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Archive for May, 2007

I’m really frustrated about our trip to Bali. I wanted to book for hotels months ago, but hubby said he wanted to ask his cousin first who’s been there not long ago. But the thing is, what’s the different? As long as the hotel fits our budget, and the location is good, we can just stay in it anyway. Even if the hotel recommended by his cousin is the best in Bali, that doesn’t mean we can get a room too as it’s super peak season in August.I’ve already search a few hotels from Hotel Reservation because I bookmarked this site when I wrote about it months ago. It’s very easy to locate any hotel in the world, and at the same time, I can specify the room type and distance away from airport too.

I’ve found a few from the site, and now we just got to decide if we will be staying in Kuta throughout the trip, or in two different location as it’s really troublesome traveling from one place to another with 2 kids, and not to mention, it’s a waste of time too. But I can easily get a car rental from Hotel Reservation as well, as long as we manage to get a local tour guide to bring us around.

But hubby is still dilly telly about this!!!! *angry*

If I’m really angry, later I go book a room at Bvlgari Hotel Bali and charge it to his card! LOL! The villas are gorgeous! And I like the serenity of the surrounding too, it would be a perfect place to forget about city life for a while. Not to mention, TOTAL PRIVACY too!!!




Just search with Hotel Reservation, I’m sure you will find Bvlgari Hotel in Bali with it, and check out the price. Hubby will sure get a heart attack if I make the reservation there! :P

Ice Hotels

May-22-2007 By



These 2 hotels, JukkasjÀrvi Sweden and Quebec Canada , are so cool or should I say COLD! They are ice hotels where everything is made of SNICE, a mixture of snow and ice. I wonder how it feels like sleeping on an ice bed?


Thousand of tourist flock in there every year to experience what it feels like living in the castle of Snow Queen. Frankly, I hope that one day I will be able to visit one of these hotels too. I found them from the traveling guide from EuroBooking.com. It’s a site where you can find various hotels in Europe at great destination with the best rate. Depending on your preference like distance to airport, tourist attraction, or 3-, 4-, 5-star hotels, you can easily find the hotel of your choice by sorting them out. It’s very user-friendly and it can’t be easily translated to other languages too.

I have already bookmarked this site for future reference, if I’m going to Europe one day. But in the mean time, let me earn more money for the trip to Europe first. :P

Oh ya, do you think they serve hot coffee with those ice cups? I can’t live without my daily cup of cuppa. :P



I haven’t been to Disney, but would love to go there someday with my kids. Of course, I can always choose Disney Hong Kong which is the nearest for the time being, but I would like to go to Disney World Florida in Orlando.

There are Disney World Packages which offers family packages a tour to Disney Florida, and I think my whole family will definitely enjoy the trip every much. Besides Disney, there are also a few top rated golf courses within a 40 minute drive than anywhere else in Florida. So, hubby will definitely agree to go there!

On top of that, we got to go to Universal Studio as well, since we are already there! It’s very easy to get Universal Studios Tickets as I can easily get them cheaper online. I know my kids will look to see their favorite cartoon characters there, so it’s a must to drop by Universal Studio.

If you are looking for a great place to spend Christmas, Spring Break, or even your summer break, why not consider going to Orlando?

A Romantic Trip

May-11-2007 By

My one and only honeymoon was years ago, and since then hubby and I didn’t have a romantic trip together. I would like to have another romantic trip in the near future, if possible, but we don’t have anyone to look after the kids for me. So, I guess this plan will have to be delayed until ……. err…. I can’t even mark a date!

But a romantic getaway doesn’t have to be an expensive one. I would prefer some relaxing time by the beach, or one of these romantic Bed & Breakfast inns.

Historic Jacob Hill Inn
Providence, R.I.
McMillan Inn
Savannah, Ga.
Blair Hill Inn at Moosehead Lake
Greenville, Maine


And one thing for sure, I need to make sure that wherever we go, there won’t be golf courses around, if not, hubby will sure “abandon” me and have romances with the golf ball instead!

Let’s Go to Disney

May-10-2007 By


I have plans of bring my kids for at least a trip oversea every year. One of the places I will bring them to is Disneyland. Every parent thinks the same huh? :)

Even if my first choice is Disney Japan, but I haven’t been to US. If we can afford it, I’ll bring my kids there one day, and we will visit Walt Disney World in Florida. It is the first Disneyland, so got to go and have a look, right?

But I need to really plan for this trip and save up for it as it will quite expensive. I think I’ll get the tickets from Disney World Tickets that has the largest selection of discount Disney tickets. Not only that, they have tickets for theme parks, universal studios, Orlando florida, magic, park hopper tickets, and etc in Florida as well. If we are there, may as well visit as many theme parks as possible as they are only a short distance apart.

Besides that, this company has been around for many years and with a huge client base, they have earned one of the most respected and trustworthy reputations in the industry. So, I can be rest assured that I won’t be con. :P At least I know my tickets are genuine!

But firstly, I need to save up first!

Great Golf Course

May-2-2007 By


My hubby is a avid golfer, and if you are a regular reader to my blogs, I had mentioned a thousand times! He can play golf everywhere. When we are traveling, he will always check out the golf course and hope that he will play there one day. If he has his golf set around, he will definitely try it out!

If he has the money now, he will try out myrtle beach golf. He has seen the pros playing here on TV and heard lots of good reviews about the course. He likes searching the net for info on golf packages and he found CoastalGolfaway.com which offers golfers a great plan to golf vacations in Myrtle Beach since 1986.

He doesn’t need to worry about anything with he sign up the golf packages from Coastal Golf as they have the accommodation, green fee, and cart fee all included. The only thing he needs now is CASH to get himself there. Ha! Oh ya, he needs his golfer friends too!

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