What determines a perfect holiday getaway?

Every-time you think of going on holiday, alot needs to be considered, however the one things that should never miss on that list, should be FUN! The thought of going on holiday is always a thrill considering you will be visiting somewhere different however the planning and nitty-gritty details...not so much!

Tips on choosing the perfect getaway

1. What's your fancy?
You want to go on holiday but to where? Beach or Safari? Mountain climbing  or gorilla trekking? This is one of the main things to think about when planning a holiday. You need to pick a destination that you fancy, activities that you will enjoy as this will hold your key to your main  agenda, FUN!

2. Who are you traveling with?
Even though this question is mostly overlooked, it is important to understand who you are traveling with and what their enjoy! If you are going on holiday as a family with kids and you all love the beach, then you may want to consider resorts at the beach which have children facilities and programmes such as Watamu beach's Turtle Bay Beach club or Diani beach's, Leopard beach or if you plan on going on a safari, there are certain lodges that do not carter for young kids below 8 years!

3. How much time do you have and when do you wish to travel?
To get a good deal on your  travel you need to know how much time you have for traveling so that you can ride on offers hotels have with common ones such as pay for 3 nights and get 4th night for free? You also need to get the seasons right! What do i mean by getting "the season right"? Most off-peak season periods are almost an assured guarantee that you will get your accommodation/ flight ticket at a much lower price, it also means you can visit the normally "very expensive" destinations at a much better price.

4. What is your budget?
I think this is very straight forward. There is nothing as bad as visiting a place where you spend all your money on accommodation and are left with none to use on activities or a place where you will spend what you had not planned for and after the vacation your left battling with your other bills because you spent all your money while on the trip! It is nice to visit a place within your budget, as this will ensure a comfortable stay, that which will not cause you any ulcers later.

5. What’s the purpose of your trip?
Are you looking into learning something new, like skiing or scuba diving or wildlife conservation? Are you looking for some alone time, bonding time with your partner or family? It is important that when your trip comes to an end, you are left feeling that you achieved your goal. There is nothing worse than a trip coming to a halt and instead of wanting it to last another month....you instead can't wait to get home.

A trip is supposed to create a memorable time, one that made you relax, enjoy, have fun doing the NOT ordinary routine of your everyday life. It is thus why I say; when you plan a trip...give it your all! Make sure it will be a moment in your life that you will treasure forever!

The strangest things left behind in hotel rooms...

Working in the hospitality industry is one very interesting mania, but the guys who are in the hotel business specifically surely have the most atypical experiences. Wondering why?

I recently came across an article by Great Hotels of the World and I was left in a side-splitting state! The article was about a hotel survey done on the things that clients left behind in their hotel rooms. Obviously, the person who thought of this survey must be a cartoon because this is plain hilarious! Ideally, if someone asked you what you thought people leave in their hotel rooms you would probably say clothes, shoes, bags and maybe hair pins. Things that you are most likely to forget but this seems not to be the case. People seem to be forgetting a whole much more that just a hair pin....
Money....

Apparently one client left behind € 1000! So what's so strange about that? It was in coins! While another client left £ 20,000 in their room...I know, these clients must be extremly rich to forget that amount of pounds in a hotel room!

Unidentified objects and items ....

Ever watched those movies where supernatural powers come to existance out of an ancient piece of jewellery or an old book...apparently a client once left a book written in a strange language and the cover of the book was strange as well and the paper material was something the hotel had never seen...jeepers creepers! I hope you did not think I was about to say when they opened the book supernatural powers came to existance..haha!

someone once left their pet fish in their hotel room.....

Pieces of self  ....

Now this specific thing left made me crack my ribs...TEETH!! A client once left their false teeth behind while anothe left their wig. Leaving a wig behind is not so strange, speaking as a woman, if you have many..maybe you can forget one in the hotel room, but teeth?! Seriously?!

And to the naughty ....

I feel as though I should put an age limit to this but hotels say, pepole tend to leave behind strange bedroom toys alot! Come on people.!!!

Will you marry me? NO!  ....

Hoteleers say that their is also a tendancy of engagement rings being left alot in hotel rooms! Haha...with Valentine's day just around the corner can you imagine the number of people about to propose? And can you imagine all those doing it in hotels?

Now over to you, what have you left in a hotel room that you may consider strange?

Top World Health Retreats and Programs : Why they are becoming a No 1 holiday choice

These days all people talk about is how they need to loose weight or build their muscles or keep fit both mentally and physically! This is one of the driving points as to why many people are opting for a health retreat holiday, other than the normal holiday getaway. Resorts, hotels and lodges have come to the realization that people no-longer want just the ordinary spa treatments but want and crave for more!This in-turn has led to an increase of health retreats, yoga and meditation programs being offered in the resorts and according to  http://www.gayot.com/ the below are the top 5 health retreats in the world!

 1. California Health & Longevity Institute, USA

2. Canyon Ranch Miami Beach, USA 

3. Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa, Australia 

4. Zamani Zanzibar (Kempinski), Tanzania

5. Les Sources de Caudalie, France 

With this list i thought of which would be termed as the top health retreats in Kenya, and this is what i came up with;

1. Diani Reef Beach and Spa, Diani Beach

2. Samburu Saruni (Well being space), Samburu Game Reserve

3. Suyian Soul, Suyian Ranch - Laikipia

According to you, which resort,hotel or lodge, do you feel has the best health retreat, spa, meditation, yoga or well being treatments?

World's Best Secret Islands

I know the first question in your head is probably how are they secret if we are writing about them? Sincerely i had the same question when i first heard about these islands, but the more i thought of it, the more it did not make sense.

Skopelos, Greece

 However, yahoo travel gave a very good example of why they are termed as "secret". Remember the movie Mama Mia?This movie was a 600 Million US$ hit following the genius Hollywood scouts  who knew were on to something when they skipped over Mykonos and chose a secret island in Greece as the locationto pick Skopelos Island.

1. Skopelos, Greece

2. Caye Caulker, Belize

3. Sampson Cay and Exuma Cays, Bahamas

4. Flatey, Iceland

5. Gozo, Malta 

Andaman Islands, India

 And the list continues.........

6. Andaman Islands, India 

7. Rodrigues, Mauritius

8. Great Barrier Island, New Zealand 

9. Gili Trawangan, Indonesia 

10. Mabul, Malaysia

This is my favorite!!!Want to guess which among the ten this is?....