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Message: [QUOTE="jleves, post: 3664028, member: 757"] I've been to Hawaii several times. Oahu is weird. If you live near Honolulu, it will be like living in any other city in the country. Lots of people, buildings and traffic - really bad traffic. Not sure it would be realistic to bike to cool places. Once outside the city, the rest of the island is pretty low key. If all you have for transportation is a bike, I would suggest the west side of Maui - either around Lahaina or Wailea. Lot's of things to do and a bike would be rather reasonable for seeing things. A scooter would make things far more accessible no matter where you land. The only currently active volcanoes are on the big island. Hilo is kind of a dump and has terrible weather. Kona is really nice, but quickly just becomes open country. It's also big, as the name implies. A bike trip from Kona to the volcano would be daunting. As already mentioned, keep in mind the cost - everything is expensive. Even in grocery stores, most food is about 1.5 times the cost that you are used to. The 2 week quarantine is pretty strictly enforced - don't think that you'll easily get around that. And the time change. Fishy mentioned Barbados. I spent a few days there and it was really nice. The beaches were every bit as good as Hawaii. I didn't really venture out much, so I can't help with the activities or bike/scooter reasonability. But the time zone is a pro for sure. [/QUOTE]