Exciting Vacation

HOW TO ORGANIZE AN EXCITING VACATION ON ANY BUDGET

    

Every year people want to enjoy an exciting and restful vacation.  Nevertheless, it can be a challenge to put it all together.  Where should you go? What is the budget? What is the weather? What should you pack? and so on.  Don’t let that planning process frustrate you.  Below you can find some useful tips to enjoy your vacations every year.

The first step is to identify your preferences and budget. If you are the kind of person who likes to travel a lot, you can organize a lon-distance travel every 2 or 3 years.  To choose your destination, you need to identify what are your preferences.  If you like history, learning about different customs and admiring architecture, you can chose some cities in Europe, North Africa or South America.  You can spend the day visiting some exciting places, and also at night you can have night life activities.  If you like tropical weather with a lot of fun (music, dance, water sports…), you can choose the Caribbean countries.  If you like nature and the environment, you can choose some countries with jungles and mountains.  In order to decide which place is the best for your vacation you can search for information on the Internet. You can find what you like and where it is in a short time.  You can call or visit some travel agencies to obtain information and it is free.

After deciding on the place, you need to analyze your budget.  If you have enough money, it is going to be easier.  You can start planning your budget one or two years before the trip, in order to save money for this exciting plan.  You can open a saving account just for vacations. Every time that you save money or you have extra income you should deposit this in that account.  Sometimes you will have to make some sacrifices to save money, but later you will be rewarded.

Actually, on the market you can find really economical packages, all inclusive trips or charters for special periods. Some airplane companies, hotels or Internet companies like Amazon, Overstock, Expedia or Groupon send email information with good deals.

To obtain the best deals, it is better to buy the package ahead of time.  Usually when the hotels or airplanes are almost full, they will increase the prices.  During the year, we have high and low seasons, according to the weather, vacation season or holidays.  If you choose a period the low season, you will save a lot of money.  

Another way to save money is to rent a cabin or house.  In these places you will have all the facilities to prepare your food instead of spending money in restaurants.  Some hotels offers buffet breakfasts included in the price.  It is a good option because you will have a really good breakfast to maintain your energy all day, and you can pick up some fruit and snacks to eat later.  The all-inclusive packages are recommended for 4 or 5 days because you spend the time just in the hotel or resort.  Usually they have all the facilities like food, beverages, discotheque, sports activities, swimming pool, bars, shows, etc.  It means that you don’t want to leave the place. 

If you don’t have a budget or enough time for a long distance trip, you can still enjoy yourself in your country or city.  You just need to investigate what you have near you.  What are the facilities that the city offers for travel, museums, walks, etc.  For example a train is a good option, you don’t have to drive and you can enjoy the landscape and relax.  Usually those are fast, comfortable and cheap.  According with the season you can chose mountain activities (camping, climbing, cycling, picnic …), beach (walking, surfing, swimming…) or city tours to learn more about the history, life and customs.  Any place that is near a river, lake, ocean or mountains is relaxing and enjoyable.

Any place or activity that you decid to choose is going to help you to renew your energy.  Recharging your mind and body with positive energy will help you to restart your normal life.  The importance of  a vacation is to enjoy the place and the time with your family or friends. 

   

How to make "Vietnamese Stewed Pork with Coconut Juice"

Vietnamese Stewed Pork with coconut juice is a traditional dish of my country. People eat it on New Year’s Eve. And I will tell you how to make this dish quickly and easily by following some simple steps.

Ingredients include 2 cups coconut juice which is clear and you can buy at Safeway, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, minced garlic, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon fish sauce which you can find at Sunrise Market easily, 2 lb. pork loin, cubed. You should buy pork at Safeway because it is fresh and easy to cut. Also, you should prepare 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 2  tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 4 eggs.

