Noosa

Having a few days in and around Noosa is pretty easy for us.  It's just a 3 hour flight or so and then a couple hours drive from Brisbane (Queensland, Australia).  If this sounds like a long way to you, well apart from hopping over to Sydney or Fiji it is about the shortest travel time available to visit another country.

We like Noosa because it is not all high rise on the beach, there are good restaurants and best of all the weather is warm even when it is still pretty cold in Auckland – like in August/September.

Things you can do based in and around Noosa include:

Do a cooking class at The Spirit House in Yandina – fab Thai food

Go to the Eumundi Markets – on every Wednesday and Saturday morning

Visit Sunshine Beach and have breakfast or lunch there – or surf, if you are a surfer

Go to the Noosa International Food & Wine festival – 15-18 May 2014 – it's a big one with over 200 chefs and over 25000 visitors attending