As city-folk, we’re lucky to have all the benefits of living in and visiting some of the world’s most amazing cities and their nearby countrysides filled with farms and great agricultural experiences. There is nothing quite like visiting a pick your own produce farm on a warm summer morning to pick up fruits and vegetables …
Growing up in Hawaii, we know the in’s and out’s of what you should see and do on the island on Oahu. Especially when you have children whose energy levels and imagination exceed the norm. A visit to the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park was what the kids needed on a lazy, hot summer …
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We thought we’d share our kids top ten favorite places to dine at on Oahu. Our family chose these places from the hundreds of restaurants we’ve visited across the island in 2014. These are Lou Lou and Jaf’s favorites. They are in no particular order, but singled out mainly for their food, service, menu and …
“Shave Ice”, (aka; snow cone, snowball) could possibly be Hawaii’s official dessert. We don’t know anyone who doesn’t like a good shave ice on a hot Hawaiian day, especially after you spend an entire day at the beach, which is exactly what happened this weekend. While visiting Waianae, we decided to visit The Shave Ice …
While taking a drive around the island one school day afternoon, hubby decides to introduce us to his favorite burger joint on the East side of the island, Hawaii Kai. Teddy’s Bigger Burgers is a cool 1950’s themed burger joint that serves up a simple menu which includes burgers, fries and shakes. The decor is …
This weekend our twin cousins came for a sleepover. Grandma was kind enough to take everyone for breakfast, even though it was already 11am and everyone had different requests for food choices. As we pulled up to Tanaka Saimin on Dillingham the car door couldn’t have opened any faster! We were seated immediately and then …
The kids and I decided to venture out to “Little Manila” to see what we could find to eat for dinner last night. The City of Waipahu on Oahu, is a former sugar plantation town. Back in the early 1900’s, Oahu Sugar Company imported laborers from many different countries, including Portugal, China, Japan, Norway and …
Breakfast, the most important meal of day. Actually, its THE most important meal period, for my kids anyway. They look forward to the weekend when their Dad takes them to breakfast or brunch. This weekend though, Daddy isn’t here and Mommy now gets an earful on how “Daddy takes us every weekend for breakfast”. Hmmm, …
It’s Saturday afternoon and its been a long day. T-ball, voice lessons, and a trip to the mall made the kids quite hungry. Lou Lou wanted mac n’ cheese, “but not the mac n’ cheese from Chili’s, mom”. Ok, I got it. So we drove around for another 1/2 hour before I remembered there was …
Every last Friday of the month locals on the island of Oahu congregate to Kakaako, Hawaii’s most recently developed neighborhood located in Honolulu. Bustling with trendy new restaurants, art and fashion start-up’s, its the new urban community for up and coming businesses. It’s also the home of EAT THE STREET, where foodies from across the …
