Category Archives: Hawaii

What $100 Worth of Groceries Looks Like – Florida vs. Hawaii

The main reason I decided to migrate down to Florida is because I am a sucker for tropical climates. I love palm trees, warm weather, and beaches more than anything. While Hawaii is the perfect place for this, I didn’t want to return to the high cost of living that Honolulu had to offer.

After doing a few cost of living checks, I learned the most of Florida is relatively affordable. However, it wasn’t until the other day when my girlfriend and I were grocery shopping that the cost of living difference between here and Hawaii really hit me. Continue reading →

A Few Photos From Hawaii

As promised, here are a few pictures I took while I was out in Honolulu. I wish I would of taken more, but I realized I already took over two thousand pictures while I lived there. That and I cannot find my charger for my digital camera, so I ran out of juice before the trip was over.

Anyways, here are a few new pictures. (Click the picture to see it in full size)

Now That’s A Mai Tai

On The Side of Diamond Head

View Down The Ala Wai…

Hawaii Trip Comes to An End

Aloha Everyone, I am now back from my little 3 day vacation out to Honolulu. I thought I would share the trip with you, along with the story on what lead me to book the trip a day before I took off.

What To Do For the Fourth of July?

That was the question I was trying to answer Thursday night after work. My girlfriend and I had no plans whatsoever for the weekend so we were thinking about driving to New Mexico to see the White Sands National Monument. …

Hawaii…Why Not?

Well everyone, I once again managed to keep things interesting. Last night I booked a flight to Honolulu this morning and will be there until Monday afternoon.

I used to live there so I was thinking about visiting, I just did not know it was going to be this soon. My friend from TheHawaiianLife.com lives there, so it will be a good time.

I will try and make a post from Hawaii, otherwise stay tuned until next Tuesday.

Mahalo everyone, and have a safe 4th of July!…

Moving To Hawaii, Should You?

Many people dream of one day moving to Hawaii. Why not? It is paradise after all. But there are a lot of differences from life here on the mainland.

Well, I would like to share my thoughts on the idea since I have personally done it. Upon graduating college in 2007, I decided to load up a few suitcases and venture off to Honolulu, Hawaii with no plans what so ever. I booked a hotel room for 3 nights prior to flying out so I would have a place to …

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