I apologize for the delay with some of these blog postings. We have been going to bed so late at night in Paris (dinners take nearly three hours!) and getting up pretty early, so I’ve postponed writing in favor of a few extra minutes of sleep. I wrote these last few posts on the plane…
Europe Day 5: Paris by Foot
Hi everyone! Ann Taylor here. We split this trip’s blogging responsibilities in half, so it’s up to me to take you through the second half of our trip. I’ll apologize in advance for not being quite as detailed as Dan. 🙂 On Wednesday morning, we got up bright and early to head to Ile…
Europe Day 4: La Tour Eiffel
Bonjour de Paris! After three wonderful days in London, it was time to make our way across the English Channel to continue the rest of our trip in Paris. We could easily have spent the entire week in London, but there are at least three reasons each day that we wanted to experience French culture.…
Europe Day 3: Go Fish
We began our third day in London with another tasty breakfast from the hotel restaurant. One of the nicest perks of Starwood Platinum status is the complementary access to the breakfast buffet. We took the train from Knightsbridge to Tower Hill, where we met our docent who would provide a tour of the Tower of…
Europe Day 2: Sunday Roast
Our second day in London started late, as we had allowed ourselves to sleep in until the grand old hour of 8am. Shaw vacations don’t tend to accommodate truly lazy days, but we did enjoy a leisurely breakfast buffet at the hotel before heading out. Our first stop was Westminster Cathedral, a neo-Byzantine Catholic church,…
Europe Day 1: London Rules
Cheers from London! We have embarked upon a week in Europe to visit two of my favorite European cities: London and Paris. Our trip has been in the works for nearly six months, and as much as I enjoy planning a vacation — seriously, I love planning! — experiencing the vacation is even more fun.…
Day 6: Last Day
It’s finally that time…our vacation week is wrapping up. Cue the tears. 🙁 We have had the most amazing time in Kauai, and it is crazy how quickly a week can fly by. I feel like we have accomplished and experienced a lot, and we’ll have plenty of great memories and stories to remind us…
Day 5: Discovering puka dogs
Aloha again! The plan for today was to do a little more exploring on the south side of Kauai. After getting a little extra sleep this morning, we set out to hike the Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail in Poi’pu. This four-mile roundtrip hike from the Grand Hyatt Resort to Maha’ulepu Beach is billed as “easy” according…
Day 4: Luau Time!
After two days of very active adventures, we opted for the typical tourist route and just went sightseeing today. We started things off with a drive down to Waimea, on the southwestern-ish side of the island. After getting fortified with some delicious lunch at Island Taco, we headed up into the Waimea Canyon — the…
Day 3: Surf’s up!
The plan for our third full day in Kauai was to surf. Or, attempt to surf. Thanks to some recommendations, we had booked a lesson with Hawaiian Surfing Adventures in Hanalei, and after a good night’s sleep and a hefty breakfast (where we saw not one but two rainbows!), we were ready to ride the…