Hilo Trips

Yes, this first day doesn't sound as if it were worth the 2,000+-mile flight, but stick around. It gets better. Most everyone who knows me knew how much I needed this trip. When my sister canceled on me, I searched frantically for a travel …

My husband and I decided on a whim to go to Hawaii after coming across a deal to go on a 7 day cruise including airfare for $999.00 each. We were going to be in San Francisco, so instead of spending 8 days driving the PCH, we decided to go …

So, here we are, getting into the Aloha spirit...planning our Hawaiian Anniversary celebration...a visit to the 50th State seems to be touching more than one milestone...this will mark our 42nd State visited in the USA, taking us into the final …

We flew into Hilo and drove to a B&B in Volcano Village on the first day. It was part of the Chalet Kilauea chain and we stayed in the Lokelani room at the Volcano B&B. The Volcano B&B is a hundred-year-old house. Three stories high, 6 bedrooms …

Ala Moana Hotel The hotel was lovely, but I wish we would have stayed closer to Waikiki . The rates were reasonable about $100 a night. The hotel was clean and the staff was very courteous. They are adjacent to the Ala Moana shopping center which …

Stacey and I are seriously hopeless last minute packers. We find ourselves at Wal-Mart at 2am the morning of our trip picking up last minute items. Stacey and I left Dothan about 11am. Thank goodness we had a three-hour layover in Atlanta because …

I liked Enterprise Car rental. They were at most locations, did not have a cancellation fee, and they had good rates. Tokio Marine recommended getting the collision insurance. With this insurance the car rental company assumes all costs for …

DeHart-Reeves family vacation

We arrvied in Honolulu after having a wonderful flight! The lei greeting surprised my hubby when someone was holding up a sign with our names on it when we got off the airplane and then she gave us our leis and then left! The leis were beautiful …

Because Hawaii’s Big Island is so big (it takes roughly 3 hours and 15 minutes to get from Kona Airport to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park), it’s best to plan your itineraries by location. Below you’ll find seven days of itinerary suggestions. Cho …