>> Waikiki is essentially a neighborhood of hotels. More than half the >> blocks in that area appeared, when I was walking around there, to be >> made up entirely of hotels plus retail to support the people staying >> at those hotels. A typical Waikiki hotel is both next door to and >> across the street from other hotels. So, no freeways, no train >> tracks, no other obstacles, just hotels everywhere, totally walkable. > > So how is a person in, say, an African country who has never been to Hawaii supposed to know that? I had to get a guide book out of the library to know that, and I've been travelling to the USA regularly since 1979. The internet is a great tool, where you can find lots of information, including tons of Waikiki hotel maps - you should try it sometime ;) Regards, Christer