Crystal Clear Travels

Wave Waikiki Hawaii

I know long time no posting...I have no readers for this blog right now so honestly I have only let myself down in the form of some PPPs. Nevertheless, as I was dropping off the kids tonight with my parents down in Waikiki. I mentioned to Bryceton I still have a tremendous sense of loss and anger with myself for not taking a picture of the Wave in Waikiki before they destroyed the building to make way for some condos.. .. I had so many amazing times there as an adolescent...yes I was wayyyyyyyyy underage but at that time the drinking age was 18...so it wasn't so bad to be only 15 or 16...It also marks the end of an era and realization I am not so young any longer. If I were to go to a "club" now I would be old enough to be a grandmother to some of the kids in the place..Insert big audible sigh....

C Channel Network Update

THE C CHANNEL NETWORK
  The C Channel is building a multi-interest website that brings together 3 distinct sites - Travel, Shopping and Weddings. Each one features articles, destination profiles, vendor profiles and a whole load of new tools to attract a global audience. This includes the still young Travel Forum, and the Wedding Agenda, a promising tool that will be completely free and is due out  in late 2006.

The C Channel network has also recently introduced The C Directories, 5 user-friendly  directories of websites, blogs, online retailers and other sites categorized under thousands of differnet subjects.   Only a month old,  it attracts new registrations every day of eBusinesses eager to become part of The C Channel Network. For example, in the Travel category, you can find Travel Street, a comprehensive guide to travel in Asia, Worlwide Holiday Homes with over 1,000 holiday homes in 51 countries including Spain, USA, Australia and Malaysia, plus Villa Tuscane and Tuscany Villas, the best place for holiday rentals in Tuscany.

There's plenty to see, so pay us a visit.

Resort Condos are a Crystal Clear Choice for Travel as a Family

Resort condo reservations in top vacation destinations, including Orlando, Hawaii, Mexico and more..Condos offer premium features that you expect in quality resorts.

There are other places to stay besides Hawaii. This link takes you to all the condos available in Hawaii. The Marc Diamond Head Beach Hotel & Resort is very very nice. Don't forget to check out the link on the side to book your excursions too. I can't really stress enough how staying in a condo is the way to go when you are travelling with kids. The amenities are far greater at a reasonable price. Remember to email me before your trip and we can meet for coffee!

Most Want to Do as a Family

A Disney Cruise of course! And a family reunion for 19 of us to boot! There is still a bit of concern my grandfather won't be joining us...I just can't stand the thought of him not going with us... Can not stand it...I just think of what I would give if my beloved Grandmother could be with us on this cruise in her honor...let alone be with us, period...I would give anything..ANYTHING...I miss her terribly. Friday was her birthday and it just majorly sucked all day and all night long.

The boys are of course very excited about the cruise and yet poor Nethan is having a hard time understanding it is still a few weeks away. I am very excited as well but this worry my grandfather won't be coming with us is really wearing on me and the others.

This cruise has been on my Things I Most Want to Do for a very very long time. It is really even more special though because all of us are going together. Largely because I can't stand Phoenix and very few of them ever came to Ventura, the times the family has been all together the past few years has never been for  more than a holiday gathering. The boys, and especially Bryceton, really enjoy hanging out with their cousins. I myself have not spent much time with my 5 year old niece and sadly have grown a bit apart from my nephew as he enters the teen years. Although I can imagine 9 days of all of us together could be a bit trying, I am betting that good ol' Disney Magic is going to spell success!

Hawaii...Another Word for Paradise on Earth

Aloha and welcome to my latest blog... You may be familiar with my Crystal Clear family of blogs but this category will most definitely be the most useful to you if you are planning a trip in the future to Hawaii or thinking about moving here.
    After exhausting the main points over the coming weeks and months to consider when vacationing or moving here, my plan is to blog about the other places I have lived and travelled around this world.  Mahalo and please email me with any questions or suggestions-