No detail is missed in the ‘Alohilani (named after and dedicated to the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani) lobby. The gorgeous indoor-outdoor space reflects traditional Hawaiian living with its pillars wrapped in basket-woven teak and floor-to-ceiling window walls, all just steps away from the center of bustling Waikiki. Previously the […]
Travellers want to visit Chernobyl for themselves following the hit TV series
The recent HBO/Sky series, Chernobyl, has inspired travellers to want to visit the city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine for themselves. HBO’s Chernobyl miniseries is now beckoning viewers towards Pripyat. Image: HBO The five-episode miniseries centres around the nuclear disaster of April 1986, when a power plant reactor exploded in Chernobyl, or Chornobyl as it is […]
How Education Can Help Curb Your Fear of Sharks
Recently, I found myself in the open ocean with sharks, by choice. As part of a quest to find non-touristy things to do on Oahu, I was on the North Shore participating in a pelagic shark snorkel with marine biologists and shark conservationists at One Ocean Diving. I was the first in my group to […]
Uber is offering airport helicopter transfer rides in NYC
From next month, Uber will offer helicopter transfers to take passengers from Lower Manhattan to JFK Airport. Uber Copter will take passengers from Lower Manhattan to JFK in eight minutes. Image by Uber Elevate Uber is planning to drastically reduce the commute from Lower Manhattan to JFK from one hour (or two in rush hour […]