Wonderlust #1 - December holiday destinations

At my work, we have to take two weeks mandatory leave during Christmas and New Years because the firm closes for two weeks.

Since leave at the end of a year is a given, I try to plan my vacation a decent time before the actual break so that I can get good rates on airfares and just to generally be organised!

Last year I went to Queensland, Australia to see the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest and then Korea (as I got extended leave)!  A blog post dedicated to my Korea trip will be coming soon so I can introduce everyone to places ink Korea that you must visit if you're ever there!

Anyways, visiting to Queensland was such a great experience especially because I really don't go traveling around Australia much.

So this year I decided to join my family on a trip to Tasmania, Australia for a week because I really want to see more of Australia.

Here are some of the places I want to visit when I'm in Tasmania (all pictures are from the sites in the picture descriptions):

Cradle Mountain



Bay of Fires



Freycinet National Park



Cataract Gorge



Mt Field National Park



I actually did't realise how beautiful Tasmania was until I started researching about my trip!! Hoping I can get some good Tasmanian salmon there as well hehe! (Has anyone been to Tasmania or from Tasmania? Would love to get some tips!)

So....for the remaining one week of my leave....I'm torn as to where I'm going to go! I want to go overseas but preferably somewhere close by because I only have a week (or less) to spend.

Here are some of the contenders:

Hong Kong & Macao





I've been to Hong Kong before when I was younger but because I was like underage and had no money, I didn't really really get to enjoy Hong Kong to its fullest!  So I wanna go again and have FUN (plus go to Macao to check out the casinos!)

New Caledonia



I want to go there and try out my (beginner) French skills! Bon voyage! Oui! hahaha MDR

Perhentian Island, Malaysia



I heard that this place was a diving paradise! I've always wanted to try diving....

Palau



Somewhere off the beaten track! Haha actually this is more like a wish than reality because there are no flights from Australia...so it costs like $7000 to get there via like Korea lol.

So what do you guys think? Where should I go? Cos if I don't decide... I might just end up staying at home blogging :P

If you have any recommendations, let me know!

D xx