Hawaii - Oahu

GETTING AROUND:
The Bus

ACCOMODATION:
* Aston Waikiki Circle Hotel
* Backpackers Vacation Inn & Plantation Village (Nth Shore)
* Turtle Bay Resort (Nth Shore)

PLACES OF INTEREST / ACTIVITIES:
* Ala Moana / WalMart
* Ward Centre
* Dole Pineapple Plantation
* Hanauma Bay (closed Tues)
* Haliewa / Nth Shore
* Waikiki Beach
* Waikiki Shops
* International Marketplace
* Diamond Head walk
* Luau
* Sunset Cruise (The Boat)
* Shooting Gallery
* Outrigging - Mondo & Kalani
* Cinema
* Circle Island Bus

PLACES TO EAT:
(including recommendations from larry)
* Dennys
* L&L
* Zippy's
* Dukes
* Ocean House
* Cheesecake Factory
* Taco Bell
* Jack-in-the-box
* Keo's
* Waialua Bakery, Haliewa
order SuperBar & Sandwiches
* Leonards Bakery Kapahulu Ave, near Diamond Head
order Malasada (donut)
* Rainbow Drive-In, Kapahulu Ave
* Ono Hawaiian Foods, Kapahulu Ave
* Yama's Fishmarket, 2332 Young St
* Poi Bowl, Ala Moana food court
* Cold Rock Ice-Cream

WEBSITES:
www.dennys.com
www.hawaiianbarbecue.com
www.zippys.com
www.dukeswaikiki.com
www.oceanhousewaikiki.com
www.thecheesecakefactory.com
www.tacobell.com
www.jackinthebox.com
www.keosthaicuisine.com
www.hawaiigunclub.com
backpackers-hawaii.com
www.gohawaii.com

Los Angeles

GETTING AROUND:
Apparently there's a great public transport system here....
www.metro.net
looks like it goes most places - from Hollywood, to Venice, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and everywhere in between.

Usually rent a car, this can get expensive, but its very handy!
(have used avis and hertz, avis much cheaper)

**Remember** when driving Right is tight / Left is loose

ACCOMODATION:
Have stayed at:
Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills (with mum n dad)
Elan Hotel Modern (with work)
Westin Costa Mesa (with work)
Best Western Huntington Beach Inn (with mum n dad)
The Standard Hotel (with work)

Accom ideas to research:
Venice on the Beach Hotel - www.veniceonthebeachhotel.com
Best Western Newport Beach Inn
Best Western Bay Shores Inn
Best Western Newport-Mesa Inn
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa - www.marriott.com/laxnb
Island Hotel - www.theislandhotel.com
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - www.hollywoodroosevelt.com
Renaissance Hollywood - http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxrh

PLACES OF INTEREST:
Venice Beach
Santa Monica - 3rd St Promenade
Beverly Centre
Hollywood - Walk of Fame
Hollywood & Highland Centre / Kodak Theatre
Huntington Beach - Main st / Pier
Newport Beach
The Lab, costa mesa
South Coast Plaza, costa mesa
The Grove
Melrose Ave - inc Fred Segal / Ed Hardy
Fashion Island (?)
Century City (?)

PLACES TO EAT:


WEBSITES:
discoverlosangeles.com
www.lamag.com
http://chowhound.chow.com/boards/2
http://www.gayot.com/
http://www.visitnewportbeach.com/
http://www.surfcityusa.com/
www.thirdstreetpromenade.org
www.santamonica.com
www.beverlycentre.com
www.hollywoodandhighland.com
www.thelab.com
www.southcoastplaza.com
www.thegrovela.com
www.avis.com
www.budget.com
www.metro.net
www.bestflights.com (for cheap accomodation deals)
www.yelp.com (for reviews)

Future Travel Research

I've been doing some dreaming / research on interesting places to visit around the world and have found some cool websites to visit. I'll upload them for future reference, incase I'm lucky enough to visit any of them.
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