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Roll up Your Hawaii Vacation ... 5 Tips
I was a tour guide in Hawaii for over 14 years, and lived there longer than that. During that time, I traveled back and forth interisland, and many trips to the mainland, as well. So what? Well, in spite of my best efforts not to do so, I finally learned a few secrets about packing my duds for traveling. Here's my list of tips on what and what not to do when packing for your Hawaii vacation. 1) Lighten up.
2) LIGHTEN UP
3) Lighten Up Oh, did I mention that for a couple of years I drove a shuttle bus to all the hotels on Maui. Geez, you guys, who'd you think was going to load all those "steamer trunk" pieces of luggage. T-Shirts and Beach Shorts 4) Ok, rethink what kind of clothing you're going to wear in Hawaii. Except for a few 5-star restaurants you can wear t-shirts and beach shorts almost anywhere. Including funerals ... subdued colors, please. Do you have any idea how many t-shirts and shorts you can roll up ... yes, I said roll up ... and stuff in a wheeled duffel bag? Tons. More than you'll ever use in a lifetime. Special note for the ladies: Ever notice what many of the local ladies wear in the surf? Nice fitting, aloha print, beach shorts, that's what. Strolling and surfing all in one unit. Diving Gear 5) Unless you're a professional diver and own made-to-order snorkel gear, leave those fins at home. You can rent snorkel equipment almost anywhere in Hawaii. Holy Gopher! I said 5 tips, but I'm on a roll. Shoes 6) A word about shoes. A good pair of sneakers for walking, hiking, and sports. Wear them on the trip over and back. Keep the dressier shoes to lightweight huarache or loafer types ... something you can wear without socks (those sock top grooves just won't go away when your wearing shorts). Almost every place you look in Hawaii, you see people wearing rubber slippahs (slippers). You know, rubber soles, thong that slips between your toes. Most of the local people have been wearing them almost from birth. You can actually find bronzed slippahs in some households. Unless you've been wearing them from birth, don't depend on them for long distance walking. So, don't buy and pack them as substitute shoes. If you just have to have them, buy them in Hawaii at any Long's Drugs or supermarket ... cheap! Then leave them in Hawaii. Finale 7) Keep your souvenir shopping to a minimum: Both in time and money (Hawaii merchants will hate me for this). You still have to haul that junk home. Buy a couple of nice things for yourself, and let it go at that. Great photos are the best souvenir. Don't worry about the relatives, etc., that you promised t-shirts; they'll get over it. Most of those shorts and trinkets wind up in a bottom drawer, never to be seen again.
RE-THINK, LIGHTEN UP, STOP SHOPPIN'. Aloha a hui hou ('til we meet again)
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Contributor's Note
I wrote this while trying to figure out how many Mexican serapes to take back to Hawaii with me.
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