Welcome The New Year in New York City

Time flies so fast indeed. It was just like yesterday when my family celebrated the Christmas and welcomed the New Year together. Yet again, we are nearing to the days of celebrating such joyous world celebration. Although I am nearing to becoming a year older by counting the days closing to the new year, I still can't help but anticipate the coming of the year 2013. I am anticipating on what the new year will bring. Will I be prosperous or will I stay in this current state - struggling? Will there be good things to happen in my life when the new year comes? I can only hope for all the good things.

Our last New Year was spent here in Manukan and surely, this coming New Year will be again spent here. As much as the whole family wanted to spend that holiday somewhere nice and luxurious, we cannot afford the expense. Besides, there is a belief that my folks believed in - spend new year at home together so the family will not spread out and be apart. Celebrating new year with the whole family is fun. I am truly contented with it but New Year and even Christmas is no longer fun in this little town unlike before. I miss the joyous atmosphere of Christmas in the Philippines that is felt as early as September.

I don't know if our New Year 2013 will be a joyous one but I am sure new years eve parties nyc will be. If you want a real unforgettable New Year's Eve party, you might as well join the parties in Time Square, NYC. I can only dream to be there.

Honeymoon Cruising in Millionaire’s Mega Yacht Fashion

Variety Cruises is delighted to announce special Honeymoon packages across a portfolio of cruises that includes the Greek Islands, the French and Italian Rivieras, Sicily, Cuba or the Seychelles Islands – some of the most trendy, most romantic or most upbeat destinations for today’s honeymooners!

All Variety vessels are ‘Mega Yachts’ – a motor yacht designed as a mini cruise ship. Luxuriously appointed to deluxe millionaire’s standards they only carry between 44 or 72 passengers. Furthermore, being of smaller size, then can access the smaller more romantic harbours that the big ‘factory liners’ struggle to visit. Honeymoon packages include cruises on Variety’s new Eur 29,000,000 flagship Variety Voyager that is the first sea-going vessel to be awarded membership of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts Boutique Collection.

Our Greek Islands cruises all include Santorini, the honeymooners’ Mecca, but you can opt to rub elbows with the rich and famous in Monte Carlo, Saint Tropez, or Portofino with the Romantic Rivieras program. Alternatively you could choose romantic strolls on some of the most amazing beaches in the world in our Seychelles program, a honeymoon filled with shopping and 1001 fairytale nights on a Oman-Abu Dhabi cruise, or Cuba's music filled life dancing the Salsa and drinking the Mojitos on our Cuban Sight and Sounds program.

The Variety Cruises Honeymooners’ package features:

• Cabins with Double or King bed
• Welcome Honeymooners treatment including a Complimentary bottle of Champagne and a Fruit Basket
• A Candle Lit Dinner at our Special Honeymooners location on board our ships (for all our programs outside Greece ) or at a preferred restaurant in Santorini or Mykonos for our Greek cruise programs
• 10% discount for any wedding anniversary on board our ships
• Automatic access to our Variety Club membership
• “ Our Memories” gift at disembarkation
• A free massage for 2, if on board our Harmony V, Variety Voyager and Seychelles program vessel.

‘Renew your vows’ becoming increasingly popular
Variety Cruises is finding that more and more people are choosing to renew their wedding vows later in life and what could be more romantic than doing so at sea where tradition demands the ceremony is conducted by the Captain of the ship.

The Honeymooners’ package is also available to those who choose to renew their vows. For those who are more recently married, Variety insists the cruise must be taken within 6 months of the wedding date and asks to see a marriage certificate.

About Variety Cruises: With its signature style of small cruise ships, Variety Cruises continues to be the premier line for life-enriching journeys created especially for inquisitive travellers. The family-owned Variety Cruises is one of today's largest boutique yacht cruise lines in the world with a fleet of 11 fully owned vessels including mega yachts, sail cruisers and private luxury yachts. The company has announced new 2012 itineraries in the Middle East, West Africa, Mediterranean cruises, The Adriatic, as well two new ships; the new build Variety Voyager Mega Yacht and the refurbished two-masted sail cruiser, Panorama II. All Variety Cruises’ ship host a select number of passengers ranging from 12 to 72, providing the intimacy of a private yacht that can dock into smaller ports of call in cosmopolitan locales. Founded in 2005, with a history dating back to 1949 under the Zeus Cruises name, Variety Cruises’ experiential itineraries embrace each destination, exploring a colourful collection of popular sites and hidden gems in Greece, Turkey, the Adriatic, Italy, France, West Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Southeast Asia and more. In 2011, Variety Cruises was honoured with the Condé Nast Traveller Greece Reader’s Choice Award for Best Small Ship Cruise Company in Greece.

