5/27/2015 – Messina Day 1

We arrived at the Catania Airport after about 14 hours of travel. We had to claim our bags in Rome, and go through customs, which was a hallway where there were no agents or really anyone checking anything. We then…

12/19/2014 – Our last full day in Hawaii

Friday was our last full day in Hawaii and we decided to take it easy and hang around the villa on the beach for most of the day. The weather was beautiful and we will definitely miss this view from…

12/18/2014 – Big island of Hawaii

Thursday started very early. We left the villa by 4:45 to be at the airport by 5:50. We boarded an inter-island flight to the big island for another full day tour. When we arrived our Discover Hawaii tour guide, Steve,…

12/17/2014 – Oahu

I tried to post this once already. Here’s another try. After a full day Tuesday, we had a day of rest on Wednesday. Other than putting gas in the car and stopping at an awesome bakery for Donuts (Ted’s), we…

12/16/2014 – Oahu, Pearl Harbor Museum

Tuesday started with a very early wake up call. We headed out in the two cars to Honolulu where we would meet the Discover Hawaii folks for a circle island tour. First stop was the Pearl Harbor War Memorial. We…

12/15/2014 – Oahu

Monday – Conrad Sr. And I did an early morning hike to Diamondhead which was a very steep climb but well worth the spectacular views of the harbor and Honolulu. There were a lot of people running up the mountain,…

12/14/2014 – Morning exploring

Conrad Sr, Mom, Cody and I got up early so we went exploring while everyone else slept. Here’s the view from our Lanai (patio) Here are the early risers hanging out on the Lanai We then took a drive along…

12/13/2014 – Philadelphia to Honolulu

We had a very long 24 hours trying to get to Hawaii. We left the house by 4:45 am and headed to the airport. No issues parking and getting to the terminal. The van driver asked if we were going…

12/10/2014 – Hawaii here we come

We will post updates and pictures from our trip here if you would like to follow us. We will be staying at Turtle Bay in Oahu which is on the North Shore. Check back soon for updates.

8/14/2013 – Vancouver to Home

We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise over the mountains on the way into Vancouver. We headed up to our last breakfast in the Lido buffet and then came back to our rooms for the final few pictures…

8/13/2013 – Inside Passage

Today we are at sea. Most of the morning we saw just ocean around us. Mom and I went to see a Salmon cooking class, it was not very interesting. Then we decided to take a walk on the promenade…