IdaGriz01 said:
SubGriz said:
AZGrizFan said:
Went there 5/6 times on my ship. Hated it. Like a f***[*] ant hill. Would never want to live there permanently.
"Anthill" is
exactly the word I use to describe it, too. Awful. But I guess at least the weather is nice, if you like it hot.
Been awhile, but the islands used to be one of our favorite winter vacation spots. But even well over a decade ago, we hardly ever stayed more than a night on the island where we landed from the mainland -- Oahu or Maui. (Been some time ... Do mainland flight still go to/from Maui?) Swarms of people and too much traffic. Our favorite destination was Molokai, where we could rent a condo pretty cheap, and just kick back. Feel an urge to shop? (God forbid.) Ferry to Maui took care of that.
Oahu is the ant pile. There's direct flights to Maui and Kauai now, so a lot of people bypass Oahu and go to one of those. Either is far better than Oahu, which is basically a city that covers a whole island. Much as I like having friends visit, if they ask me, I tell them to visit one of the other islands. Once you've seen the Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri, et al, there's not much reason to come to Oahu unless you like crowds, traffic, and think you're not paying enough for your hotel room on one of the other islands. Lol