JustCurious
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We are planning a vacation to Hawaii in November or December, and I want to get ideas or advice from the seasoned travelers on this forum who have been there before, or perhaps from someone who lives there. Neither of us has been there before.
We live in Florida, and it will be just the two of us as a couple, and we are looking go to to Hawaii for 10 days at the end of November or the beginning of December. We are looking to stay somewhere on the beach, and relax and enjoy each other's company, and also do some exploring. We do want to see some of the highlights, but we don't necessarily want to be in a huge resort or in a overly commercialized area. Based on some preliminary research, the volcano park on the big island of Hawaii looks interesting, and I've been told there are coffee plantations there? We don't necessarily have to stay at a resort, we are just looking for options, for example, maybe a smaller place would be more intimate? Maybe a bed and breakfast type place would be nice, or a smaller hotel on the beach? I would like to stay somewhere on the beach. If we have 9 days in Hawaii (excluding travel time from the mainland) how realistic is it to travel between several of the islands? Is it worthwhile to go to Honolulu? I've heard it's basically a large city, but maybe the Pearl Harbor Memorial would be worth a visit. Maybe fly in to Honolulu, spend a couple days to see the highlights, and then go to another island for relaxation and exploring?
Sorry for the rambling questions, but this trip is in the early planning stages, and I just wanted to get some ideas or input from those of you who have been there, or maybe lived there. Thanks so much.
Justcurious
We live in Florida, and it will be just the two of us as a couple, and we are looking go to to Hawaii for 10 days at the end of November or the beginning of December. We are looking to stay somewhere on the beach, and relax and enjoy each other's company, and also do some exploring. We do want to see some of the highlights, but we don't necessarily want to be in a huge resort or in a overly commercialized area. Based on some preliminary research, the volcano park on the big island of Hawaii looks interesting, and I've been told there are coffee plantations there? We don't necessarily have to stay at a resort, we are just looking for options, for example, maybe a smaller place would be more intimate? Maybe a bed and breakfast type place would be nice, or a smaller hotel on the beach? I would like to stay somewhere on the beach. If we have 9 days in Hawaii (excluding travel time from the mainland) how realistic is it to travel between several of the islands? Is it worthwhile to go to Honolulu? I've heard it's basically a large city, but maybe the Pearl Harbor Memorial would be worth a visit. Maybe fly in to Honolulu, spend a couple days to see the highlights, and then go to another island for relaxation and exploring?
Sorry for the rambling questions, but this trip is in the early planning stages, and I just wanted to get some ideas or input from those of you who have been there, or maybe lived there. Thanks so much.
Justcurious
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