On Thursday, July 23, the extended family started our pseudo-staycation, going to Lanai and living the life at the Four Seasons Resorts at Manele Bay and Koele. What awesome resorts and what a great trip! I’m still sorting through everything.
You can relive my experiences by reading my tweets and posts and checking out some pictures.
What a week (Waw) it’s been! Last week Wednesday, my work organization (finally) jumped on the social networking bandwagon. We’re still in the learning phase and don’t have too much to show yet, but this small step is actually a big step in changing the culture at work.
Hopefully more to come later, but as a start, our Facebook fan page.
Time is running out to vote in Honolulu Weekly’s 17th Annual Best of Honolulu poll. You need to vote in at least 10 categories to validate your submission, and the poll closes on Friday, July 31.
Here are some of my votes.
What about you? What are some of your votes? And much thanks if you vote for Pulpconnection.net for best local blog!
Here are my top five six reasons the Travelocity Roaming Gnome should visit the resorts of Four Seasons Lanai at Manele Bay and Koele.
5. Poolside tweeting. Yes, the beach is right there, but the Gnome can lay out poolside and update his Twitter status and drop hints of his next #gnomeroams stops.
4. The fish in the tidepools are big fans!
3. You can learn to blow a conch shell and light the torches on the resort’s grounds.
2. The Lodge has an awesome spot for you in their garden! Click on the image for a panoramic view.
1. After checking in, you can find out your Hawaiian name. I want to know what “Roaming Gnome” is in Hawaiian.
And a bonus reason why you need to visit Lanai! As a learned traveler, you can help these guys out with their A-B-Cs. 😉
If you’re island hopping, be sure to check out Dwellable.com for rental reviews.
The Four Seasons Lodge at Koele, Lanai is tech savvy running Google’s Chrome on their public use computers.
And they provide charging stations for a variety of devices.
Though, please note that the iPhone/iPod charger is not compatible with an iPhone 3G (and assumedly 3Gs). When I tried it, the iPhone complained and would not charge with this accessory.
First it was the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, now the next mythical creation to visit Hawaii is the Travelocity Roaming Gnome. From a Travelocity poll, Hawaii was voted the Gnome’s next travel destination, beating out Cancun and Jamaica.
So keep an eye out around town for this little fellow wearing the red hat. And be sure to get a picture with him to post on his Facebook Fan page!
Do you know your ABCs? Watch the Lanai-based Polihua musical group flub their ABCs while singing a special song request by the kids.
I bet they know their ABCs now! 😉
is that right? Midweek says the Niketown in Waikiki is still open even though it was announced the store would close in May 2009.
The sole still burns!
The gleeful call went out to all Glee-ks to attend the taping of the last episode of the inaugural season of the television series, Glee. Luckily, pulpy reader and contributor @jessicashig was invited to attend today’s taping, and here’s her story.
Warning. Minor spoilers ahead.
To accompany the wedding on Lanai are songs hand picked by the bride and the groom. You can now find these Lovely Lanai classic keepsakes online at the iTunes Store.
Since the local movie, One Kine Day, was filming in the neighborhood, I went to take a quick look. There was a lot of equipment and staff, but I didn’t see too much of the actual filming.
You can see not so exciting pictures of the filming here.
Silly me for not knowing what apps I have on my iPhone! I had forgotten all about Pano during the first days at the Four Seasons Lanai at Manele Bay. I did remember while at The Lodge at Koele. Here are some panoramic views at Koele.
The view from the gazebo at The Lodge.
Entering the garden at The Lodge.
Inside the lobby of The Lodge (360-degree view).
The beach scenery from Manele Bay would have made great panoramics. Next time… 😉
