Winegar's Around The World

After we were spoiled at the Blue Lagoon we were on our way to Manta Ray resort.  Fortunately we had already talked to people at Blue Lagoon who had been to Manta Ray so we knew it wasn’t going to be the same experience here or anywhere else in Fiji.   …

We were already in love with Blue Lagoon after our first couple nights.  The atmosphere was extremely relaxed and the people were so nice that we instantly felt at home.  That said, we had an action packed couple days to go with various activities and things to do.  The nice …

When we arrived at Blue Lagoon Beach Resort our first day we knew we were in for a treat.    I’ll spoil it now and tell you that Blue Lagoon was our absolute favorite in all of Fiji.    If you ever go to Fiji put this one on your list and …

After our interesting first day in Fiji we had to be up early the next day.  The boat that runs daily to the Yasawa islands leaves at 8 a.m. sharp and you have to get there early to get on the boat.   We got in a bus at the hostel …

As Ashley and I wrapped up our time in Hong Kong we were a bit exhausted.   We loved Hong Kong and due to our extremely small room we were out of the there as much as possible exploring the city.    On top of being exhausted from Hong Kong we were …

A car lovers dream If you have any appreciation for cars you would love going to Hong Kong.  When you first import a car into Hong Kong you have to pay a “first registration tax” of 40% of the cars value up to 150K.  Above 150K it jumps to 75%+.   …

Anyone who knows Ashley knows that she absolutely LOVES Halloween.   For Halloween we didn’t have costumes due to our limited budget and her husbands lack of enthusiasm for playing dress up, but we did want to get out and do something for Halloween none the less.   We decided to check …

After being in Hong Kong for a few days it was very apparent that Hong Kong was completely different than China.   Each day we would venture out and check out the area and we always enjoyed it.   Being in Hong Kong felt like being in an Asian version of New …

After our first few days relaxing in Hong Kong and getting readjusted to normal life, Ashley and I were ready to venture out.  I had wanted to visit Macau and possibly get some poker in while we were there.  Macau is the Las Vegas of Asia.  There are tons of …

Our next stop after China was Hong Kong and we were both ready for a change of pace.  The group of Apple employees in Shanghai told us that Hong Kong was “very different” from China.   We didn’t know exactly what that meant but different had to be a good thing. …