Just another great Happy Hour in Waikiki

If you haven’t noticed by now, I absolutely love Happy Hour in Waikiki… There are so many great places in Waikiki where you can sit back and enjoy a frosty cold beer or a nice glass of wine every afternoon.

Here is a joint which is the corporate cousin (of another place I visit regularly) Wolfgang’s Steakhouse called Il Lupino Trattoria and Wine Bar which is located on the first floor of the Royal Hawaiian Center, just three blocks from Royal Aloha Vacation Club in Waikiki. Check out this daily Happy Hour menu which is served from 3:00 to 6:30. Oh, and if you happen to see me there, leave me alone, I’m hard at work… LOL!

Channing Bridges hosts the Tuesday morning breakfast briefings and Thursday evening Pau Hana reception at our Vacation Club in Waikiki.

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Amazing Lake Tahoe

I’m fortunate to visit Royal Aloha at Lake Tahoe twice a year… It’s my all-time favorite vacation club destination. There’s so much to do around the Lake, no matter what time of year you visit. Here are some interesting facts about the Lake:

  • Lake Tahoe is the highest lake of its size in the United States and the largest alpine lake in North America.
  • Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide, and the Lake’s width is half again as wide as San Francisco Bay.
  • If Lake Tahoe’s water was completely dispersed, it would cover California with a depth of 14.5 inches.
  • An average 1,400,000 tons of water evaporates from the surface of Lake Tahoe every 24 hours, yet the lake level drops only one-tenth of an inch.
  • If the evaporated water could be recovered, it would supply the daily requirements of 3,500,000 people.
  • Lake Tahoe’s water is 99.9% pure, so clear that a 10-inch white dinner plate would be visible at 75 feet below the surface.
  • There are 63 tributaries draining into Lake Tahoe with only one outlet at the Truckee River.
  • Lake Tahoe never freezes due to the constant mass movement of water from the bottom to the surface. In February 1989, Emerald Bay froze over for the first time since 1952.

I hope you get the chance to visit Royal Aloha Vacation Club in Lake Tahoe soon!

Channing Bridges hosts the Tuesday morning breakfast briefings and Thursday evening Pau Hana reception at our Vacation Club in Waikiki.

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The Beach is Back!

The $2.5 million-dollar project to widen Waikiki Beach has been completed! Ongoing since mid-March, it adds over 10,000 cubic yards of new sand from Kuhio Beach to the area fronting the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. In some areas, the beach is over 37 feet wider.

Next time you visit Royal Aloha Vacation Club in Waikiki, wiggle your toes in the sand of this world-famous beach. And enjoy the extra space to stretch out and work on those tan lines!

Channing Bridges hosts the Tuesday morning breakfast briefings and Thursday evening Pau Hana reception at our Vacation Club in Waikiki.

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Look for the Green Flash!

Hawaii sunsets! They’re among the most spectacular in the world! While vacationing with Royal Aloha Vacation Club, spend some evenings relaxing with some nice Hawaiian music while a beautiful hula dancer sways gracefully to Hawaiian tunes. Enjoy a Mai Tai. As the sun moves toward the horizon, watch the sky change to the most amazing colors. Go ahead, R e l a x !!! You’re on vacation in Hawaii. You are in Paradise!

If you’re lucky enough to see a Green Flash, you’ll be talking about it for a long time!

Then the moment of truth…will there be a “Green Flash”?

What, you have never heard about the Green Flash? You are not alone. Most of our guests at our Royal Aloha Vacation Club resorts in the Islands have never heard of it, and most of them leave without seeing it. During my last seven years on Oahu, I’ve seen THREE green flashes, and each of them was a big WOW!!!! I glimpsed the green flash when the last portion of the sun dipped under the horizon. The horizon must be very clear, even the smallest cloud or haze will interfere. Hawaii is actually one of the rare places where the green flash is quite common. However, one still has to be extremely lucky to see this splash of intense emerald light, lasting about one-tenth (or hundredth?) of a second, appearing on the horizon in the blink of an eye at the final moment of sunset.

This photo was taken from my iPhone on Waikiki BeachApril 19, 2012, just seconds before the Green Flash occurred!

Channing Bridges hosts the Tuesday morning breakfast briefings and Thursday evening Pau Hana reception at our Vacation Club in Waikiki.

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“Lucky Seven Happy Hour” at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse

Royal Aloha members…..are you looking for an inexpensive Happy Hour? Just a short three-block stroll from Aloha Towers is Wolfgang’s Steakhouse on the third floor of the Royal Hawaiian Center.

Dinner can “cost a pretty penny,” but the “Lucky Seven Happy Hour” menu affords a fantastic opportunity to sample the restaurant’s prime beef – like their steak and hamburger sliders that are served two to a plate with a heaping mound of fresh house-made shoestring fries. Drinks are specially priced – but, hey! don’t go just for the booze. Wolfgang’s all about the beef!

Wolfgang’s Steakhouse meat is “dry-aged” in-house to achieve that perfect tenderness and maximum flavor. Even their hamburgers are a cut above!

Other “Lucky Seven Happy Hour” menu items at just $7 each: a mini loco moco covered with gravy; juicy and tasty tenderloin kabobs; ahi and steak tartare; lobster crostini. And Wolfgang’s sizzling, thick-sliced Canadian bacon is only $4.95 an order.

All of the Happy Hour dishes will probably suffice as a light meal, but if you’re still hankering for a succulent steak, “A Taste of New York” is offered for $34.95. GO AHEAD, ENJOY!

Channing Bridges hosts the Tuesday morning breakfast briefings and Thursday evening Pau Hana reception at our Vacation Club in Waikiki.

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