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HONOLULU HAWAII

The city covers a long (if narrow) strip of southern Oahu, but downtown is a manageable size, and a lot quieter than its glamorous image might suggest. The tourist hotels, and most of Honolulu's hustle, are concentrated among the skyscrapers of very distinct WAIKIKI , a couple of miles east. The setting is beautiful, right on the Pacific and backed by dramatic cliffs and the extinct volcanoes of Punchbowl (a military cemetery) and Diamond Head ; but then beauty is not so rare a commodity on Hawaii, and you can see this sort of scenery in plenty of other places without a city in the middle of it. What attracts most visitors to stay in Honolulu, and especially Waikiki, is the sheer hedonism of shopping, eating and generally hanging out in the sun. It's also the center of an exemplary public transportation system, facilitating exploration of the whole island.

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kdhannan Jan 2, 2012 @ 5:46 pm | delete

I have heard really good things about the Royal Hawaiian. Have you been there?

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geoguru Jan 2, 2012 @ 5:46 pm | delete

Nice lens! What's the best hotel in Honolulu? I'm thinking about visiting there or somewhere in south carolina this spring.