Tired of the same-old? Why not try underwater dining, overwater sleeping or waterfall hunting.
Yes, this year could be the year you upgrade the car or buy a house. Or you could use it to make some serious progress in ticking off your ultimate bucket list.
After all, life is about experiences – and the 10 ideas below are seriously good ones.
1. Dine underwater
You’ll find quite possibly the best dining experience on Earth 5.8 metres below the surface, surrounded by thousands of fish.
The Maldives’ Hurawalhi underwater restaurant serves an eightcourse extravaganza, but the real show is the symphony of sea life which swirls around you.
An added bonus is the restaurant was designed and built in New Zealand.
Insider tip: don’t order the fish – you’ll feel a little guilty as the rest of the family float on by.
2. Fall in love with Croatia
Croatia is not only home to Europe’s best medieval fortress at Dubrovnik but it also has 1000 islands that during summer resemble a tropical paradise.
Inland you’ll also find enchanting waterfalls – the best place being Plitvice National Park, where you’ll find almost 100 waterfalls linking 16 huge lakes.
3. Sleep with the birds in Sri Lanka
Atop a 40m high pine tree in the middle of Sri Lanka, you’ll find one of the most rustic tree houses on Earth.
User beware: this would pass precisely zero safety regulations in New Zealand – it’s a house built around a pine, and connected to land via a bridge.
Simply called ‘‘The Tree House’’, the owners assure us it has survived multiple cyclones and they feel confident in saying the experience is one you’ll never forget.
The tree sways in the breeze the entire night, and a trip to the bathroom in the corner of the room could wake your loved one – it’ll rock quite a bit.
4. Discover a new side to Singapore
Singapore is so much more than just a stopover.
The ArtScience Museum is out-ofthis-world.
One of the exhibits has 170,000 lights that simulate what it would be like to get lost in space.
Among the museum’s other exhibits