This morning I felt like I took a step back into my mother’s childhood in Gettysburg. Though I’ve visited the town where my parents grew up a handful of times, most visits have been during the holidays and centered around Thanksgiving dinner or fun times at my grandmother’s house. It was such a treat to…
Ukulele Serenade and Pop Up Dinner
Hawaii Food and Wine Festival
When I first saw my itinerary for the Oahu Visitor’s Bureau press trip, one of the events that immediately caught my eye was the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival. The four-day festival features more than 50 internationally-renowned master chefs, culinary personalities and wine and spirit producers and members from our press group attended the festival…
Press Trip Kick Off at Rum Fire
Last night was the official kick off of the “Hot and Hip Honolulu” press trip at Rum Fire, a trendy restaurant located on the water in Waikiki. As I’ve mentioned before, I was invited on a press trip to Oahu by the Oahu Visitor’s Bureau along with other writers, bloggers and media personnel. The press…
Michel’s Oahu
Our dinner last night was fantastic, but somehow we had a feeling it would be going into the evening. My father-in-law’s girlfriend used to live in Oahu and he has visited the island with her many times. He told us we must visit Michel’s, a romantic waterfront restaurant located just outside of Waikiki, during our…
Waimea Falls and Rock Jumping Fun
When I think about yesterday there are 10,000 things I could blog about because we crammed so many sights, activities and adventures in one day. It was incredible and we had a BLAST! Our day began with a 5.5 mile sunrise run around Waikiki. Ryan and I still aren’t completely adjusted to the time change…