Just trying my luck to see if anyone has any recommendations…
My partner and I are going on our first trip away and have leave for 10 days in early March departing from Sydney. We're just struggling a little trying to decide where to actually go. I'm sure we're just over-thinking things but want to make it as enjoyable as possible. I think what's going on is we have different interests, I like culture and sight seeing. I recently did a solo trip in NZ North Island which was amazing and did all the hikes (Mt Cook etc). While my partner is more into the relaxing (beach resorts) / pampering / shopping side (replica brands) / less walking the better.
It's only 10 days so we don't want it to be an overly long flight. Nothing too expensive either. We have considered Hawaii but unless we can find some good deal packages, it might be a bit much. If it was longer, we would have done Europe or America.
Does anyone have any suggestions on locations? We could even do 2 countries if they are close together and have a short flight. In a perfect world we would have liked somewhere where we could hire a car because we do a lot of road trips together. There's all the usual places, Bali (wet season), Fiji (monsoon season), Singapore, Thailand. I like the idea of Cambodia / Vietnam, but my partner wouldn't want to spend the whole trip in those places.
Any recommendations on places we may not have considered? :)
I was going to say Hawaii would be perfect - nature, hikes, shopping, resorts - would suit you both but it sounds like it may be too $$!