We’re finally in Hawaii, we arrived here few days ago and I’m merely tired of going out tonight or do something out that’s why I’m here in front of my laptop typing whatever comes into my mind and boring you lol.

Hawaii is a beautiful place, it reminds me of my “Davao”; the weather, lush grenery, exotic flowers, beautiful beach, warm people, Asian food and my kababayan ~maraming pinoy dito sa Hawaii. Wherever I go, I would always hear my own tongue spoken by some locals..it feels like home .

Anyway, you know beautiful has its price right? Hawaii is expensive..pretty darn expensive.

And that is especially if you go to the tourist area (is there any place in Hawaii where prices are not catered for tourist? if you know give me a holla) like Waikiki and which we are staying right now.

Hotel accommodation’s ranging from as low as $276 a night to (maybe) as high as thousands of dollars, that is of course because you have the beachfront view and you can technically walk a few feet and you’re on the shoreline.

There might be some hotels, inns or motels that offers cheaper room rates but I haven’t dig into those. For now, we’re still on a vacation+business mode (Carlo already started his inprocessing for work).

With regards on food prices in Waikiki, you can go to Ala Moana Mall (sounds like my last name when I was single ) and buy a cheaper meal which ranges from $5+ and up or dine in simply at your hotel’s resto, price ranges from $9+ and up.

In our case, we’ve done both. When we went to Ala Moana Mall, we spent around $40 for our lunch while we previously spent around $80 for the same lunch in our hotel’s resto.

Before I forget, the famous type of transportation in Waikiki (and in most parts of the city) is riding a bus or a trolley (that is if you’re already tired of walking). The trolley fare is $2 per person and that is from the trolley stop going to your destination while $2.50 for the bus…says a friend.

There are different entertainments presented from differents hotels every night, I can’t name each but it will surely make you a loser (lol) if you’ll stay in your room while you’re in Hawaii . I enjoyed our stay here and hoping that adjustment would not be as challenging as what I’ve experienced almost 2 and a half years ago (when I first came in New Mexico).