Day 6

I attended the one day tour to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in the morning.  Last time when I was in Bangkok, I missed visiting the floating market, therefore I wanted to go there this time.
First we visited the coconuts farm then visited the floating market.  There were many fruits and I bought mix of them at 150 bahts.  I ate durion, the king of the fruits for the first time.  I thought I could not eat durion because of its smell, but I could eat, and it was rather delicious than I thought.
I bought a Thai suit which I wanted to have for a long time.

In the evening I took a train to Chiang Mai.

Day 5

The third day in Krabi.  I walked around the city.  When I went to Wat Kaew Temple, two couples were taking wedding photo.
In the afternoon I took a river cruise and visited the cave.  I was surprised to know that at World War II time, Japanese soldiers were living there.
After coming back, I tried the Thai massage.  It was 450 bahts for both foot massage and Thai massage for 2 hours.  Since I walked up to 1273 steps to the Tiger Cave Temple yesterday, I felt pain on the calfs.
In the evening I went to the airport and came back to Bangkok at night.

Day 4

Second day in Krabi.  I attended the tour of Full Day 3 in 1 visiting Emerald Pool, Hot Spring Waterfall, and Tiger Cave Temple.
I really liked today's tour and strongly recommend you to attend if you have a chance to go there.
Emerald Pool was very beautiful, and the Blue Pool where is a little bit higher was much more beautiful and I was so glad to be there.  Hot Spring Waterfall was also VERY nice.  I felt good to be in the hot water.  I liked there very much.
Tiger Cave Temple was on the hill, and I had to climb up for 1,237 steps to see it.  I wonder how they made the temple on the hill top like that.
In the night I enjoyed the night market where is just in front of my hotel.  I enjoyed shopping and eat delicious seafood.

Day 3

I got up early and went to the airport to fly to Krabi.  This is 2-3 day tour from Bangkok.  Flight was 1 hour and 20 minutes and someone was at the Krabi airport to meet me and take to the hotel.  In the afternoon I attended the 4 islands hopping tour, visiting Poda Island, Chicken Island, Tup Island, and Phranang Beach for BBQ.
This was the tour for enjoying the snorkeling, but I was the only one that did not swim because I was still kind of sick.
I did not know that Thailand has such beautiful places.  And I understand why many people want to go Thailand now.
The tour ended very late and came back to the hotel around 10 PM.

Day 2

Second day in Bangkok.  I went to HIS to arrange the travel during my stay in Thailand.  I booked the night train tickets and hotels in Chiang Mai.  I wanted to book the one day tours there but it seems there were nobody attending and if I book I have to pay double so I decided to find the tours in Chiang Mai.
In the toilet of the new building Terminal 21, I found the washlet, which is a Japanese high tech toilet, for the first time outside Japan.
I ate Thai food for lunch which was not so spicy that I could eat.

They say at 8 in the morning and 6 in the evening, the national anthem is heard and people have to stand still.
There are few escalators at the station, and it seems to use the elevator you need to confirm through phone. 
There are many taxis which color is pink, that is quite different from Japan.

Day 1

I went to see a doctor at the Haneda airport this morning again.  My flight's boarding time was 10:10 AM.  Clinic opens at 9:00 AM.  So I was wondering if I could manage, therefore I went to the airline counter.  After seeing the doctor, they requested me to have the certificate of traveling from the doctor, and I went to see her again.  It cost yen 3,150.  Airline company felt sorry and they upgraded my seat.
When I transited at Hong Kong, I was told to see the doctor from the Airline ground attendant.  And I could not get on the scheduled flight, and went to see the doctor again.  He gave me some medicine.  And I could get on the later flight.
I arrived at Bangkok finally.  This is the second time for me to come here.  But it's been so long since I came here last, maybe 10 years ago or something.
I hope to travel around Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam if possible.

Day 8

When I left Honolulu, it was the evening of Sunday.  The flight took about 8 hours, and I watched two movies (Argo and Lincoln) which I wanted to see.  Since there is a time difference, when I got to Haneda, it was 10:30 PM of Monday night.  So I did not have Monday.  Maybe less than 2 hours.
I sent some of the clothing and souvenir to my house by the delivery service.
My trip to Hawaii was very nice.  I am glad to attend the Morinda's International Leadership Conference 2013 in Honolulu in many reasons.
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There are some places I could not visit this time, so I hope to visit Hawaii again someday.

