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The cheapest holiday destinations in the world
If you thought you couldn’t afford to travel overseas because it is too darn expensive – then think again! Below are eight budget friendly destinations that are going to give you a whole lot more bang for your buck. So what makes these the cheapest holiday destinations in the world? In a nutshell – that would be cheap flights, cheap accommodation and cheap food and drink. You could be enjoying a five star hotel for the first time at an affordable price or a four star hotel at an amazing price. In fact any accommodation you choose is going to be excellent value for money. Food and drinks can also…
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Tips For The Nervous Flyer
Your heart is racing, the adrenaline pumping and your thoughts have gone into irrational overdrive – oh yes flight anxiety is surely messing with your mind. Yet despite this most of us will still get on that plane in order to get to our destination. Why is that? Because deep down we are rational people and rational people know that the chances of that plane going down is minuscule, yet we tend to focus on that remote chance like it’s a sure thing. Anyone who has ever experienced flight anxiety knows that it is not a pleasant thing to endure and I have witnessed people within it’s grips – people…
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Bombay Sapphire Project Botanicals
Bombay Sapphire Project Botanicals is quite the unique experience that pops up in Melbourne for just three weeks and was a sell out in 2014 & 2015. The concept has Bombay Sapphire drawing on their ten signature botanicals as inspiration for pairing gin cocktails with ten exotic dishes. The food is the brainchild of renowned chef Gary Mehigan who has worked with the Project Botanicals team on creating each unique dish. My Project Botanicals experience (2014) I first found out about Project Botanicals through a blogger friend of mine and after reading her review I had decided that (with me being quite the gin connoisseur) I should go and check…
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Phuket Islands boat tour with Hibiscus Tours
The one thing most people want to do when they are in Phuket is to take a Phuket islands boat tour. The most popular being Phi Phi Island. So how do you choose the right tour, or know who is a reputable company and what is a reasonable price. I had procrastinated for days about booking a tour with one of the many companies that line the streets of Patong Beach. There is literally a tour desk every second shop and as much as I wanted to enquire at a few to compare each, I just felt put off because of the prospect of a hard sell. So before you…
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Baan Rim Pa restaurant: Royal Thai cuisine
The Baan Rim Pa restaurant is one of those little hidden gems that can be found (if you are in the know) in Patong, Phuket. Baan Rim Pa is luxury dining – something that is hard to come by in Patong – and specialises in Royal Thai Cuisine. What is Royal Thai cuisine I hear you ask? Well it is food that was only ever created and served in the Grand Palace of Thailand for the royal family. I was recommended this restaurant by a couple of older ladies who were on my island tour the previous day. They had dined there the night before and had assured me that…
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5 super touristy things to do in Phuket
When in Phuket and particularly Patong Beach anything goes, and for some people that includes their sanity – of course in a good way! Here are five super touristy things to do in Phuket that will be sure to leave you with a smile on your face. 1. Have a fish pedicure I totally recommend that you do this at least once whilst in Phuket. There are fish spas everywhere and the going rate is around 100 baht for ten minutes. There are different prices for more time but I found that ten minutes is plenty of time to sit and have these fish work away on your feet. The…
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SkyPoint Seventy7 Cafe and Bar
A must visit on the Gold Coast is the Skypoint Observation Deck located at the Q1 Tower right in the middle of the tourist area of Surfers Paradise. Not only is it an observation deck but it doubles as a venue, where the aptly named SkyPoint Seventy7 cafe and bar can be found on the 77th floor. A great spot to enjoy some late afternoon cocktails before heading out for the evening. To get there make your way down Surfers Paradise Boulevard to the SkyPoint Observation entrance and once your entrance fee is paid you will be directed to the elevator. The elevator takes you up to the 77th floor…
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Visiting Bangkok for the first time
If you have never thought about visiting Bangkok believing it to be nothing more than a city of brothels and pingpong shows then I’m here to tell you that you will be not only wrong but you will be in for a pleasant surprise. Whilst there is that element of go go bars and girls if you wish to go seeking out the red light district but Bangkok is so much more than that. Visiting Bangkok for the first time may have you feeling a little overwhelmed due to it’s sheer size but within the first 24 hours as you explore this wonderful exotic city you will fast become at…
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Sirocco and Sky Bar Bangkok
So what is is like to dine at Sirocco Bangkok, in the worlds highest open air restaurant? Well I can sum it up in one word – incredible! I had seen this restaurant and the Sky Bar at the Dome in photos, along with snippits of it on the movie The Hangover Part II and it was something that has been on my bucket list for some time. So on my recent trip to Thailand, that also happened to coincide with my birthday, I thought what a great birthday present to myself – a night at Sirocco. So that’s what I did! Even though I was going in the low…
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Getting around Bangkok
When I first stepped out of the Bangkok international airport I already knew how I was going to get to my hotel and that was via the local taxi service. I had already consulted various forums on getting around Bangkok, along with emailing my hotel on what the best options were in getting to the hotel itself. I had toyed with all modes of transport from private transfer to catching the train. I couldn’t find anywhere on forums that gave me enough information on how to catch a train from the airport, so I decided that my easiest option was for a taxi as I certainly didn’t want to have…
