Hawaii is one of my favorite destinations and I was beyond happy that my husband decided to gift me a vacation to Oahu for my 30th birthday. We really wanted a relaxed week, lay out, eat delicious and fresh seafood and just enjoy each others company. We stayed at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel directly located at the famous Waikiki Beach. Even though we arrived pretty early on that day, we were super jet lagged. It is a 12+ hour journey from New York City to Honolulu and after a delayed flight we only wanted to relax and kept it super mellow. We enjoyed lunch by the beach followed by a cocktail under palm trees and a fresh Ahi Bowl later that day. The evening was basically the same and it was wonderful to just follow your feelings instead of a tight schedule. We started our second day pretty early and went for a long walk around the Waikiki Beach area, stopped by a cute coffee shop for breakfast and walked back to our hotel.

Throwback to our trip to Hawaii, Maui back in August 2015. This homepage didn’t exist back than, but I decided to share it because I love to travel. Maybe some of you are planning to visit beautiful Maui soon and looking for a few more tips.

My Husband and I booked this trip super last minute, I would say less than 8 hours before we jumped onto our plane. Trust me, I’m spontaneous but this was more than that. After a short night we found ourselves in the backseats of an Uber heading to the airport. Another 12 hours later and we arrived in paradise. The sun was shining, the temperatures were in the 80’s and we saw our first local band including two traditional Hula Dancers at the airport. What a start into your vacation. Our hotel was the Wailea Beach Mariott Resort directly located at Wailea Beach with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean. The location is perfect if you love watching breathtaking sunsets over and over again. Wailea Beach is located at the Southern part of the island, which is besides the sunsets on of the best spots on the island for a beach vacation in my opinion: Simply because of the views and the rainfall. Most of the rain usually falls on the North and East Side of Maui.
After our arrival, which was around 4PM local time, we went to the beach. I have no idea how long we sat there together and watched the waves followed by a late night dinner. The next day was our Wedding Anniversary and we decided to stay in the hotel and enjoy our time together.