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There are many sides to Waikiki, Hawaii’s biggest city and many ways to spend a day. Of course, you can relax pool side drinking blended drinks, play in the surf or shop the many ultra high end stores in town. Or you can seek out another side to this cosmopolitan Hawaiian locale; one that includes hiking in a bamboo rainforest, finding some of the best city views by bike and ending the day with a catamaran sail.
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.
To experience a hint of what San Francisco was like before it became a vibrant city-golden, rolling hills covered in wild grasses, raptors soaring above-venture to the rarely-trodden southeast corner where you’ll discover McLaren Park, find splendid views and encounter wildlife in the middle of a city. John McLaren Park’s 317 acres make it the second largest park in San Francisco after Golden Gate Park, and it is much more diverse.
Start your day with breakfast at a favorite local’s joint, Mango Mama’s Cafe. Its hot pink zebra stripes make it easy to find. Enjoy a fresh smoothie with honey, ginger, yogurt and enough colorful fruits to festoon Carmen Miranda’s hat in style.
Tucked away in a valley filled with orange groves fewer than 90 miles from central Los Angeles is the village of Ojai-an oasis from stress, home to artists, health devotees and other urban escapees. Surrounded by burnished peaks, its grasses green in spring and gold in summer and fall, the Ojai Valley was the setting for Shangri-La in the 1937 Hollywood movie The Lost Horizon. It is still a place where you can retreat from a fast-paced lifestyle to find serenity on oak-shaded paths.
[img_assist|nid=934|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=98|height=100]If it’s your first time or your 52nd time to Sedona, here are 52 things to do. Sedona is a place that never gets old and always looks different. Whether you want to wine taste, golf, learn about Sedona’s sacred side or merely relax in its beauty here are some tips to entice! To start planning your Sedona experience visit visitsedona.com.
