Kauai Travel Tips

In response to a question that I receive weekly... Here you go:

Kauai Festival & Event Listings: http://www.kauaifestivals.com/

Farmer's Markets: http://realkauai.com/FarmersMarkets/

Local Radio: http://kkcr.org/ (7-9am Hawaiian Music is a lovely way to start the day)

North Shore Faves: 

Best Farmer's Market - Hanalei's - Saturday morning 9:30 sharp.

Best Fish Market - Hanalei Dolphin Fish Market - behind the restaurant. (Great Sushi)

Best local hip Restaurant - Bar Acuda - Friday night's busy but the place to be scene.

 Best bakery - Kilauea Bakery at Kong Lung VIllage - Mango Strudel... YUM!

 Best local flair Restaurant with live music - Tahiti Nui Thursday night 6pm Hawaiian Music 

Best Burger - Ono Char Burger - Anahola - Local Boy/Local Girl Burgers - awesome!

South Shore Faves: 

Best Farmer's Market - Koloa - Monday morning 12 noon.

Best Specialty Grocery Store - Living Foods Market - Kuku'iula Shopping Centre - Koloa

Best Shopping Mall - Kuku'iula Shopping Centre - Koloa

Best Coffee - Kauai Coffee Plantation - Kalaheo

Kauai Beaches: http://www.kauaiexplorer.com/kauai_beaches/

Best Beach for Snorkeling:  Makua (Tunnels) - North Shore

Best Beaches for Privacy: Lumaha'i - North Shore, Maha'ulepu - South Shore, Polihale - West Side 

 (Avoid swimming though, rip tides take souls out to sea)

Best N.Shore Swimming Hole: Queen's Bath - trail head access located within Princeville: 
 http://www.yelp.com/map/queens-bath-princeville

Best Surfing Instructor - Titus Kinimaka in Hanalei - http://www.hawaiianschoolofsurfing.com/

Hiking: http://www.kauaiexplorer.com/hiking_kauai/

Best Hiking Guide (worth every penny) - http://www.hikekauaiwithme.com/index.html

Koke'e Hiking Map - http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/brochure_pdfs/hsp_trails_of_kokee_kokee_state_pa15.pdf

Off the Beaten Track Tours: 

Swim with Turtles - http://islandsailskauai.com/home/

Mountain Tubing - http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/tubing.html

Zipllining - http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/zipline.html

Waimea Canyon Bicycle Downhill - http://outfitterskauai.com/waimea-canyon-bicycle-downhill.php

Whalewatch Sea Kayak - http://outfitterskauai.com/whalewatch-sea-kayak.php

Maha'ulepu on Horseback - http://www.cjmstables.com/

Get involved: 

Waipa Foundation Events & Activities: http://waipafoundation.org/about/ (Get Local - Thursday is Poi Day!)

Sierra Club & Surfrider Beach Clean-up Events: http://www.kauaiexplorer.com/guides/cool_happenings.php

Koke'e Park Stewardship: http://www.kokee.org/volunteer/

Tired of Beaching & Hiking? Don't MIss: 
Friday Night Hanapepe Art Night -     http://www.hanapepe.org/Hanapepe_Town/Aloha_from_Historic_Hanapepe.html

Weekend Drag Racing on the West Side - http://dragrace-kauai.com/ 

Monthly Rodeos in Poipu - http://www.cjmstables.com/events.html

Tour Kauaiian Hindu Temple - http://www.himalayanacademy.com/visit/come-on-a-tour 

 (Reservations Required. (Gorgeous gardens - tour of the temple a must) Wailua.)

Spa Treatment at the Grande Hyatt's Anara Spa - http://www.grandhyattkauai.com/spa-experience - Poipu

There's also several blog posts labelled Kauai written while I was on island, feel free to read on.

Enjoy your holiday! P.

10 Questions

I'm not delusional. I know I'll never be on Inside The Actor's Studio. I'm not, nor will I ever be an Actor, but if I was an Actor, these would be my answers to James Lipton's 10 Questions at the end of our episode:

What is your favourite word?

LOVE

What is your least favourite word? 

NO

What turns you on?

CREATIVITY

What turns you off?

HATE

What sound or noise do you love?

CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER

What sound or noise do you hate? 

ALARMS

What is your favourite curse word? 

FUCK

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?

ARTIST

What profession would you not like to do?

ACCOUNTANT

Finally if heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? 

WELCOME

Apparently I'm not that different from other creatives: 

What can you get for Five Bucks today?

Let's see shall we... 

FIVERR.COM

5 must haves before you head to the Sun...

First and Foremost:

BARE MINERALS: Active Cell Renewal Night Serum. Wake up with the skin of a 12 year old!

To start the day - A Good Moisturizer:
ALGENIST Firming & Lifting Cream. SO Hydrating! You're skin will drink it up.

Sunscreen a must - LA ROCHE-POSAY's Anthelios XL Melt-in Cream 60 SPF (Matt or Velvet Finish) Water Resistant. Fragrance-free. Broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection.

SHU UEMURA Waterproof Precise Volume Mascara. You'll never use a drug store brand again.

WEN by Chaz Dean: Sweat Almond Mint Replenishing Treatment Mist. Perfect after a day in the ocean to define your curls.

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Couple Communication 101:

Jerry Warriner: In a half an hour, we'll no longer be Mr. and Mrs. Funny, isn't it.

• Lucy Warriner: Yes, it's funny that everything's the way it is on account of the way you feel.
• Jerry Warriner: Huh?
• Lucy Warriner: Well, I mean, if you didn't feel that way you do, things wouldn't be the way they are, would they? I mean, things could be the same if things were different.
• Jerry Warriner: But things are the way you made them.
• Lucy Warriner: Oh, no. No, things are the way you think I made them. I didn't make them that way at all. Things are just the same as they always were, only, you're the same as you were, too, so I guess things will never be the same again. 

Five Minutes later: 

• Lucy Warriner: You're all confused, aren't you?
• Jerry Warriner: Aren't you?
• Lucy Warriner: No.
• Jerry Warriner: Well you should be, because you're wrong about things being different because they're not the same. Things are different except in a different way. You're still the same, only I've been a fool... but I'm not now.
• Lucy Warriner: Oh.
• Jerry Warriner: So long as I'm different don't you thing that... well maybe things could be the same again... only a little different, huh?