Tag: Waikiki
So Long, International Market Place
By the end of January, Waikiki’s International Market Place will be demolished to make way for a three-story Saks Fifth Avenue Mall. Like Hawaiian locals and travelers who have come to love this place, I felt immediate sadness and nostalgia after hearing about the impending closure. It was one of the favorite places I visited […]
Quirk of the Month: Honolulu Cookies
It’s great to have friends and relatives from different parts of the globe. You can always ask them to buy you a little something from their place when they come to the Philippines to visit. I recently asked a friend from Hawaii to buy me a box of Honolulu Cookies. Yes, I was one of […]
15 Ways To Look Like A Tourist in Hawaii
See if you can relate. Oops, was that me in some of those photos? Okay, I admit it; I unabashedly acted like a tourist during my October trip. I couldn’t help it! It was my first time in Hawaii and I was amazed at how it felt like I was in another planet devoted to […]