Travelling the world in luxury for less a week at a time
Hawaii is many travellers idea of paradise. They come for the white sand beaches, temperate weather, fantastic shopping and of course the sublime sunsets. I’ve seen some of the best sunsets in Oahu over my many years of travelling to this beautiful part of the world and I’m sharing all my secrets on the best places to watch amazing Oahu sunsets. Read on for all the details …
Waikiki is expensive. Especially when you are only getting USD0.67 for an Aussie dollar. Outside of airfare and accommodation, food is likely to be your next biggest expense. Oahu’s most famous beach town has plenty of fancy restaurants where you can drop AUD$200 on a meal without even trying. While I am all for the occasional special meal, I don’t want to eat like that everyday so on my last trip to Hawaii I made it my mission to find some decent Waikiki cheap eats. I decided to up the ante on my challenge and specifically seek out meals under USD$10 (AUD$15). It wasn’t easy, but I found 15 places where you can eat for less than a tenner and in the process I found some of the best cheap eats in Waikiki. Read on for all the details …
Who doesn’t love a happy hour? I’ve been to Hawaii more than a dozen times and on my last trip my weak AUD bought considerably less greenbacks than I would have liked. One of my favourite things to do in Waikiki is to sip on a fabulous cocktail (OK a lot of fabulous cocktails), but sometimes the bill can be heart stopping after a good night out. Rather than delay my trip until the exchange rate improved, I decided to look for creative ways to make my dollar go further. Hello Waikiki Happy Hours! The Hubs got right into it with me and we had a ball skipping from one bar to the next looking for the best happy hours in Waikiki. I’m all about travelling in luxury for less and saving where it counts and splurging where it matters. We saved so much money on our drink bills by hitting up the happy hours that I was able to make a very special purchase at the end of my trip. Read on for all the details …
The first time I visited Vietnam I researched just about every hotel trying to figure out where to stay in Hoi An. It was exhausting! On my second trip I was a little bit more savvy about the best area to stay in Hoi An, but booking the perfect Hoi An hotel still takes time and patience. Especially if you are looking for the best price. I’m currently planning my third trip to Hoi An and I thought I would enlist some help from my fellow travel bloggers to recommend some of the best places to stay in Hoi An. I love all of their suggestions!
Professional photographs are a wonderful lasting reminder of an epic trip and I booked a Hoi An photographer for our recent group trip to preserve the memories. I travelled to Hoi An with a group of 10 other ladies so getting great photos where all of us looked good was no easy feat. It was definitely time to call in the professionals. After doing my research I decided to book through Localgrapher and I was thrilled with the results.
Where are all my fellow wine lovers at? Have I got a treat in store for you! I stumbled on The Winery Queenstown quite by accident and I’m sure glad I did. Queenstown was the third stop on our road trip through New Zealand’s stunning South Island and we had three nights in town. The Hubs and I were aimlessly wandering through Queenstown one sunny afternoon when he popped into The Oakley store for a ‘quick look’. I love the man to bits, but I knew there would nothing quick about his look so I let him do his thing while I browsed around for a bit on my own. I didn’t get far because two doors up I spotted a sign promising the opportunity to taste test 80+ wines inside. Who could possibly resist that?
Hoi An is one of my favorite towns in Vietnam. I first visited in 2017, I returned in 2019 and I have another trip planned for 2021. There are no direct flights to Hoi An and the closest airport is in Da Nang (Danang). The closest train station is also in Da Nang, so it’s no surprise that the first thing most visitors to Hoi An need to figure out is how they will get from Da Nang to Hoi An. There are a number of options and choosing which one is right for you will depend on your time, patience and budget.
Hoi An is one of my favourite cities in Vietnam. I first visited in 2017 with The Hubs, I returned in 2019 with a group of ten other ladies and I am planning a third visit in 2021. One of my favourite things to do when I travel is enjoy the local cuisine. The best restaurants in Hoi An feature an amazing mix of local and international fare so choosing can be quite the dilemma. If you are planning a trip and are wondering where to eat in Hoi An you have come to the right place. This list of Hoi An restaurants is sure to provide plenty of food for thought …