| The islands of HAWAII , with their volcanoes
, palm-fringed beaches , verdant valleys , glorious rainbows and awesome cliffs
, hold some of the most spectacularly beautiful scenery on earth. However, despite
their isolation, two thousand miles out in the Pacific, they belong very definitely
to the United States. If you expect your South Seas idyll to be completely unspoiled,
forget it; the fantasy of a dream holiday in Paradise remains firmly rooted in
the creature comforts of home. With seven million tourists per year, including
honeymooners from all over the world, frequent fliers cashing in their mileage,
and almost two million Japanese, the islands can seem like a gigantic theme park. |
