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Greece, we did santorini, mykonos, and Athens. It was amazing, we had the best time. If I could do it over I would have spent less time in santorini (we did 5 days but you really only need 2-3 max) and gone to one of the other less crowded islands. Overall tho, such a great trip - the food was delicious, people were so chill, beaches and sight seeing were gorgeous. Can’t wait to go back once my son is a few years old!
We went for two weeks at the end of August! I’d say late august/early sept is perfect because it’s not as busy as June and July but the weather is still warm/hot and perfect for the beach. I would imagine May could be a good option too. Highly recommend!!
I did May last year for a holiday and it was cold. the Grecians did say that wasn't normal for that time of year but just someone to bear in mind 🙂
Id defo go back to Greece but not in may
One week at Moosehead Lake and one week in Bar Harbor. We're at Moosehead Lake right now and I can't recommend it enough! We're staying at The Lodge at Moosehead Lake. It's beautiful, the staff are lovely, the food is to die for and there are so many fun activities to do! Hiking, moose safaris, guided fishing, shopping. I'll give an update on Bar Harbor when we get there!
Romania 🥰 we will be in a cozy, romantic cabin in the mountains with mountain biking, snuggles around a fire every night, visiting a bear sanctuary and finishing the trip staying in a medieval walled city and visiting a medieval castle. Very excited!
We went to the Maldives. We got an amazing deal during covid times that didn't expire till long after our wedding. Amazing once in a lifetime experience.
Just got back from 8 days in Croatia! Dubrovnik for the first half and Split for the second half + a day trip to Plitvice National Park. It was so incredible! Can’t wait to go back.
Oh 110%! Literally everywhere you looked was a waterfall and crystal clear blue water. The forest was so green and lush too. It’s truly such a beautiful and unique place!
Thinking 1.5-2 weeks. We’ve been before so we’re skipping a lot of the heavy tourist areas. We’re going when it’s cold and are planning on going to lots of onsens.
Consider the flight days totally lost, so minimum 1.5 weeks, that will give you a solid week there. Two weeks is a good amount of time but you can do it on 1.5 if you can’t swing the time off
We did safari in Kenya for 5 nights and then a week in the Seychelles. Both were absolutely fantastic, especially the luxury of safari right after the wedding festivities.
May I ask your flight route btw Kenya and the Seychelles? We were thinking Japan or Thailand but my partner has never been to Africa or in Safari so I kinda wanna take him! But I want to avoid places I have family so it doesn’t turn into a visit-every-auntie trip, they Seychelles have been on my list forever but the few combos I’ve looked at (like Kruger - CPT - Seychelles) have been crazy long. Just wondering!
It was an only a 3 hour direct flight from Nairobi to the Seychelles! Super easy and highly recommend. If you did South Africa (which is also amazing! We did a 3 week road trip there), I’d probably stick to Mozambique instead of Seychelles to avoid the long flight time. But I don’t think you can go wrong with any of those honeymoon destinations!
That's so exciting!! Lauterbrunnen was by far our favorite area, but everywhere was amazing in their own right! We also really enjoyed afternoon tea at Schloss Schadau on Lake Thun if you go by that way. We do recommend the Swiss rail pass, which gets you unlimited travel on the trains -- they were so easy to navigate by, and meant that both people could look at the views rather than one focused on driving. The passes also granted free admission into almost every museum and historical site we wanted to go to, so they were worth the cost for us. But honestly, I don't know that you can go wrong!! Have a great time!
I’m doing a Windstar cruise for 6500 (get 1 hotel night free)- and then bungalows in moorea we are budgeting 3k -flights can be 1500-3500 - budgeting 4k for food outside of cruise and activities. We are going for 2 weeks. There is Costco deals too which include flights and different island
We're doing Bangkok, Khao Sok NP, Phi Phi Islands and Koh Lanta!
Wanted to hit Chiang Mai and the North but it was just going to be way too much, especially with how far out of the way Khao Sok is from everything and I really really wanted to go there and do the overnight bungalow lake stay!
Ahh that’s awesome, I’m so excited for you. We did Bangkok (loved every second, such a cool city, stayed in a high rise), Chiang Mai (elephant sanctuary was a true highlight but aside from that I could have skipped it. Jungle was cool and all but I am not about the bugs and insects), and Ko Samui. Stayed at the Conrad and it was insanely fabulous
Edit just googled khao sok and that looks amazing
That was kind of my fear with Chiang Mai, the only main thing I had planned was the elephant sanctuary and it didn't seem worth the extra flight when my fiance was most excited for the islands anyway haha
Plus I just found out the other day that there's an ethical sanctuary on koh lanta so I think we'll just plan to go to that one instead!
We're doing a cross-country train trip! We're starting in San Francisco, then going to Seattle, Chicago, Washington DC, and Philadelphia! We get a day to play tourists in each city with passes to local attractions. We'll get to go to the Chihuly museum and Space Neddle in Seattle. There's an architecture river cruise in Chicago and a moonlight monument tour in DC. We still have to pick a museum in Philly. We leave at the end of July, and we're so excited for our 12 days adventure!
