Spit Roast Catering for Christmas or Holiday Party

If you are looking for a spit roast catering service, there are two ways to search. The most important way to find a spit roast caterer in Sydney is word of mouth. There will be several online companies listed in telephone directories, but how do you really know that things are going to be the best. Your friends and co-workers should be able to recommend a spit roast/barbecue caterer in your area for you. Continue reading

Planning a Trip? How To Plan For The Unexpected

Have you ever taken a trip where it seemed that everything went wrong? What should have been a care free, relaxing vacation or an efficient business trip quickly turns into a stress-filled nightmare. No one likes to dwell on the negative, but the old saying “hope for the best, and plan for the worst” has a lot of truth to it. Many things can go wrong and planning ahead will help you avoid unwanted drama, stress and hassles. Travel delays or accidents, hidden fees and costs, lost or delayed luggage, medical or dental emergencies, travel accidents, rental car damage, potential terrorist attack alerts, emergency assistance problems, identity theft and more are common problems that can, and most likely, will occur on some occasion during trip taking. Continue reading

Quick Trip to Los Angeles

Naturally, if you can fly, you’d save a lot of travel time. But if you are carting around five or six people, it’s more economical to just drive Hwy 5 is a straight shot and not too painful (except for when you hit cow territory for five or ten minutes – just use your recycle air button and you’ll be fine) Besides, you’ll want your car to get around the mega city (cities) area. Continue reading

Travel Gift Vouchers

Here’s How They Can Be A Great Idea! or Not!

You’re looking for the perfect gift to give that graduate, or those newlyweds, or a loved one at Christmas. They are not Home Depot or Kmart shoppers or maybe they are but you want to be just a bit more creative.

What’s the answer? give them travel gift vouchers, also known as travel gift cards. They can use the card to pay for any travel deals they find. Continue reading

Small Group Tours in Portugal

Discover Portugal is an Australian owned and Sydney based business with Portuguese heritage. They arrange and organize Portugal tours,.. small group tours, private tours, self drive holidays and all types of accommodation and airfare options. They can show you Portugal from top to bottom as well as it’s Atlantic islands of Madeira and the archipelago of the Acores.Portugal tours to Madeira. Continue reading

Cruising the Whitsundays in Australia

The Whitsunday Islands far north Queensland Australia hold something special for everyone. Islands also provide a great diversity from nature to man made marvels.

The Whitsundays can offer you the best sailing experience ever, mid-range in cost but good quality cruises are plentiful. There are catamarans, cruises, powerboats and traditional vessels fit affordable price range. Pacific Sunrise will show you the beautiful Whitsundays in the best possible way. Yacht hire Whitsundays Continue reading

Cebu Pacific Air

Five domestic flights for 2 weeks in Philippines. It was a short vacation with more time spent in the airport.

Cebu Pacific Air

Because I was traveling in a very tight budget, all my flights were catered by Cebu Pacific Air. The rates were very economical with various options in the flight schedules.

I actually like their branding and marketing concept. It reflected a casual and sporty aura starting from the t-shirt uniforms of the ground crew and flight attendants but this should not be an excuse for the staff grooming and bearing. Continue reading

Ripe Bananas and Big Feet

One fine evening I was standing in our back yard talking with our neighbor, John, when our conversation turned to fruit trees. It made me think of a question that had been nagging me since we first arrived here in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

I noticed a strange practice right away, on the first day we were here. People here wrap up their stalks of green bananas while they’re still growing on the tree. You see it everywhere, a banana tree with a stalk of bananas all wrapped up in plastic, or burlap sacks, or some other type of material. It looks a bit strange, particularly since some of the banana trees are twelve to fifteen feet tall. Wrapping all the stalks up must be a bit of a chore. Continue reading

Affordable Family Vacations In Belize

Windy Hill Resort & Tour Company, San Ignacio, Belize, is a Belizean family owned and operated property. Windy Hill offers 20 all-inclusive packages that include round-trip transfers, accommodations, meals, and tours. The package rates also include all taxes, entrance fees and guide fees. Children under 12 years old may join parents on any package for a flat rate of US$163.50 per child regardless of length of stay.

Making family travel affordable has been a priority for the Hales family for many years. The resort consists of 16 private air-conditioned cottages and 9 standard rooms. Dining in their thatched roof restaurant is a very pleasant experience that is anxiously anticipated each day. The staff is very attentive and any special dietary requirements are adhered to.

Their in-house tour operation is second to none in Belize. The Windy Hill tour guides are all trained and licensed by the Belize Tourism Board and really enjoy being able to share the natural beauty, culture and history of their country with visitors.