Hiking up the Diamond Head Crater Trail (known as Lē’ahi in Hawaiian) at sunrise in Honolulu had been on my Hawaii must do list for many years. Diamond Head is one of the most recognisable landmarks in Oahu and hiking to the top for an incredible view of the city and Waikiki Beach is one of the most popular things to do whilst in Honolulu. (more…)

Earlier this year we finally travelled to Hawaii and stayed at Aulani (one of our bucket list hotels) after our original trip was cancelled in 2020 (we all know what happened there) and I am happy to say that we had an incredible time. So much has changed since we first planned our stay a few years ago so I decided to write this blog and travel guide with all of the up to date information, do’s and don’ts as well as hints, tips and advice and anything else I can think of to help make the most of your stay at the paradise that is Aulani. (more…)

Once upon a time I never even imagined that this day would arrive but here I was waking up at Aulani in Hawaii ready to board the beautiful Disney Wonder for our long awaited cruise around the Hawaiian Islands and across the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver. (more…)

The very first time I ever mentioned Hawaii on this blog was back in the summer of 2019 as we disembarked the Disney Fantasy and started looking forward to our dream trip to Hawaii the following year sailing on the beautiful Disney Wonder from Vancouver to Hawaii followed by a few days at Aulani. I had been looking forward to it ever since the moment when we booked it the year before – we even had our favourite stateroom on the ship, all of our flights were booked and all of our sightseeing was planned. What could possibly go wrong? (more…)