Ginny12 - I have found TripAdvisor is great web site to get independant reviews. I hope you like it. I find the links to mainstream sites such as Fodors, Frommers etc. to be helpful plus the independent reviews. Of course you have to take all the reviews with a grain of salt. Sometimes reviewers stay at a hotel/B&B, etc. that they shouldn't have - i.e. a poor choice for them. For example, some people like to stay at high end places and if they stay at a budget place by mistake they are disappointed and vice versa. FYI: my husband I went to Hawaii in 1999 for two weeks. My information may be a little dated but if you have any questions you can email me (put GardenWeb in subj line). We flew into Maui and out from Oahu and also stayed on the island of Hawaii. The travel between islands is very good and relatively inexpensive. Hawaii is so beautiful you'll have a great time. The link below is a travel log I wrote for Hawaii. Unfortunately no pictures to view (this was before digital cameras were in vogue). Here is a link that might be useful: Hawaii Trip

Lambertville, NJ: About 25 minutes or so off I-95, north on Route 29. You could easily spend a day in Lambertville, which is full of antique shops, art galleries, restaurants, two used book stores. In fact, you could easily spend the day in Lambertville and another going up and then back down along the river, stopping in the various river towns. There is also the very touristy New Hope, PA, across the bridge from Lambertville. I believe there are still antique shops there, but we usually mosey over to New Hope only to eat at Tastebuds or a vegan restaurant, Sprig and Vine. Both highly recommended. Back to Lambertville, here is a link to some of the town's antique shops. I don't know how current it is: http://www.lambertville.org/main.php?cntr%40fubc%40cntrtebhc1%40FUBCF%40cntrtebhc2%40NAGVDHRF There is also the Golden Nugget Antique Market, which you would pass before reaching Lambertville. It's mentioned in that link. Another article discussing the town's antique shops: http://frenchtowner.com/travel/lambertville-new-jersey-antiques/ That article mentions David Rago Auctions. If they're having a preview on the day you visit, I'd highly recommend that you stop by. It'd be well worth it.

We went to see the Radio City Xmas show last weekend and ate the most fabulous brick oven pizza at Mario's Trattoria. One son ordered pesto that was not listed on the menu, but he really was in the mood (and liked it). We got their namesake pizza and really enjoyed it and a margherita one for our son. The large feeds 2 adults and the small would be fine for one of your size sons. We over ordered with 2 adults and 2 kids - 1 lrg pie, 1 small pie and the pesto. We were happy to leave with leftovers though, lol. It is a smallish place with lots of ambiance (lots of little candles, red walls, high ceilings) and good service. If you are going on a weekend, I'd call for reservations, but we walked in and we saw others do so. It did get busy as we were leaving (approx 6:15 on a Sat night). They are on restaurant.com, so you can save $25 for the cost of a certificate (usually there is a discount 60-80% discount code off the $10 listed cost). Our total bill came to $29 with the included tip after the restaurant.com discount. I had paid $2 for the gift certificate. Not bad to feed a family of 4 including soft drinks, with leftovers, on just over $31 in Manhattan and have it be good food and service. Mario's Trattoria http://www.restaurant.com/Microsite/home/restaurant/381236?vid=2&urlReferer=http://www.restaurant.com/rdc_site2.net/listings.aspx?PageSize

Thanks for asking, Jojoco. The town was just lovely. I loved your suggestions, too. Krebs was an absolute delight. I did something I always wanted to do; we had no entree or dessert, we just ordered eight appetizers and shared it all! We created our own tapas menu if you will. There were so many cool things I wanted to try, and since it was for a good cause I could justify it, LOL. DD thought I was crazy. The green grape, celery and green pea gazpacho ws TDF. I also loved the sashimi with melon and jalapeno. My fave may have been the stonefruit salad with Brie and proscuitto. Lovely lovely. Nest 58 was my favorite gift shop of the many we wandered into on our entire trip. Great stuff. Too bad so much of it was specific to the town (zip code, coordinates, etc). I did go twice and got some things for me, plus a housewarming gift for a friend. Never got to the Sherwood because DD wanted to go a second time to Gildas (yum). The Mirbeau Inn was very nice but the decor is a bit dated, even for that genre. The spa was good but not great IMHO. All in all, we had a lot of fun and kept busy. The Roosevelt spa in Saratoga is old but has a certain charm and has excellent massage therapists. I was this close to running away with Alex ... DD got a great makeup lesson. We did the painting thing there, too, and she won money at the track, on a horse called "Shopaholic"! We did do a lot of shopping. We had lunch (and shopping) in cute lil Hudson on the way up, and lunch (and shopping) in Rhinebeck on the way back. The best part was talking in bed till 2am.