Oh my goodness, I am so very jealous as well hun! You lucky thing!!
Give us some more criteria. Would you and DP like wineries for example? Yarra Valley is lovely and can be very romantic but if you don't like wine (from memory I don't think you're a huge fan?) it might not be a good use of your time.
What do you like to do? Would you be happy lazing by a beach/pool with ****tails? Or do you want to get out and do stuff?
How long do you actually have? FNQ is one of my fave desitnations but you need more like 3-5days minimum, flying out Friday and back Sunday might not be enough time to enjoy it.
Noosa is gorgeous and closer than FNQ. Bit easier to get to. DH whisked me away to Noosa for a surprise weekend just after we started going out, sweet thing that he is.
Perth is lovely - lots to see and do.
Sydney is awesome if it has been a while since you last went? Stay in the city, visit the nice restaurants around the Rocks/Darling Harbour, do some touristy things.
Otherwise down the coast in Vic if you want to stay in Vic? Mallacoota? Sapphire Coast of NSW?
Oh if I had a weekend kid free, only one place I would be...Sanctuary Cove. Gorgeous, fabulous food, fabulous wine, fabulous spa treatments, 24 hour room service and the comfiest king size beds in the world
What do you like to do? we both love fishing but would also walk along a beach, snuggle in front of a fire, go out and eat, touristy things, relax & drink ****tails.. i'm not at all fussy
How long do you actually have? Will basically be a w/end thing, leave Friday & home sunday so pretty much a 2 night stay somewhere.. if we were flying we would prob leave early friday and then fly home sunday arvo.
I love wineries but DP not so much, will probably have to have a look around on some travel websites or something.
Anything out of Oz is pretty much a no as neither of us have passports and i think 2 nights might be a bit short for that kind of trip
What about some of our magnificent lakes that have just filled up again? Bonnie Doon etc. Lake Eyre is nice.
Mansfield is lovely and you could do a day trip to the snow...
What about Tassie?
Daylesford is always nice for a romantic weekend and heaps to do in the region.
Mildura has a nice resort where you can do as much or as little as you like and there is (apparently) some great fishing in the area (I haven't fished since I was about 10)
Byron Bay?
Still Jealous. I really shouldn't be talking to you *pouts*
MG - i will be coming to you for medical (wrist) & weight loss advice, DP and i are getitng back into it and am hoping i can loose a bit of weight before we head of somewhere as well.. so you can kick my butt for me.. make you feel any better?
DP and i haven't been on a proper w/end away together since our first anniversary - it's always been a quick trip for a wedding or something similar so it will be ncie to finally have some US time without the girls.
Although i wouldn't mind trying to plan a trip to Eden with the girls next year to go see my nan.
I vote for Noosa. It's close enough for a quick weekend away. I love getting away somewhere a little warmer during winter, makes the cold months seem less long and awful!
Something for everyone there - nice food, things to do, bit of shopping, beach action (or inaction if that's your thing), nice drives into the hinterland, accommodation as cheap or expensive as you want it.
I was going to suggest Fraser Island but I think that'd be a bit much for a short weekend trip.
I think you need to make it somewhere really special, if you can afford it. You did Mildura with the kids, you're thinking about Eden with the kids - do something really different, that they just aren't old enough to appreciate yet.
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