This time next week, I'll be a year older, hopefully slightly more wiser than today and I'll be in Vegas!! Woo-hoo! Now, I wonder what we'll be doing on that day?
Happy 2008! So, I'm eight days a lil late but it is the thought that counts, right? R and I celebrated both holidays on Maui with his parents and we had our share of good eats, presents, sight-seeing, and fireworks! Yes, you heard me right...FIREWORKS (that's for another post, hehe)
More photos to follow suit, I promise. So did you have a good Christmas and New Years?
After reigning for a decade, Hawaii lost out to Italy this year as the No. 1 honeymoon destination in a survey by Modern Bride magazine.
The 11th annual "World's Best Honeymoons" survey was conducted through a network of 6,000 luxury travel agents who ranked their 50 favorite honeymoon spots. The results appear in the magazine's August/September issue.
Italy was ranked third on last year's list. This is the first time the country has come in first on the honeymoon survey.
Second on the list was Hawaii, which was the top destination in the Modern Bride survey for a decade. Tahiti came in third, followed by Costa Rica at No. 4 (up from No. 10 last year), Mexico, France, the Maldives, Anguilla, Fiji and Greece.
Other "bests" on the list were Caneel Bay, St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, for resort with best beach; the Setai in Miami, for resort with best bar; the Four Seasons in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for resort with best spa; and the Mandarin Oriental in San Francisco for most luxurious bathrooms.
The Premier Overwater Villa at the St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, was cited for having the "ultimate honeymoon suite."
Mexico, Las Vegas and the Dominican Republic were named most affordable honeymoon destinations, and Costa Rica, South Africa and New Zealand were named best places for adventure.
So tell me, where would YOU like to go for your honeymoon? Or if you have any honeymoon story to share...
I've been tagged by several of you! The first tagger, Simon, tagged me with this travel meme several months back and only now (a thousand and one apologies) am I able to finally do it! I've always had the itch to travel ~ to see a new place, to experience and learn a new culture and to taste and savor each new cuisine along the way. When I was barely walking even, my parents were kind enough to bring me to some of the Malaysian states of Terengganu, Malacca, Penang, etc which I barely haveany memory off. However, the places that I do remember and had enjoyed myself are Perth, Adelaide and Sydney in Aussieland, London in Britain, Singapore, Las Vegas, Disneyland, Maui and some parts of Narita town in Japan during some of few stop-overs before flying home to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Anywaes, this tag is about where I would like to go next and gosh...how can I limit it to just one place? I wish I could teleport myself to such exotic destinations ~ Italy, Maldives, Korea, Cabo San Lucas, Switzerland, and many more, with no worries of customs, layovers and flight delays! And now that it is summer time, it a perfect chance for a mini getaway.
What I really would love to do is to go on a roadtrip to see the great U S of A by visiting town after town, state after state! To me, a roadtrip is like the most flexible way to travel and there's nothing like a road trip to help one understand the magic of the open road. Picking a destination...now that will be the hardest since there are so many things to see...figuring exactly where to start from and ending up. Boston ~ to walk the historic Freedom trail and take swan boat ride in Boston Public Garden; Miami ~ learn to salsa at a fancy nightclub and perk up with a shot of coffee in Little Havana; New York ~ take in the view from atop the Empire State Building and see a broadway show; Montreal ~ enjoy the summer's outdoor jazz and comedy festivals; and San Francisco ~ climb aboard a cable car, drive across the Golden Gate Bright and dine on dim sum in Chinatown. Then, there's the Pacific Coast Highway, Route 66, Great River Road, or the Tamiami Trail.
Okay, I betta start my planning...
Next, to tag five people...gosh, who do I pick? Volunteers? So I pick Rho, Donna, Yvy, Vina and Ji-In
Below are the "exact" instructions ~
**Start Copy**
Instructions:
Proposition : Where do you want to go Next, OUTSIDE OF YOUR COUNTRY, for tourism, work , study, whatever.
Requirements: Find some info about the place, itinerary etc, pics if possible so you get MORE Traffic coming in, and maybe some people can find somewhere to go to. Excludes your NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR, ie Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, a country that borders yours.
Quantity : FIVE PEOPLE!
Tag Mode : Chain Link. 15 of them. You leave 15 people and their DEEP LINK of their Blog Name and TAGGED POST and hit out for five more. So it will look like
**Add in the blog you got the tag from and tagged post.** (In this case, for example, you should add : Consuela getting behind the wheel to enjoy a road trip across America")
Extra Rules: you cannot Tag another person who has performed the Tagging Rights to Travel. Check yr commentators. Make this tag interesting. And pay those people in the list a visit, you never know if you can pinch / recycle some ideas for your next entry!
and...I do mean Welcome! Selamat Datang! Aloha! I extend a warm welcome and am glad that you could stop by and read my blog. It simply contains general musings and ramblings about things that concern and/or interest me.
So kick back, click away and don't forget...enjoy your visit!
"So you want to know me? Romantic and logical ~ Loyal and always true ~ Funloving crazy and very quiet when needed ~
Sensible and down to earth...to sum it up, I guess I'm pretty much a "nice girl", hopefully in a good way, who's also a bit of a geek"
Here I am as perfect as I'm ever going to be.
You'll see, love me for me.
Stick around, I'm not the kind of girl you wanna leave.
You'll see, love me for me.
"With a birthday on the 5th of the month you are inclined to work well with people and enjoy them. You are talented and versatile, very good at presenting ideas. You may have a tendency to get itchy feet at times and need change and travel. You tend to be very progressive, imaginative and adaptable. Your mind is quick, clever and analytical. A restlessness in your nature may make you a bit impatient and easily bored with routine. You may have a tendency to shirk responsibility".
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After reigning for a decade, Hawaii lost out to Italy this year as the No. 1 honeymoon destination in a survey by Modern Bride magazine. 
What I really would love to do is to go on a roadtrip to see the great U S of A by visiting town after town, state after state! To me, a roadtrip is like the most flexible way to travel and there's nothing like a road trip to help one understand the magic of the open road. Picking a destination...now that will be the hardest since there are so many things to see...figuring exactly where to start from and ending up. Boston ~ to walk the historic Freedom trail and take swan boat ride in Boston Public Garden; Miami ~ learn to salsa at a fancy nightclub and perk up with a shot of coffee in Little Havana; New York ~ take in the view from atop the Empire State Building and see a broadway show; Montreal ~ enjoy the summer's outdoor jazz and comedy festivals; and San Francisco ~ climb aboard a cable car, drive across the Golden Gate Bright and dine on dim sum in Chinatown. Then, there's the Pacific Coast Highway, Route 66, Great River Road, or the Tamiami Trail. 
is how I feel now
