| If you've decided that you want your next | | | | Individuals seeking health and peace should head |
| vacation to transport you somewhere exotic yet | | | | to Gray's Beach in Waikiki, once known as |
| friendly, warm rather than sweltering, and bustling | | | | Kawehewehe, an ancient bathing site that |
| with activity but not crowded, Oahu would be an | | | | translates to "healing waters." Or, schedule a |
| excellent choice. Even picky travelers will find | | | | Pohaku, a heated-stone massage, to erase all |
| what they are looking for on Hawaii's most | | | | memory of aches, pains, and strains. A coconut |
| versatile island. From rich culture to beautiful | | | | body wrap will leave your skin soft and |
| weather, all the ingredients are here for a | | | | sweet-smelling, and a yoga session on the beach |
| wonderful escape from the predictable drone of | | | | will truly bring out your inner light. |
| your everyday schedule. | | | | The spas of Oahu are equipped with all the latest |
| As you might expect, finding a spot on the beach | | | | technologies and techniques when it comes to |
| to unroll your towel or picking out the perfect | | | | caring for tired bodies, and the incorporation of |
| wave to show off your boogie-boarding skills will | | | | the natural surroundings make treatments |
| not be a problem here. Oahu has 112 miles of | | | | unforgettable. Side-by-side couple's massages are |
| coastline, so whether you seek scenery (try | | | | even available for fostering true togetherness, or |
| Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve) or serious surfing | | | | perhaps just to ease the hesitations of a first |
| conditions (follow the professionals to the North | | | | time spa visitor. |
| Shore), you'll be happy with your sand and sun | | | | If Oahu sounds like the ideal place to spend a few |
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| But Oahu is not just a string of distractingly | | | | lodging options. For the true Hawaiian experience, |
| beautiful beaches. If you enjoy balancing out your | | | | entertain the possibility of a vacation rental to |
| vacation by also nourishing your brain, you'll find | | | | ensure that you'll have all the privacy and |
| plenty of historical sites and museums on the | | | | amenities you need to enjoy a tension-free |
| island. The Capital District in downtown Honolulu will | | | | vacation. |
| allow you to learn about Hawaii's transition from a | | | | Families with diverse interests will appreciate the |
| monarchy to the 50th United State. The Bishop | | | | chance to have a conveniently located home-base |
| Museum chronicles the seafaring adventures of | | | | from which to depart during the day. And when |
| early Hawaiians, and the Hawaii Plantation Village | | | | the sun has set, having enough space for |
| illustrates the impact that immigration and sugar | | | | everyone to move about is a priceless feature |
| cane production have had on the state. | | | | when it comes to keeping the kids happy. There |
| Of course, Pearl Harbor is a sobering yet | | | | are restaurants down the road, but feel free to |
| important landmark in America's past, and a visit | | | | stock the pantry with groceries to save a few |
| to the Arizona Memorial will make an impression | | | | dollars on meals. |
| on visitors of all ages. Tours of the USS Bowfin | | | | For more romantic accommodations, couples |
| Submarine and the Battleship Missouri will interest | | | | should consider renting a cute, fully-furnished |
| history buffs, and by the time you have | | | | condo. With a hammock under the stars and a |
| completed your journey from Hawaii's earliest | | | | fridge for the champagne, contact with the |
| days to the present, you'll appreciate your | | | | outside world can be kept to a minimum. Choose |
| surroundings even more. | | | | a beachfront property if you like, but for even |
| Another popular activity in Oahu might seem a | | | | more seclusion, head to the rolling tropical hills. |
| little self-centered, but if you've come all this way, | | | | All the elements are there for a fabulous Oahu |
| you probably deserve to be truly pampered. | | | | vacation. Now it's up to you to get things started. |
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| highest levels of relaxation and rejuvenation. | | | | a more relaxed version of yourself. |