Where have you been in the Pacific regions?

[achow]

Re: Where have you been in the Pacific regions?

I been to Hong Kong (twice), Las Vegas, California, Japan (stop over at the airport), China, The Big Island of Hawai'i, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, and Maui.

[Queenolu]

Re: Where have you been in the Pacific regions?

Goodness... where have I been...

Lived in Japan... Korea.... Hong Kong.... Australia....Manila.... ohh of course, lived in lovely Guam for several years.

All over the US mainlain west coast... if that count. Hawai'i of course....

That's what I can remember for now...


Mahalo

[Lei K]

Re: Where have you been in the Pacific regions?

I had the oppertunity to sail thru french polynesia for 1 year. first the marquesas then the tuamotus , tahiti, moorea,raiatea, huahine, borabora, what a wonderfull place!!!!! Living here on o'ahu , I get a little bit of that feel when taking a drive up the windward side towards kahuku. I think everyone (especially Hawaiians) should find time to visit these south pacific "pearls"

Nana,
T

I agree. I feel that it would be a good experience since those islands must look a lot like pre contact Hawai`i in many areas.

[808shooter]

Re: Where have you been in the Pacific regions?

Well, been all over the Hawaiian isles - except for Niihau & Kahoolawe. Like Maui the best if I had to live somewhere else. Maui no ka oi. The best experience for a resort is a toss up between Waikoloa and the Lodge at Koele.

Go to California every other month on average. In-n-Out burgers the best thing about my trips :-)

Been to Seattle. Nice but wet city. Folks there are pretty nice. I have a bunch of buddies that live there in the rain :-P

Been to Vancouver, lots of pretty women there and Whistler - beautiful but kind of boring of you don't like the outdoors.

Been to a lot of little towns and cities on the west coast of Mexico. Don't remember a whole lot but don't like tequila anymore...

Traveled to Japan a few times. Nice place where you really feel that for the first time, you are travelling to a superior civilization. The exact opposite of what you feel when you go to a third world country.

Been to Macao. Went to their famous casinos but don't know how to play paigow with tiles so...

Hong Kong was also cool. Lots of knock off stuff. Especially interesting when you travel to the New Territories. Really feel like you're in China.

I'd like to go to China for the 2008 Olympics and do a side trip to Australia. Ah well, better start the savings - the airfare for wife and kids will kill me :-O
My girls are toddlers but already pretty experienced travellers. My oldest is three and been to Vegas three times already, Disneyland twice :-)

[Kaukura]

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I love the pacific islands.. Didn't see this thread..

Hawaii: Big Island, Oahu, Kauai

French Polynesia: Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Huahine, Bora Bora, Maupiti, Tikehau, Rangiroa, Fakarava, Mataiva AND Kaukura.

Samoa: Upolu and Savai'i

American Samoa: Tutuila and Ofu Island

Fiji: Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Kadavu

New Caledonia: Grande Terre, Ile des Pins, Ovalau

Cook Islands: Rarotonga

[DannyWilliams]

Re: Where have you been in the Pacific regions?

Since the original threader emphasized PACIFIC REGIONS........

I have not been to them yet but I would like to some day........

But I do wanna share my travel stories:


SAN FRANCISCO!

While I was still living on Oahu I put together a trip to visit a friend who I worked with at a music store in Pearlridge and sadly he had to move to SF.
It was 1995 and it was my first trip to the mainland all by myself.
I was both nervous and exicited at the same time. And I was prepared with what to wear cause I was goin there in May that year and its usually cold during that time so I was ready!

I dwaddled around with my luggage and asked a lady behind a ticket counter to direct my where I can hop onto a van to take me to SF.
She replied just go out the doors to the island.
"ISLAND"? I thought, whats thaaaat?
As soon as I came out the doors the Bay Area cold weather just whoosed right into me and it was frickin cold maaaan!
I hopped onto the van that was going into SF and the driver was waiting for a few others so off we went.
Being that it was 8PM I was experiencing the Bay Area in the dark for the first time. I was noticing a lot of billboards which I found trippy for this local boy.
I found myself at the address my friend was living at and rang the buzzer.
He greeted me and he took me into his apartment that he resided at.
About an hour later or so I was in the room that was going to be my sleeping quaters for the next 2 weeks. I lied down for a bit and I dozed off.... hehe
I got up to find the door closed and the light off.

I was absorbing everything around me back in 1995.
Me and my friend was at a cafe in North Beach and we were ordering and I said I wanted a "coke" and she had a puzzling look.
I said a "soda" then she said...... ohhhhhhhhhh you want "Pop"..
Guess I forgot to changed my wording around when wanting something.
During my trek I did find myself lost A LOT! And relying on a map to guide me in SF was always trivial. I kinda laugh on that cuz know since I live here I am familar on where I am going now.


Now when I moved to the Bay Area in 1998 my next travel destination was...

LAS VEGAS

My roomate has a friend that lives there and we went in 1999? 2000?
As soon as you get off of your plane there is slot machines all over the place at the airport.
Vegas is just like what you see in the movies. And booooooy it is DAAAAAMN HOT when you are outdoors! You appreciate being indoors whenever possible. Lots of things to see and do and lotsa goood deals on the eats.
I noticed weatherwise after 7PM or say its H-U-M-I-D


LOS ANGELES

My trek to La La Land was right after 9/11.......
Flyin there at the time was a obvious no go so me and the roomate drove there. From where we are at it is a 6 Hour Drive from N. Cali to S. Ca.....
Do reccomend stopping now and then cuz driving does take a toll on you.
We stayed at a motel in Sherman Oaks and visited Universal Theme Parks, Walked Parmount, checked out Hollywood, Santa Monica Piers. Had a chance to browse thru Rodeo Drive but I passsed.
The traffic there is HORRIBLE!

RENO

Was there 2003 (I think) and Reno is nice but seems just like another duplicate of Vegas that is.
Me and the roomate was gambling on the slots and he hit the jackpot! Nothing bigee and the workers patrolling was urging him to keep playing!
Naaaah! We used the proceeds on breakfast that morning!
Oh yeah they really do enforce the no one under 21 on the gambling floors.
There was a guy with a baby carriage and he was asked to keep the carriage and the machines a certain distance. *sheesh*


MAUI

The roomate who used to work for this well known computer company won a trip to Maui.
The last time I went to Maui was when I was a kid with my parents.
Though I would have preferred OAHU, Maui it is! My roomate a haole was loving every minute of it cause its his first time in paradise.
I enjoyed my stay there too.
We did the Road to Hana trip, walked thru Lahaina and even bought myself a key chain at Hilo Hatties that had my name in english and hawaiian.
Waltzed into a ABC store *LOL* which I have not done in ages since leaving Oahu back in 1998.
And I noticed, ppl are in a hurry there while driving cuz they actually pass you like they need to be somewhere asap.

MAUI is nice but I miss the wild life of OAHU