Adventures of Kim & Derrick

05/05/2022

We visited Kauai for the first time and absolutely loved it! 💙🌺🏝 We spent 5 nights in a beautiful 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condo right on the beach with amazing views in Kapaa. The grounds were so beautiful, the pool and beach were clean and hardly anyone ever there. It definitely felt private. Within walking distance we’re shops and restaurants. JoJo’s shaved ice was a fav of mine of here.

For activities we did:

Luau Kalamaku- Amazing show. Meh food. 👍🏽

Kayak Wailua - Serene and peaceful. We kayaked the Wailua River then hiked up to the beautiful waterfall where we were able to cool off and hang out a bit. Then hiked and kayaked back. 👍🏽👍🏽

Tried to get to Tunnels Beach but there was no parking so we drove a little further and checked out Ha’ena Beach which was beautiful. We saw a big sea turtle getting some rest on the sand. I believe we ended up walking down to Tunnels Beach though.

Queens Bath. A must!!! You have to hike down a muddy slippery trail CAREFULLY! I ended up taking off my shoes and going real slow but once you get down to the bottom keep going left. Queens Bath is so worth the hike down. So gorgeous! Met a local who showed us an easier quicker way up without the mud. 👍🏽👍🏽

Wanted to get to Kauapea Beach as they have a clothing optional area but never made it.

Spouting Horn. Cool to see and add to your photos. 😀

Poipu Beach. Beautiful beach but more crowded here. Waters are pretty calm though. We saw a monk seal resting here.

Shipwreck Beach. Supposedly where you can see cliff jumpers but nobody was jumping. The waters were really ruff here. But we did hike up to the top of the cliff.

Food places:

Jo Jo’s shaved ice - yes!

Kenji Burger - pretty good

Home Cooking Waipouli Restaurant - good breakfast!

Hamura Saimin - lilikoi chiffon pie, yes!!

The Cabana Bar & Grill - fish tacos were good and hubby liked his burger.

Red Salt (at Ko’a Kea) - Ribeye was good! Didn’t like the Chilean sea bass.

Daddy O’s - went here before heading to airport. Oxtail Soup is 🔥.

Looking forward to returning! As always, didn’t want to leave and needed more time.

Aloha! 🌴🌺🌊

10/22/2020

Our 2nd trip during the pandemic (10/18/20-10/21/20). Absolutely love Mexico and the precautions they take.

We flew on Alaska (middle seats are still not reserved). Hope they keep it like that for the next year!

Our R/T tansportation was through Airport Baja Transfers (www.airportbajatransfers.com). We had a private GMC truck. They had cold water and beers for us. Would use them again.

We stayed at Zadun - Ritz Carlton Reserve in their Ocean View Plunge Pool (room #223). They pick you up in a golf cart, stop to get a fresh hibiscus drink and take you straight to your room where you officially check-in. The room was incredible. Urias & Fernando our personal concierge were awesome. Service at this resort and the restaurants were on point!

We had breakfast every morning at El Barrio. Delish! We also had lunch and snacks here. 👍🏽

Had a drink and tapas at Candil. Excellent!

Off property restaurants we went to were Cocina Del Mar at Esperanza Auberge which is about 40 min from our resort. Incredible spot with the best views!! We also went to Casa Calavera at Vidanta on a Tuesday night for all you can eat tacos. Very good and they had a great live band. Both restaurants have outdoor seating of course. And service was amazing at both places.

Uber is great and the best form of transportation if you leave the property.

We actually met a great guy who does it all, driver, tours, activities etc. his name is Victor Moreno ([email protected]). We will definitely be using his services next time.

Zadun was only booked at 30% capacity at the time we were there which was lovely as nobody was ever around. Especially at the pool. Pool service was excellent as well.

I would do this all over again! Looking forward to returning soon.

❤️ 🇲🇽

Our 2nd trip during the pandemic (10/18/20-10/21/20). Absolutely love Mexico and the precautions they take. We flew on Alaska (middle seats are still not res...

10/01/2020

Our first trip during this horrible pandemic to Puerto Vallarta during September 2020. We rented a home (Villa Roca Loro) in the Mismaloya area. Such a beautiful home in the jungle that is built in the cliff overlooking the ocean. The views are breathtaking! Ana & Miguel were awesome! The weather was hot during the day and rained at night. It was perfect.

We used Aero Movil for the roundtrip airport transfers who I would definitely use again.

For excursions we used Estigo Tours. Gonzalo is the best. We booked 2 private tours for our group of 5. We did the Marietas (Hidden Beach) Snorkel & Sail which was an all day excursion. Beautiful day, great people and beautiful island. The 2nd excursion was the ATV / Zip Line combo. Our tour guides were Armando & Abraham who were both great. Loved riding through the city and up the mountain to get to the zip lines. We did 8 lines which were fun then went up the mountain some more and rode through some wet and muddy areas which was so much fun. After we came back down the hill we stopped at a restaurant by the river. The food there was soooo good! Great photo op on their swing too.

A trip worth taking all over again.

Our first trip during this horrible pandemic to Puerto Vallarta during September 2020. We rented a home (Villa Roca Loro) in the Mismaloya area. Such a beaut...

06/13/2018

We had an amazing graduation 🎓 & anniversary 💕 family vacay to the DR. The service was absolutely top notch. From the moment we got picked up from the airport to the staff members at to all of our excursion guides and everyone else we encountered along the way. 👌🏽 🌴

Resort:
Majestic Mirage (Mirage Club 1 Bedroom Suite 2/Jacuzzi - Adults only)
Kabuki was the best restaurant here. The steakhouse and Italian spot were good too.

Transportation Service:
Dominica Airport Transfers (DAT)

Excursions:
Adventure Boogies - Dune boogie, cenote, Macao Beach
Bebe Catamaran - Party boat, snorkel, chill in water
Private tour w/Cesar booked through our Expedia activites desk guy - Was the best!

Offsite spots:
Drink Point was a cool bar/club
We went to a couple of strip clubs (can't remember the names) but weren't poppin'