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I celebrated my BirthDay in Maui this year. That was one of the most incredable vacation in my life. A little bit of facts and numbers:
Trip – April 2nd-9th, 2007
Hotel – Lahaina Shores (in south end of Lahaina – former capital of Hawaii before Honolulu) – the Best Hotel we ever stayed!!!
Rent car – Saturn Ion (very relaible economy car), we drove 530 miles per week!!!
Took 600 pictures!!!!

Our Itenirary:

April 2nd – Flights Seattle-San Francisco, San Francisco-Kahului; Rent a car; explore Lahaina

April 3rd – MY BIRTHDAY!!!! Shopping in WalMart; North Shore – Paia, sugar cane fields; Dinner @ Cheesburger in Paradise

April 4th – Road to Hana: Twin Falls, Garden of Eden, Ke’anae Arboretum, Kaumahina State Wayside – beautiful view on Hana, Wai’anapanapa State Park – Black Sand beach, Hana Bay, south entrance to Haleakala State Park and ‘Oheo’o Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools), Red Sand beach in Hana

April 5th – South Maui: Ma’alaea, Kihei (swimming in Kama’ole Beach III), Wailea – Belerly Hills may relax compare to houses in Wailea!!!

April 6th – Haleakala Volcano (elevation -10,023 feet); Kula Botanic Garden; Dinner @ Aloha Mixed Plate

April 7th – Lahaina Shores beach; Napali – Makalua-puna point (Dragon’s teeth)

April 8th – Whale watching with Pasific Whale Foundation, Easter in Episcopal Church

April 9th – Iao Needle; south Maui and Kahului; Flight Kahului – Los Angeles,
April 10th – Flight Los Angeles – Seattle.

Without any order!!!

1.Cancun, Mexico;
2.Puerto Valarta, Mexico;
3.Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic;
4.London, England;
5.Paris, France;
6.Malta;
7.Alaska;
8.Antarctica;
9.DisneyWorld, Orlando, Florida;
10.Miami and Key West, Florida;
11.San Diego, California;
12.Olympic National Park, Washington;
13.Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming;
14.Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota;
15.Italy;
16.Spain;
17.Saint Petersburg, Russia;
18.Bora-Bora, French Polynesia;
19.South Africa
20.Tibet
21.Holland in spring
22.Hawai: Big Island and Kauai
23.New York, NY
24.Washington, DC
25.Grand Canyon, Nevada
27…..
I’m still working on it….

The places I’ve already visited:
1.Kharkov, Ukraine (actually I’ve lived for 26 years!)
2.Kiev and Lviv, Ukraine
3.Moscow and Belgorod, Russia
4.Las Vegas, Nevada
5.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6.Atlantic City, New Jersey
7.Honolulu, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
8.Minneapolis and Sant Paul, Minnesota
9.Disney Land, Anaheim, California
10.Victoria, BC, Canada
11.Los Angeles, California
12.Cannon Beach and Tillamook, Oregon
13.Leavenworth, Washington
14.Portland, Oregon
15.Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
16.Mt Rainier, Washington
17. Crater Lake, Oregon
18. Sun Lakes State Park, Washington (my favourite camping spot!!)
19. Colee Dam, Washington….