Naila Kanwal

Category: North America

  • Visit Aruba | De Palm Island | Aruba Marriott Resort |

    Visit Aruba | De Palm Island | Aruba Marriott Resort |

                       Bonbini , Its time for another travel diary and this time we are heading to one happy island Aruba. Aruba is a Dutch Caribbean island home to dry sunny days and great beaches ! We went there for our anniversary vacation in late august. We had booked our stay at the Aruba Marriott Resort & Casino, the hotel was pretty booked during this time mainly because it was almost end of summer but we managed to get an ocean view room.

    The Eagle beach is right in front and the hotel also has a casino which you can visit , the concierge actually gave us a small goody bag and a cash coupon to use at the casino. We only went for three days , It wasn’t much but we actually had a great time , its a small island there isn’t much to see as compared to Hawaii but its great for a quick getaway. We enjoyed some great sunshine at the beach , enjoyed parasailing , water rafting etc. Things we didn’t get to try were such as the submarine drive ( Doesn’t seem like a good idea for Claustrophobic folks ) the shipwreck snorkel and the famous natural pool adventure.

    Instead, we booked with De Palm Island All-Inclusive Adventure and went there. There is a lot you can do there and its included in the one time fee but just a reminder they do have some activities that aren’t included in that fee and you would have to pay extra. Included activites include snorkeling, zip line ,banana boat, air jumper , water park and salsa dancing. They have a souvenir shop and temporary tattoo shop as well.

    We didn’t rent a car because basically everything was just conveniently accessible by walking. There was a mall and a bunch of restaurant just around the corner. We mostly went to Ruth Chris’s Steak house and Tandoor The Indian Grill House. Loved both of them , great food.

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  • Maui Travel Diary

    Maui Travel Diary

    Aloha & Happy Saturday Everyone. Here I ‘ll be sharing my travel experiences and tips . I will start with my first trip with my husband to Maui back in May of 2014 , its been a while but I can’t wait to share our experience , its definitely a place you will fall in love with forever. Lets get to it. Some of the places we visited and I talk about in this blog are

    Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa

    ʻIao Valley State Park

    Kaanapali Beach

    Adventure Tour Zip line with Skyline Eco Adventures.

    Snorkeling with Redline Rafting

    Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm

    Haleakalā Crater National Park

    Road to Hana

    Hana Ranch Restaurant

    Monsoon India Restaurant

    Maui Botanical Gardens

    To get great deals on activities in Hawaii definitely shop around , when you go to malls they have great deals and coupons that you won’t find online.. I hope you enjoy this blog!

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    So here we are arriving at the Maui airport and waiting for our luggage to arrive.

    For our stay we decided to stay at the beautiful Sheraton Maui Resort. Its located right on the Kaanapali Beach with some stunning views of the West Maui Mountains as well.

    We bought a partial ocean view floor plan for our stay which offered beautiful view of the ocean as well as the West Maui mountains as you can see below. P.S  can you spot the rainbow?

    While we were there , we also enjoyed some Hawaiian Rain and a little birdy came to visit us on our balcony!


    Some more views of the resort.

    ʻIao Valley State Park is a must visit , the views and the beauty is absolutely stunning and no photograph can do justice to the nature you are able to experience in person.

     

     

    Relax day on Kaanapali Beach

    We took the 8 line Adventure Tour Zip line with Skyline Eco Adventures. It was our first time and we had a blast . It looks scary but once you do it you will definitely want to do it again! Trust me !

    The next morning we got up early to go Snorkeling with Redline Rafting. Bummer we didn’t spot in whales because the whale season ends in early May! but we did get to see turtles and dolphins.


    If you have time definitely visit The Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm In Maui. It was worth the drive !

     

    We missed the sunrise at Haleakalā Crater National Park but we still drove there to enjoy the stunning sunset. The sunset was seriously the most amazing part of this drive , seeing the clouds below us from above was absolutely stunning.

    The one thing to definitely do in Hawaii is take the Road to Hana , you will see some of the most amazing views of the Island. Don’t forget to take the map with you.

    Don’t forget to stop by the Botanical Gardens on your drive to Hana.

    Before heading back we stopped to eat lunch/dinner at the Hana Ranch Restaurant which provides great ocean views.

    For a fancier dinner date we decided to visit the Monsoon India Restaurant. The views , the food everything exceeded our expectation.


    We also drove to the outlets to Maui and enjoyed some delicious ice cream from cold stone with a great view !

    One thing you HAVE to try are these delicious chocolates , we bought them from Walgreens.

     

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