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Chowing Down in Charlotte – Part 1

Jess cranked this quilt out in three days in Charlotte
Jess cranked this quilt out in three days in Charlotte

I was somehow conned into taking a trip down to Charlotte to visit Jess’ sister and husband for a weekend. Ostensibly, we went down so Jess could make a quilt for Baby M – since quilts can only be made in Charlotte or some nonsense. Still, I’m not really complaining since Charlotte is one of my favorite cities to visit, especially when it comes to eating. I’m fairly certain that my arteries are under more duress now than they were before the trip, but hey, quilts can only be made in Charlotte, right? Ultimately, I view/viewed this trip as a test run for our big trip this summer; it was useful to get a sense of how Baby M travels these days.

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Babyless in Bora Bora – Hanging out at the Intercontinental Thalasso and My Archnemesis

This was a view we could look at all day
This was a view we could look at all day

While snorkeling was our most expensive excursion, the cheapest way we passed the time was by hanging out in our hotel all day. Well, cheap in the sense that we didn’t spend any EXTRA money on it. But the Intercontinental Thalasso is really nice and a great place to relax, so I thought I’d point out a few of our favorite recreational activities at the resort.

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Babyless in Bora Bora – Pure Snorkeling

The morning we went snorkeling was cloudy but Mount Otemanu was no less impressive
The morning we went snorkeling was cloudy but Mount Otemanu was no less impressive

I’ve been talking a lot about the hotel and eating so I figured I’d take a little “excursion” to talk about one of our activities in Bora Bora. One of our most expensive excursions in Bora Bora was also one of the best. We organized a morning snorkeling trip with Pure Snorkeling, a local snorkeling tour company. The concierge at the Intercontinental Thalasso arranged everything, though it did cost us a little bit extra than if we had just arranged it on our own. The final cost was 12,500 XPF or about $140 USD. Expensive, but worth it!

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Babyless in Bora Bora: Saving Money on Food

A quality home cooked meal
A quality home cooked meal

So, staying in your hotel to eat is pretty expensive. We knew this going in, so Jess and I had to come up with plans and strategies to keep food costs down. Today I’m going to talk about our strategies and how we tried to keep costs down. Bora Bora is an obvious extreme, price wise, but I think you can save money on travel anywhere with these eating tips. Here’s how we approached things. [Read more…]

Babyless in Bora Bora: Eating Options in the Intercontinental Thalasso

Dinner at Reef Restaurant on our last night
Dinner at Reef Restaurant on our last night

Let me get this out of the way up front: there are very few cheap eating options in Bora Bora. I’ll touch on some ways to save money on food in a later post, but this post is going to focus on the eating options in the Intercontinental Thalasso. When you stay at a resort in Bora Bora – odds are you’re going to spend a lot of time eating the food there, so hopefully this will help if you’re trying to make a decision!

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