{"id":5798,"date":"2013-12-06T14:23:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T19:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=5798"},"modified":"2013-12-06T14:23:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T19:23:36","slug":"planning-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/12\/06\/planning-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In just 9 short days I leave for Hawaii and will spend three weeks there. \u00a0I&#8217;m looking forward to this trip. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been to Hawaii twice on business trips where I added a few extra days for sightseeing, but this extended vacation will be my first trip to Kauai and Maui. So now I am planning Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>I love photography and I plan to spend a large amount of time photographing the area and taking whale watching tours where I can hopefully get some great shots.<\/p>\n<p>I will spend time on Oahu, The Big Island, Kauai and Maui. I am even planning a day trip to Molokai. \u00a0I am looking forward to staying at five different Starwood properties and exploring the local areas.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s even more exciting to me is that I&#8217;ll have been in Fairbanks, Alaska where it was -30 degrees and in Hawaii where the forecast is for mid-70s to lower 80s in the same 30 day period. \u00a0Talk about extremes!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking for suggestions of restaurants and things I shouldn&#8217;t miss.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: \u00a0view from the Marriott Waikoloa Beach in 2008\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Starwood Preferred Guest\u00ae Business Credit Card from American Express]<\/p>\n<p>This content is not provided or commissioned by the credit card issuer. Opinions expressed here are author.s alone, not those of the credit card issuer, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the credit card issuer. 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