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Time to shrimp up ♥

So while driving around Oahu, I noticed that there were a ton of food trucks parked along the sides of the roads, scattered across the island. Namely.. shrimp trucks. They are in-your-face everywhere. You cannot go to Oahu without hitting up at least one shrimp truck!

I first heard about the Shrimp Shack while watching the Food Network, and suggested going there for lunch. We ordered the pan-fried garlic shrimp, spicy shrimp, and the poached garlic buttery beer mussels. Let's just say.. it wasn't quite Food Network worthy, nor an hour and a half drive. It was good, but I've had better. Though I gotta say.. the mussels were an exception. They were pretty bomb. Drenched in buttery, garlic goodness. Oh and beer. My cousin and many friends have also suggested Giovanni's, which I will definitely hit up the next time I'm in town. Seems promising!

For those of you who have been to Hawaii, or is from there.. what are some of your favorite island eats? I would love to check those out next time! I sadly did not get to try many eateries while I was here, as my grandma and mom cooked quite a few meals. Yup, that's my family vacation for ya. Fried rice at Hanauma Bay? Nothing new.

Aloha, I'm back! ♥


Aloha, folks! I'm back in the blogging game.. I think. Will be jet setting off to Asia next week, so bear with me as I try to pump out the Hawaii posts. Took me forever to narrow down as to which photos I should post.. so I decided to post in a 5 part series! Or more.

This was definitely a much needed week-long vacation to paradise. Needless to say, I was not ready to leave when the day to depart came and I even questioned if this was a place I perhaps.. could live some day. (I fall in love with most places I visit. It's a bit of a problem.) To be honest, Hawaii was not on the top of my list of places to visit. It was a last minute decision that led me to visit this beautiful state. And there was no turning back from there. This island reminded me a lot of the old Singapore. Oddly. The aged walk-up apartments, the greenery along the roadsides.. to name a few. Most of the city was quite dated, apart from the Waikiki strip. I kinda like that. Sometimes it's good preserve the past, and have a little reminder of where we came from.

First day in, we decided to conquer Diamond Head. Koko crater looked a bit daunting (Hello stair master!), so this was our first choice. And boy, the view sure did not disappoint. Beautiful coastlines, cool breeze, and postcard worthy scenery.. what more could I ask for?



Of course we couldn't leave without a treat. Being smart business owners, the food trucks awaited us on our trek down, and we went straight for the shaved ice. FYI, do not get the coconut. Kinda tasted like the creams you'd use lol. But Passion fruit is a big thumbs up. Stay tuned for Halona Blowhole and shrimp trucks next! :) 


 

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