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Kailua is the kind of town you expect from Hawaii – full of long, sandy beaches, aqua blue waters, hillside hikes, and nary a high rise building in sight. Just 20 minutes along a scenic mountain drive from Waikiki, is well worth a day trip, if not a home base for your Oahu vacation.
If you’ve got a rental car and a day to kill, you can sight-see a good portion of the island in one day and all on one road. By driving up the eastern shore to the North Shore, and back down through the middle, you’ll experience the best of Oahu’s rugged landscape, dramatic coastal scenery, and rural old school Hawaiian charm.
Scenic views of the incomparable Hawaiian island of Oahu. If you thought you needed to go to the neighbor islands of Maui or Kauai to see drop dead gorgeous beaches and island scenery, you obviously haven’t seen the best of what Oahu has to offer once you leave the tourist traps of Waikiki….
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Los Angeles can be a city of over-stimulation – neon and flashing lights mark every nightclub and theater down the strip, car horns honk endlessly, and cell phones are seemingly glued to everyone’s ear as they feverishly bark instructions to an assistant. There is a reason that people in the industry frequent salons and yoga centers – LA is the kind of city you occasionally need an escape from. So, go ahead and give yourself a day off to relax, rejuvenate, and give both your mind and your body a rest.
Hollywood’s silent film era may be long gone, but its heritage and history live on in the city, if you know where to look for it. What better way to really get to know the roots of the world’s entertainment industry than by returning to where it all began, and uncovering the stories and people who made it all happen?
"Los Feliz" literally means "the happy" in Spanish. In Los Angeles, it translates as an artsy enclave just to the east of Hollywood. One of the few neighborhoods in the city that functions as a walking village, you could spend an entire day hanging out in this hip, small corner of the city.
Hollywood Walk of Fame? Homes of the Stars Tour? Universal Studios? Rodeo Drive? Been there, done that. If you are totally over the totally touristy side of L.A., then you need to go east, young man. The Eastside of the city harbors some hip, eclectic, and fun neighborhoods often overlooked by non-locals.