Finding the perfect holiday package deals

There are so many holiday package deals available this year that it has never been easier to find the perfect option for you and your travelling party. A few simple steps online can lead you to the most viable possibilities based on some basic stipulations like how long you'd like to stay and how many adults and children you'll be travelling with. There's no need to compromise on quality with hundreds of equally excellent resorts to choose from and you can take advantage of some sizeable discounts when using the internet to place your booking.

In terms of accommodation, the basic choices you'll have run from self-catering, through half and full-board and on to the all inclusive option. Whatever you're preference you can pick out the perfect resort and you'll have every chance to make the most of your time away. There are advantages to each option and it really just depends on how much you like your trip to be planned out and paid for in advance.

The list of holiday hotspots within just a short-haul flight of the UK is an extensive one and takes in some spectacular destinations that are well equipped with exquisite beaches and all manner of attractions. So whatever time of year you have ear-marked for your next getaway, you can make your plans and place your bookings right now by running through the details online.

If you're looking for a classic sun-drenched beach and poolside escape then there aren't many places more perfect than the Balearics. The Spanish islands have been attracting thousands of British families to their shores on an annual basis for decades and they really do have something for everyone to enjoy and make the most of. Majorca is perhaps the best known of the Balearics and it is among the most visited holiday destinations anywhere in the Mediterranean. The island offers everything that families could possible want from a sunshine escape and there are great deals available on accommodation there right now. And when it comes to making the most of Majorca hotels all inclusive package deals offer arguably the ideal way to relax and indulge yourself in true Balearic style.

Monkey Trail at Puerto Prinsesa Palawan

The fact that our wedding anniversary is fast approaching, I can't help but look back the days when hubby and I were enjoying the first two weeks of marriage. Everything was perfect. We were both happy as we explored a bit of Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan during our honeymoon.

One fun activity we did in Palawan that I haven't talked about yet in this blog was the Monkey Trail. It was actually not included in our package tour but we did it anyway. We did it after rowing in the Underground River. We were given enough time to eat and rest before heading back to the resort we were staying. We got bored waiting for the rest of the tourists to finish eating that we thought of going for a trail.

One of the monkeys who stole some of our foods. Lol! He was cool enough to strike a pose for my camera.

We were hesitant to climb at first afraid we'll get caught for it was restricted during our tour but our  curiosity to see what is up there didn't stop us though. We headed up to look for the monkeys. 

We climbed up higher and higher but there weren't any signs of monkeys. It seemed like all of them were down where the tourists were at to snatch some foods. We were disappointed to see no monkeys, we climbed back down and had a rest. 

Arriving in Cebu City

This is a very late post for it's been months since the day my youngest sis arrived from their educational tour in Cebu and Bohol but I am sharing these pictures anyway for Green Monday.

Some of the DMC HRIM students as they arrived Cebu City.

That tour was my youngest sister's first travel alone and by ship and so it was very memorable for her. So even how expensive the tour was, I let her join. Good for her to be able to explore Cebu as much as she could while I didn't have to luxury of time to do so while I was there. I am happy for her to have experienced an awesome educational tour there. Since that tour, she'd been bugging me to plan a family vacation there even for three days. Since it is January, Sinulog festival is coming up and she wanted to much to go to Cebu to watch and experience the festivity. I am thinking about it.

Fraser Island Tours

Are you planning to be a little adventurous before the cold season totally wraps up the atmosphere? Why not indulge yourself with sunlight while you still can and fill your fancy with the beautiful sceneries of a white sand beach. If you don’t have a luxury of time, why not go on a one-day island adventure? It is a great option for one-day travelers or backpackers because they like discovering little wonders of a certain place they choose to visit. For a hassle-free and well-planned tour, it is best to get package tours so everything is budgeted.



Whether it is a one-day tour or a one-week adventure, Fraser Island Tours have all the list of the package tours you can choose from. If you only have a day, avail their 1 Day Explorer Tours which departs at Hervey Bay at a very affordable rate and adequate inclusions. Fraser’s 1 day explorer tour allows you to explore the best of Fraser Island as you go through rainforest, lake, beaches, valley, creek, sand blow and colored sands. If you prefer a six to seven-day tour, go for 5 days/6 nights Cool Dingo tour for a jam-packed experience.