The first step is  to mix pork with the soy sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and peppers. Then, you should add lemon juice because it will make pork softer. If your family has children, it is the very best choice for them to chew. Then, put it in a cool place about two hours. The next step is to add vegetable oil to a pot and when the oil is hot, add garlic and stir fry until it becomes yellow. Next, turn the heat up to high and put pork into. After that, stir fry pork until it becomes brown. For next step, you put coconut juice into the same pot, salt and cook on medium heat. You can add hot sauce if you like it spicy. It will make the dish more delicious. Then, you should reduce the heat and wait until it simmers. While you are waiting, take another pot to boil the eggs. When pork is soft and water is low, you peel eggs. Finally, when the stew is almost done, you add the eggs to it and let it simmer together about 10 minutes.

 Now, we have a good dish which you just decorate and enjoy.

This is a simple dish and easy to make in my country; it will take you 45 minutes to 1 hour. You can eat it with rice or noodles, and it will be delicious. I believe you will like it.

How to Make "Pots of Gold"

  Nowadays, we have many kinds of food in each country on the earth. I’ve tried American, Japanese, Mexico, Korean and Thai food. All of them are so good, but I’m really addicted to Thai food; especially, the appetizer is called “Pots of Gold” which is my most favorite because I love its taste, crunchiness, and creaminess with sweet and sour sauce.  In Eugene, you can have it at Tararin

restaurant. They serve “Pots of Gold” with eight dollars for eight pieces. 

             You can tell that it’s not cheap, so if you have time, you should try to make it at home. It’s easy 

to make and I believe that you will love it. I just learned how to make it by searching for the ingredients 

of “Pots of Gold” online and I want to share my recipe with everyone. Now, I will tell you all the steps 

to make the “Pots of Gold”.  In the first step, we need to have 10 to 15 wonton skins which you can 

find it in an Asian market; a half carrot, 20 grams of cream cheese, and 10 grams crab meat. Then, you 

cut the carrot very fine and mix with cream cheese and crab meat together. For the next step, you get a 

wonton skin and put small amount of what you mixed in wonton, then you fold it in haft. You also do 

the same with the others. After that, you put the pan on the medium heat and put oil in it, you have to 

wait for the oil to boil and then you should turn the heat lower to avoid burning the wonton skins . The 

final step is to get all the dumplings into the pan and fry them until all of them become yellow. When 

you are all done, you need to put napkins a dish to absorb oil. When they cue done, you should eat it 

with sweet and sour sauce. You can buy the sauce in anAsian market or learn to make it on the internet. And that’s it! “Pots of Gold” are ready for you.

           

I believe you’ll be happy when you make it on your own rather than going to the restaurant and you can save your money if you want to eat a lot of “Pots of Gold”.

How to Make "Pots of Gold"

            Nowadays, we have many kinds of food in each country on the earth. I’ve tried American, Japanese, Mexico, Korean and Thai food. All of them are so good, but I’m really addicted to Thai food; especially, the appetizer is called “Pots of Gold” which is my most favorite because I love its taste, crunchiness, and creaminess with sweet and sour sauce.  In Eugene, you can have it at Tararin

restaurant. They serve “Pots of Gold” with eight dollars for eight pieces. 

             You can tell that it’s not cheap, so if you have time, you should try to make it at home. It’s easy 

to make and I believe that you will love it. I just learned how to make it by searching for the ingredients 

of “Pots of Gold” online and I want to share my recipe with everyone. Now, I will tell you all the steps 

to make the “Pots of Gold”.  In the first step, we need to have 10 to 15 wonton skins which you can 

find it in an Asian market; a half carrot, 20 grams of cream cheese, and 10 grams crab meat. Then, you 

cut the carrot very fine and mix with cream cheese and crab meat together. For the next step, you get a 

wonton skin and put small amount of what you mixed in wonton, then you fold it in haft. You also do 

the same with the others. After that, you put the pan on the medium heat and put oil in it, you have to 

wait for the oil to boil and then you should turn the heat lower to avoid burning the wonton skins . The 

final step is to get all the dumplings into the pan and fry them until all of them become yellow. When 

you are all done, you need to put napkins a dish to absorb oil. When they cue done, you should eat it 

with sweet and sour sauce. You can buy the sauce in anAsian market or learn to make it on the internet. And that’s it! “Pots of Gold” are ready for you.

           

I believe you’ll be happy when you make it on your own rather than going to the restaurant and you can save your money if you want to eat a lot of “Pots of Gold”.