Where to for a warm winter break?
 

Really we wanted to return to Bali for a couple of weeks but the weeks we would look at are the height of the season there .
Last time we went out of season and chose our accom well, away from loadsa people so our experience was a good one.

We are looking at end July/ beg August. Maybe a week or two but where?

We've done the islands to death we feel. We had already travelled all over the South Pacific 20 years ago and have returned to Raro etc a couple of times. It is a bit like leaving one gilded cage for another

Oz? Is Cairns any good? Red Centre ? We've travelled around Oz in the past

Where !

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Another thumbs up for Thailand. Its pretty cheap, food and beer is good, glorious beaches. Some destinations can be very touristy and crowded like Koh Samui or Phuket. Head off to the West Coast to get away from it.

If you are feeling brave, then I would highly recommended the Philippines. Palawan (El Nido) is just jaw droppingly amazing. Or head off to Negros and say hello to Philosophical 11 :hysterical:

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That's why we fly into Cebu. But, yes Manila Airport is hell on earth.

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Erms.Much as I am sure we would be made very welcome I may forego that experience, fascinating though it could be.

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How about Japan
August is high summer there, plenty to see, lots of history and culture..???

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Good thought.
I'll have a mooch

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taiwan is pleasant lots to see and do may be in time for early typhoon season@))

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Ok. I won't mooch. TBH I don't do brutal heat and humidity very well these years.

Warm , pleasant , able to plonk in a swimming pool without getting frostbite to the extremities.

Bit of interest. Culture. Relax.

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If you can snag a reasonably priced flight to Bali, there are good accommodation deals to be had around the time you want to go. An example https://www.travelzoo.com/au/hotel-b...m-resort--spa/

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We've just been speaking abut this again.

The concern is more that it is the height of the season = many more people.
We went in June last time and although very busy in some places, it was bearable.

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Ningaloo Reef and Karajini, in the northern part of Western Australia.

Ningaloo is a huge reef system like the Great Barrier Reef, except it is very close to the shore - you just walk into the water and you're there. It stretches like that for hundreds of kilometers.

Four hours away is Karijini National Park, which is an extensive gorge and cliff park with swimming holes all throughout.

From there drive up to Karratha (Murujuga National Park has one of the biggest collections of Aboriginal rock art in Australia) and then up to Broome (Cable Beach).

Fly out to Perth and drive up the coastal road and back the inland road, lots to see on the way as well.

These are all small Outback Australian towns and accommodation can get booked out easily, so book in advance. The base town for Ningaloo is Exmouth and for Karijini, there are two, Tom Price and Newman. Tom Price is closer and nicer. Try to avoid the West Australian school holiday times.

https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/

If cost/time for that is too much, just do what all the Kiwis do and go to the Gold Coast.

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It's still in the 20's here in the day on the Gold Coast..accommodation is so overpriced here though..

I'm going to get the shock of my life going from here to Christchurch mid August!:blink: