Beach Secret: How to fly to Hawaii for cheap!

If you are thinking of booking a trip to Hawaii and you live in the Pacific Northwest, do you have your Alaska Airlines Credit Card?  I tell so many people about this card that it sounds like I work for them - and I don't (though I should)!  It's a $75 annual fee, but you get about 20,000 miles just for signing up.  That's not the best part though...the best part is the $99 companion pass you get every year.  You book one flight, no matter the cost, and book your 2nd for $99!  I am telling you this because that means your $350/per person (that's right, they fly that cheap!) flight to Hawaii just became $450 for 2 people!  There is truly not a better deal out there.  Make sure your significant other gets the credit card too and suddenly going to Hawaii twice a year will seem more like a necessity than a luxury! :)  American or Canadian, you can get this card - you just need to live near one of their hubs (Seattle, Vancouver for example).

You can thank me later ;)

Beach Movie: The Descendants

Went to see this movie when it came out for obvious reasons (and if you guessed George Clooney...no, though that is another good reason),. It is based, and filmed in Hawaii.  I loved it, of course.  It just won a Golden Globe Award which tells me that I'm not entirely biased, it really IS a great movie!




UPDATE:  This movie just received a few Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director