Update: 8 Days In Hawaii after work for a week in Honolulu... Where to spend the 8?

Went last year. Would love to go back but need to try other places I guess. Ha.

Went to Spain in July.

I know. I’m an a-hole.

My thought is since you seem to travel a lot and you know you more than likely will visit these places sooner than later, go to where the weather might be better during that time of year. Hawaii you can go any time of year, so you can always save that for a winter vacation. Greece is probably good that time of year especially in the southern region or isles. England and France should be good temperature plus won’t have the typical summer crowds. A small boat river wine tour in Provence would be awesome especially if the wife likes rosé.

April in Paris is more than just pleasant. The horse chestnut trees are blooming all along the Champs Elysees, the weather is mild, the major tourist hordes of the summer aren't yet out in force.

You don't say how long you're planning to stay, but consider flying into London, take the Eurostar to Paris, and fly out of Paris. Two major cities, a nice train ride...

Or do Paris/Normandy. I enjoyed the smaller towns & rural parts of Normandy immensely.

Normandy is great for the military history buff, but it's a great eating region as well. Home to Camembert, Pont L'eveque, Livarot...you could easily design a cheese-eating ramble around Normandy. And the Norman crepes (galettes) made with buckwheat....plus excellent cider from local apples.

(Not for the lactose-intolerant, obvi)

It's also easy to navigate, with some scenic coastline and charming inland villages. Show your wife pictures of Etretat and Honfleur, and find a nice chateau/country house w/a good restaurant to use as a base for a couple of days. It's a nice change of pace from Paris/London.

Well. It’s gonna be Hawai’i. I have to travel there for work anyway at the end of April so gonna tack on some leave on the front end and spend 4 days at Maui and 4 at Kauai I believe.

I appreciate all the help though. Now just need to find some deals on hotels after deciding on how many nights I’ll spend in each place.

Im doing 5 nights Kauai, 5 nights Maui at the end of May. 1st time for my wife and I to the islands. The best part is my folks are watching our two girls while we are gone. I'll be following your thread.

Loved Maui, it is my favorite island. Not a fan of Oahu and how touristy it is.

Bump. Going the 11-26 of May. Flying into Honolulu the 11th and staying until the morning of the 18th for work. Trying to decide where to go from there and for how long if I am going to split it up.