Day 7

In the morning I hoped to visit the Manoa Falls.  But when I got up, I felt pain on the back, so I gave up hiking and visited the doctor instead.  The Doctor's on call where I visited the other day was closed for the weekend,  so I had to visit the other one.  Last time it was a Japanese doctor, but this time there was a Japanese translator.  I had to wait for 2 hours or so, and I got some medicine.
After that I went to see the lady I met the very first day to say thank you because she invited me to he Hilton Grand Vacations and I got $100.00 coupon.  I could use it for the plumeria shaped necklace with a Hawaiian stone Peridot for my souvenir.
Then I went to HIS lounge to post the questionaire.  This time I used HIS as a travel agency and I am glad to have done so.
When I left the hotel for airport, it started raining.   During my stay in Hawaii, I did not have to use an umbrella, so I was lucky.
At the airport I wrote some postcards.

Day 6

In the morning there was the general session III.  There were many speakers.  I feel Americans are very accustomed to public speaking and their presentations are very persuasive. 
In the afternoon there was the country workshop.  In this international conference, there were about 5,000 participants from 53 countries or so.  In the Japanese room there were about 1,700 participants.
In the evening we visited the Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site.  This was the second time for us to visit there this time.
After that we enjoyed shopping here and there.

Day 5

I attended the general session II in the morning.  At the last part there was a surprise.  Special guest was there.  It was Ms. Brooke Shields.  I am glad to see her and take some pictures. 
In the evening I attended the sunset dinner cruise.  Food was buffet and I enjoyed some tropical cocktails.
After that I went to see the Award ceremony and party which lasted till 22:00.
So it was another long day.
In the morning I got an email from Soft bank.  I was surprised to know the cost of using Internet or email by smart phone abroad. Smart phone is really useful, but I should not use it as much as possible.

Day 4

On my way to the conference I had a chance to talk with a Chinese. Last night I talked with Vietnamese.
To see many people is a nice part of attending an international conference.
There was the general session I in the morning.
In the afternoon, my friends and I went window shopping and walked around Waikiki Beach. We saw a turtle swimming and sunset.
We bought something to eat and had a small party. We enjoyed a lot.

Day 3

I had another long day.
I went to hear about the Hilton Grand Vacations, then see a doctor, then to the Convention Center to register.
In the afternoon I attended the half day tour with friends and visited many beautiful places.
At night I attended the welcome reception.

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Day 2

Today I joined the one day tour to Hawaii Big Island.  It is $324, but I think it is worth attending.  Tour bus came to my hotel to pick up at 5:25 AM and I came back to the hotel around 9 PM. There were about 50 Japanese people in the tour.
First we flew to Hilo and visited the statue of Kamehameha The Great, then to Liliuokalani Gardens where there were Japanese Gardens.  Next was Rainbow Falls where I wanted to visit very much. Then Big Island Candy where I bought Hawaiian Crunchies Dark Chocolate.  We ate lunch at Coconut Grill.  Then we visited Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park where we saw turtles.  Then Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.  Then shopping at Hilo Hattie and flew back to Honolulu. 
The guide and bus driver were very nice ladies. 
Next time I would like to join the star gazing tour by staying at a hotel in Hawaii.

Day 1

I am now in Honolulu.
This is the third time for me to come here.
First was August 1983, second was March 2004. It's been 9 years already.

I left home around 19:45 and went to the Haneda airport. I could use the lounge.

It took about 6 hours and 20 minutes, but the local time was 11:20 AM of April 8, so I had a very long day.
On my flight I was lucky there was nobody next to me and I could use 3 seats. l could watch two movies (Life of Pi, Amour) which I wanted to see. Meal was good.
Weather here is fine and warm and it was about 29 degrees centigrade.
I went to the Moanalua Gardens by local bus to see the Hitachi Tree. Do you know that tree？ It is a Monkey Pot. It is about 25 m high and 40 m wide.  I  am glad to see that tree.