Organising and deciding where to go

We went to Phuket last July for the school holidays which was great since it was winter in Sydney. For our Easter holidays we looked at the pacific islands, Bali, and other Asian countries.
In my opininion the best way to visit the pacific island is by cruising and island hopping and visiting the different countries/islands. Unfortunately there was only enough room for one kid. Cruises have policy of restricting the numbers of kids in different age groups. We looked at Fiji, Tahiti, cook island, new caledonian, but we could not justify spending ten days laying in a resort.

My first choice was Bali, but due to high level threat of terrorist attack in Indonesia, my wife did not feel comfortable going. There was other Asian countries but cost and also having been to Asia last year we decided to visit our closest neighbour New Zealand.

We decided to go for 10 days but in the end we decided to go for 13 days, so we can get home on Saturday and relax for a day before going back to work. Its going to be a drive holiday, starting in Auckland and working ouw way down the north island and then down the south island and visiting the major city and whatever comes along. We've booked our vehicle, but no hotels yet, as we might enjoy one place and decide to stay an extra day, we wont have to rush.

This blog is created so if you happen to stumble across it, will provide you with some information and advice in planning a trip for your family.