, who am I kidding, I spent a couple of days) wallowing […]

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Malouf’s Mountain: Glamping for Wannabe Campers

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| Travel the World

A couple of weekends ago, my family went on our first camping trip since moving to the 50th state. The night before we left was crazy, to say the least. Bryan and I raced up and down the stairs of the house packing up our SUV for our weekend getaway. We dusted off the gear […]

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How to ride Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland: An opening weekend story

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Friday, January 17, 2020 – The Toy Story parking garage opened at midnight (or so they said, they actually never closed it). Ten minutes to six they opened the gates of Disneyland. Crowds of Star Wars / Disney lovers swarmed Main Street. Disneyland wouldn’t officially open until 8 AM that day but thousands had swarmed […]

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Funtastic KidZone: A Kid’s Wonderland in the Middle of a Huge Shopping Mall

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Until this past December, I hadn’t stepped foot in the Pearlridge Shopping Center for years. Now I think I might make it a monthly occurrence thanks to the Funtastic KidZone. But first…. my previous allure: the monorail When I was a little kid, one of my favorite places to visit was the Pearlridge Center. Why? […]

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Baby Shark Concert: How This Grinch Got on Board with the Phenomenon

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Unpopular opinion, especially from someone that writes a family-centric travel blog, but I don’t covet everything “baby”. I won’t ooh and ahh over a stranger’s baby. I’ve never told my kids it was “din-din” time or ask if they want a “baba” of “wawa”. It just isn’t me. So when I heard that Baby Shark […]

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The Pau Hana Room at Disney’s Aulani: A Treasure Chest of Fun

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One of the coolest (although perhaps underrated) things about Disney’s Aulani Resort was the Pau Hana Room. Located on the first floor of the Ewa tower, the Pau Hana Room is right across the bridge from the Waikolohe Stream and close to one of the main spots for Disney Character Meet and Greets. DVD Rentals, […]

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Painted Sky: Disney Aulani’s Dream Come True for Princesses in Training

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A couple of days after we returned home from our extended weekend stay at Aulani I asked my five-year-old daughter, “what is the number one thing people should do if they stay at Aulani?” Without hesitation, she said it was her makeover at Painted Sky (Disney’s Hawaiian take on their beloved Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique). I […]

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Tea at 1024: The Perfect Place to Sneak Away for an Afternoon of Fantastic Hats, Relaxation and of course, Tea

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I am a huge afternoon tea fan. Huge. I try to sneak in an afternoon tea session any chance I get. The tea service at Tea at 1024 is one of the best places I’ve visited. So, if you come to the islands and want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of […]

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On our commute from #Tokyo to #Kyoto we stopped in #shinyokohama to visit the @ramenmuseum . While the exhibits were pretty cool, and we even walked away with some @ippudo boxes, what really made my family fall in love with this place was the @aodakeuchi make your own ramen classes. And Emma, whom ate her way through Japan one noodle bowl at a time, said this was by far the best bowl of the trip. 🍜
🌎 TeamLab Planets 🪐
🐠 Art Aquarium Museum Ginza 🐠
Thanks for the memories 2022! Bring it 2023 🎉🥳🍾
Here’s a secret I never told anyone before. Before we even left Hawaii, I was preparing myself to be disappointed during our visit to DisneySea. Heralded by many Disney fanatics as the best of the Disney parks based on its thematic set-up, I just kept thinking 2 things: 1) my kids aren’t going to be that interested in the architecture of a theme park (and I doubted I would be either) and 2) it was a park geared to older kids than mine. But how wrong I was! I loved loved loved DisneySea. To steal a line from Disney themselves, it was a whole new world.
And that’s a wrap! After months of practices, 5 days of performance hair and make up (which if you have been following my stories you know how much that stresses me out 🤣), a dress rehearsal, special Thursday performance and 3 sold out shows, @ballethawaii ‘s 2022 Nutcracker season came to a close this past Sunday afternoon. I am so impressed with all the dancers, as well as the employees and volunteers of Ballet Hawaii that made it all possible. I’ve seen this particular show several times from the audience but got a much deeper appreciation for it this year after catching the tiniest glimpse of all that it entails. A hui hou Mr. Nutcracker!

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