Some Tips For An Affordable Hawaii Vacation

Waikiki.

I’m returning to Hawaii in January for my fifth visit, and I’ll be sure to hear about it from envious friends and readers. But when I ask them whether they’ve been to Hawaii, they’ll tell me it’s too far away and too expensive.

Well, it hasn’t gotten any closer. It still requires an eight- or nine-hour flight from the East Coast. But it has gotten cheaper, and I’m going to share some tips on how to enjoy Hawaii at a minimal cost.

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Tourists Shaken Up In Wild Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride

A spooked horse took off with a family of seven on a wild carriage ride without its driver in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Nobody was seriously hurt.