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Things to do in Honolulu?
McTaggart:
If your non-dominant hand is too uncoordinated to be trusted to change gears or steer on it's own then maybe you should buy an automatic instead.
calenlass:
I mean, I have driven both kinds of cars on the respective wrong and right sides of the road*, and the worst thing for me is the mirror being in the wrong place, because looking there is a habitual automatic motion. Everything else is fine, but my brain has a history of mirroring things to the point that I don't always know whether my memories are flipped or not. For instance, I broke my right foot when I was 14, but I can't necessarily tell you which one it was if you just suddenly ask me; I got hit by a drunk driver in 2007, who clipped me on the front right and made me spin out, but I swore up and down to the cops that he had been on my left, because that's what I remembered; Tommy and I went on a road trip once from Glasgow to London, and whenever I remember the driving parts I automatically see the american faster-on-the-left traffic patterns in my head, even though they were obviously reversed. Also, I am more or less ambidextrous, so it wouldn't really matter to me? I just thought it was the most logical way to do it. I always thought you would play guitar with your dominant hand on the neck, too, but whatever.
*sometimes people import fancy cars to places where their driver seat is on the "wrong" side compared to the rest, and I have driven a few
pwhodges:
When I was twelve years old I spent a couple of months in France (convalescing from TB). My memories of journeys, and even of the map which I used to read in the car, all became reversed almost immediately.
Bumble78:
I am new to the boards, but I have lived in Honolulu for the last three years.
There are no active volcanoes on Oahu. Diamond head crater is a dormant volcano, and a decent hike/view. Maka'pu is a nice hike with a view.
If you want to go snorkeling Hanama Bay is beautiful and fairly close to Waikiki.
At night there are quite a few bars downtown Honolulu, so you can probably find something you like.
The Dole Pineapple plantation has a maze and some killer Pineapple Ice Cream.
If you are looking for American food, there are plenty of fast food joints around, but if you go to Dixie Grill past the Arizona memorial, it is more southern style food. The food is good, I usually get the ribs and sweet tea, and the prices are not bad for Hawaii.
If you are still reading this thread and have any questions I can try and answer them. I am married so I don't hit the clubs, but I work with some single guys that may be able to help out.
richlitt:
I know you can't, as it's totally forbidden to tourists, but…
…Go to Ni'ihau! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau
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