I was looking through my pictures from Hawaii and wanted to share some more with you. It is definitely one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to, so happy I got to go! The views and scenery were stunning and I had such a great time with my family and bff. The photos are a bit of everything, just chose some of my favs. A lot of you have told me that photos like this make you feel as if you were there too, so let’s hop back in to Hawaii then! 🙂 If you want to see more pictures from my trip, just go back in the archives to around the end of July 2012.  Our hotel The fresh fruit there was delicious! ♥ I usually had this for breakfast along with an omelet and/or oatmeal with cinnamon & raisins.   My younger brother and I 🙂  Grilled shrimp with unique Hawaiian-grown purple sweet potato – so good! I laughed when I saw this 🙂 Surfboard on the top! I like.  This, was awesome.  Yummy salad! We’d always get hungry for lunch by 11am, even after a huge breakfast!  Must’ve been all the swimming and running around.  Stunning at Ko’Olina’s natural lagoon My beautiful Taylor! ♥ How cool are those natural lava rocks! The view from the top of a dormant volcano overlooking Waikiki!  Dancers at a Luau we attended! So fun. Sunset after dinner ♥ Have you been to Hawaii? If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you visit? […]

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Hiking up one of Hawaii’s most famous volcano’s was definitely a highlight of the trip! The crater, called Diamond Head, is the remainder of a volcanic explosion that took place over 500,000 years ago. Pretty amazing to hike up inside of it and get to the top to see a spectacular panoramic view of the island. The hike took about 45 minutes and wasn’t too bad but we definitely got a good little workout in. The payoff was beautiful!  (Photo by debd April ’12) The hiking trail going up! We started in the middle of the crater and made our way up.  It’s about 1.5 miles up. Great way to get a workout in! Overview of Waikiki! Later that day, we went snorkeling here at Hanauma Bay. All those dark areas in the turquoise waters are live coral reef. It was pretty cold due to the strong winds but we still got in and saw some pretty fish. We bought an underwater camera which we’ve yet to develop, but will show you when I get them in! The sites were surreal.

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Hi loves! Hope everyone is having a great week! Taylor arrived to paradise today to spend a few days with us here before returning home. We spent the whole day exploring the other beaches outside of our hotel’s perimeters. We found some beautiful spots! Below are a few pictures but more will be coming soon. I just couldn’t believe the beautiful sites. I am truly in heaven! Now we are off to a Luau dinner for some Hawaiian food & dance 🙂 Will post more pictures soon! Kisses from Hawaii! ♥

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Below are a few photos from last night, just before the sun started to set. I thought the view was stunning so had to get a few pictures of it. I love the light baby blue color of the sky with it’s hints of pink and purple. Just beautiful ♥  Today we’ve just been relaxing on the beach all day, swimming and soaking up the goodness of Hawaii. Been exfoliating my body with the sand, and giving myself little mini sea salt face washes. My skin feels so nice and soft now. Salt water is a natural antiseptic and can really help to clear up and heal any blemishes or cuts you may have. To say I’m tanned would be an understatement! I get so dark so easily because of my dad’s side. My little 5 year-old sister gets as tanned as me and says she’s “chocolate“… couldn’t agree more 🙂 Tomorrow afternoon my friend Taylor, is coming to visit for the duration of the trip! Can’t wait! We’ve planned some really fun things to do like a boating excursion to see wild dolphins and to go snorkeling, woop! 

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Good morning sunshine! Just about to head out for a workout on the beach. The hotel has these workout classes each morning which is so nice. It keeps you moving and makes you feel nice and toned in your bikini 🙂 I think this workout is going to be bootcamp style, excited! We did an aqua jog yesterday where they strap a floaty around you and you put a “noodle” between your legs and literally “jog” in the water across the lagoon. Lol we probably looked ridiculous but it was fun. We’ve also been walking and jogging by the ocean. I really recommend this hotel if you’re looking into coming to Hawaii.  Shoes, Nike (more pictures here)  Shorts, also by Nike (got them 60% off at TJ Maxx – oh yeah!) So nice that they have this! Which class would you take?

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Here are a few photos from yesterday. I’ve been swimming in the ocean pretty much all day and the water is just beautiful! Such a pretty turquoise color, and you can see your feet perfectly when you’re swimming around. I’m seriously in heaven lol I am so happy and thankful that I get to visit these beautiful places. I wish I could bring you all with me! Maybe some of these photos will make you feel pretty close to actually being here 🙂 For those of you wondering, we are staying at the Ihilani Ko Olina Mariott Resort. Everyone here is so friendly & helpful, probably the best service we’ve experienced. That is something I think Hawaii is known for, they’re friendly people. Everything runs really slow here, everyone is really laid back – let’s say it’s a total 180′ from New York 🙂 The beach cove right in front of the hotel ♥ Desktop background! Our hotel 🙂 Can you see the little fish?

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Hi beauties! Just arrived in Honolulu Hawaii for a family vacation and feels so relaxing to be here. I’ve always wanted to visit and we decided to come for my birthday (which is tomorrow!). It is utterly gorgeous here, below are some photos of the view when arriving to the island. How gorgeous is the water?? We arrived in the afternoon, and just passed out a couple of hours after checking in. The plane ride was a long 11 hours! And we are now 6 hours behind New York time (12 hours behind European time), night & day. Anyway I’m super excited to be here and to explore this beautiful island. 11 hours later… I woke up at around 4:30am due to the time difference and just laid in bed and watched the sunrise – pink and light blue skies, so beautiful. Now it’s about 6:30 am and we are starving so going to head down for some breakfast. Excited for the fresh locally grown tropical fruit – yum!! Hope everyone is having a great week! XOXO

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