Low cost vacation package

Back when I was road tripping around Australia, I took the short ferry ride over to the beautiful Magnetic Island from Townsville off theFar North Coast of Queensland, Australia. When looking for accommodation, I found the Peppers Blue on Blue  was the perfect hotel that would suit my needs for the duration of my stay. It was within walking distance to the ferry terminal, close to a fun car rental office and was located in the marina, a beautiful and quiet area of the island away from the main parties and backpackers. Location & How To Get There Magnetic Island lies just a few kilometres off the coast of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. There are multiple daily flights into Townsville from Brisbane, Cairns, Sydney and Melbourne. Once in Townsville, you can take the ferry straight across to Magnetic Island which only takes about 25 minutes and departs every 45 to 90 minutes. You’ll find the timetable here. Alternatively, if you want to take your car across, see this web...

In September 2016 we were lucky to call the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa our home for four nights. We had a memorable time there, with lots of sunshine and a beautiful lagoon and pool to relax by. The fact that we only paid for four nights what most people would pay for one or two nights made it even better. More info on how to do that later 🙂 – Getting there – The InterContinental Fiji is located on Fijis main island , Viti Levu. Since Nadi International Airport is also on this island, you don’t need to go on one of the expensive ferries to a different island. We jumped into a taxi at the airport and paid around US$50 for the oneway ride, which takes about an hour depending on traffic. Definitely cheaper than the resort transfer, and not much more than the shuttle bus, if you go with at least two people. Flying into Nadi is not only possible from many cities in Australia and New Zealand. There are flights from Singapore, Hong Kong or...