Bali is an enchanting country with stunning natural landscape, beautiful beaches and a fascinating culture. What better country could you choose to get married in? The locals are particularly friendly and with even the smallest of details they aim to please. Bali also has the reputation of being a romantic idyll and it certainly lives up to that with swaying palm trees and gently rolling waves. Enjoy your wedding breakfast on the beach in the gentle breeze of the early evening and watch the sun go down over a glass of champagne, toasting your future life together.

Renewing your vows in such a dreamscape is the perfect way to re-establish your intentions. There are such fabulous hotels at good rates in Bali and you are sure to find something which suits your tastes and budget. You can be certain that whichever package you choose, when you have left for Bali and arrived in your resort, you will be in safe hands which genuinely want you to have a wonderful, memorable wedding or renewal of your vows.

The type of families that suit villa holidays in Orlando are completely non-typical. For my own part I enjoy a hotel where other people run around after me and I don’t have to provide; yet I took my family to a villa holiday in Orlando Florida, simply because of the convenience and also the nagging suspicion that whilst I love Mickey et al, I might need a tiny break every now and then!

Our villa became an oasis in a tide of Disney and outlet shopping. Don’t let me mislead you, it’s me that does the shopping and insists on being on the first Black Mountain ride and the last, but it was enjoyable to draw breath. The villas are located very conveniently for all the attractions, so that was never an issue. Also the standard of the villas is very high and they are spacious, providing great value for money as a family. We had a small pool with ours which we all appreciated and it added a different and perhaps calmer slot into our Orlando holiday. I think the key thing for our family was the space we had in a villa compared to a family hotel room and price-wise it made sense.

Fresh sushi and sashimi took me by surprise in the Maldives – most islands bring everything in via Male from all over the world and then ship all the garbage back by boat. Surrounded by the most amazing marine life in clear seas the chef can work wonders with what’s on the doorstep, as I found out.

Each evening the fishing boat would arrive at the jetty and off-load wonderful shiny fresh fish including tuna. They would gut the catch at the waters edge, chucking in the unwanted bits to the fish below. As the sun went down and over a cool gin and tonic the Rays would begin to glide into shore, lapping up the thrown out bits. Beautiful rays of all types and sizes would tip their wings first one way and then the other, looking a bit like a shark’s fin as they circled around each other (I suggest reading Zach’s blog about his experience snorkelling in the Maldives). Totally stunning and memorable…and then I’d go off and eat the delicious sashimi and have the perfect Maldivian evening!