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I used to have a life

March 13, 2022 Melissa Chang 0 Comments Angouleme, Paris, travel

When I started packing for my first (real) trip in 2 years, I realized what my life had become

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The Arizona Memorial Without All the Tourists

December 8, 2020 Mark Soeda 0 Comments Arizona Memorial, Hawaii Attraction, MarkS808, Pearl Harbor, travel, US History, USS Arizona Memorial, World War 2

Yesterday was the 79th anniversary of the surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Today, December 8th marks

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Hawaii chefs go to Pebble Beach, IRL

April 3, 2018 Melissa Chang 0 Comments @hawaii, Chef Roy Yamaguchi, chefs, Chris Yang, Food, Mike Lofaro, Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Food & Wine, Ravi Kapur, Roy Yamaguchi, travel, Wine

This next week is going to be quite a (chilly) whirlwind for me as I head to Pebble Beach for

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Skál! An Iceland adventure

March 27, 2017 Melissa Chang 0 Comments Blue Lagoon, Deb Aoki, Iceland, travel

As many of you know, Iceland is a (figuratively) hot destination for travel right now. Blogger Deb Aoki and I

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Jul 18

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A small taste of @wearehuipu at the 60th Annual Hawaii State Farm Fair last weekend.

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Jul 28

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The 23rd Annual @4daysofaloha Festival comes to a close the only way a Hawaii event can.

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Nov 17

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A quick walkthrough of DonPen Times at Royal Kunia!

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Oct 15

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ParkRat’s Paradise: Sumidas Go To Reno - We received an offer from Caesars Rewards that was too good to pass on! A free trip to Reno, Nevada airfare from Honolulu INCLUDED!

It was our first trip there and in trying to plan our trip we asked others about their experiences and not a whole lot of our friends and family had been to Reno. At least not in recent years. And so we figured we would put together a recap of our trip (link in bio).

If you were wondering if Reno is a good alternative to Vegas then this is one couple’s opinion. Well not this this because this post was just a taste. You have to go to the website to see the recap. 😬😆

@melissa808 - not sure if this is what you were looking for but it is what it is.

Mahalo!

NOTE: While this trip was technically paid for by Caesars Rewards we don’t consider this a “sponsored” trip.

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ParkRat’s Paradise: Sumidas Go To Reno - We received an offer from Caesars Rewards that was too good to pass on! A free trip to Reno, Nevada airfare from Honolulu INCLUDED!

It was our first trip there and in trying to plan our trip we asked others about their experiences and not a whole lot of our friends and family had been to Reno. At least not in recent years. And so we figured we would put together a recap of our trip (link in bio).

If you were wondering if Reno is a good alternative to Vegas then this is one couple’s opinion. Well not this this because this post was just a taste. You have to go to the website to see the recap. 😬😆

@melissa808 - not sure if this is what you were looking for but it is what it is.

Mahalo!

NOTE: While this trip was technically paid for by Caesars Rewards we don’t consider this a “sponsored” trip.

#sumidasgotoreno

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Feb 11

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A wonderful performance by the @lungkong_physicalculture Club at @manoamarketplace to celebrate the Lunar New Year!

See full video on our website at link in bio.

#lunarnewyear #manoa #happynewyear

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Feb 3

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Night in Chinatown has begun!

Mahalo to presenting sponsor @asbhawaii

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Dec 25

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Honolulu City Lights on Christmas Eve. Mele Kalikimaka!

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Dec 8

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The Kaimuki Christmas Parade in 75 seconds.

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Oct 1

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Kailua Fall Festival in @kailuatownhi by @eventskailua!

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Sep 3

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Village Market at @pearlridge!

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