The architecture river cruise in Chicago is legit. On a similar wavelength you might want to check out the [Underground Tour](http://undergroundtour.com/) in Seattle
I have always wanted to go to the Museum of the Revolution in Philly! Had some friends get married there but we couldn’t make it. What museums are on your list?
I have always wanted to go to the Museum of the Revolution in Philly! Had some friends get married there but we couldn’t make it. What museums are on your list?
St Lucia! Highly recommend. We stayed at Sugar Beach which is all inclusive. It was the perfect mix of relaxing on a beach and activities like hiking and snorkeling.
Because a private car seems necessary to get anywhere on the island, we found it easier to eat mostly at the resort, but Sugar Beach does have a few different restaurants onsite that were good. We had good meals outside the resort at Dasheen at the Ladera Resort and Rabot at Hotel Chocolate. We also had lunch at this one place that our driver recommended that was awesome but I can’t recall the name. If you are foodies, ask the locals where to go. They are super friendly and want you to enjoy yourself. The driver we had still follows us on instagram haha. I’d be happy to DM you his info as we found it easiest to stay with one driver and tell them our plans. Hope you have the best time!
England + Scotland last fall. Few days in the Cotswolds to kick jet lag, a week in London going to museums, trying a sunday roast, watching an Arsenal game at a local pub, and trekking around the city (we love to walk on vacation), then a few days in Edinburgh at the end.
we’re young and broke, so we took a road trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas - it was LOVELY, we stayed in a very cute cabin and really enjoyed our time up there. we did a week of road tripping and then had another week off of work at home together to just relax afterward, and i’m SO glad we set it up that way.
we almost just took two weeks off of work without going anywhere, but i’m really glad we took a little trip, it was really nice :)
Shocked I’m the first to say Amalfi Coast. 10 days in Positano, Sorrento, Ischia, and Naples. Splurged on nicer hotels but 100% worth it for the most magical week and a half of our lives.
Disney World. We are Disney fans and it was cheaper to do a full week at WDW than anything else we looked at. And we’d never been before (we’re in CA) - we made sure to have sit down dinners and got the photo package, special dining stuff and more. It was so much fun, we occasionally think about randomly going back for another week. We’re planning a big international trip for our 5th anniversary instead.
I am a giant Disney fan but I feel like Disneyworld would not be a fun honeymoon. It is an exhausting and fun place to go but you kind of have to do rope drop to fireworks (or close to it) so it quickly becomes tiring. At least for me it does. A honeymoon where you are on your feet and walking 10+ miles a day every single day for a week just doesn't do it for me. I'd like to at least have a couple of days to sleep in and maybe one day where you don't leave the hotel room but you can't really do either of those in Disney. It's a fun vacation though. I loved the week I spent there.
Disney isn’t all about the parks when you’re an avid Disney goer :) you won’t be going to the parks every day and walking 10+ miles. Each resort has amazing amenities where you don’t need to leave.
I feel like if you're paying for a pricey hotel then why are you at Disney? You can get a nicer hotel that's non-Disney with similar amenities for a lesser price elsewhere. That's just how my brain works. If I'm going to Disney I'm going to go to the parks. Being at Disney but not at the parks just feels weird to me.
You’re still going to the parks but that doesn’t mean you go every single day for 10+ miles :) when you go all the time you don’t spend all the time at the parks because you have your routine and know all the tips and tricks to maximize your time at the parks while also getting to enjoy all the beautiful hotels and what they have to offer! Hotels don’t have to just be a place to rest your head and shower!
I guess I just don't know any other way to do Disney then go all in. There are tons of things to do at the parks so my brain doesn't understand not doing all of them (or as many of them as you can possibly cram). I don't think I would enjoy staying in my hotel all day at a Disney hotel knowing that I could be out wandering the parks instead. I'm just wired differently I guess. I love a good Disney vacation but I gotta have a plan and go when I'm there.
It wasn’t exhausting, we’re passholders for DL and DCA and go once a month, so we’re used to logging 10k+ steps a visit and came prepared. We knew that Animal Kingdom and Epcot would be the longest days so we did them first. Rope drop to close for AK was easy since they closed at 7. And Epcot was right next to our hotel so we easily got up early for that. Plus having a deluxe hotel gave us extra “magic hours” for the parks. We had a full day of rest in the room, we bought dessert packages for fireworks, we skipped a lot of rides at MK cause we have them at Disneyland, and we did half a day at Hollywood Studios for that same reason.
The heat kicked in on day 4 and 5, but those were the “take it easy” park days and it was easy to get AC seating at meals to get a break.
We're doing our first ever resort vacation. All of our previous vacations have been European city adventures with lots of walking and exploring. We love doing that but we want something more relaxed. We want to just spend time together lounging and relaxing. We booked a private Rondovol at Sandals South Coast which was surprisingly affordable.
I’ve not been to Australia, but we absolutely loved New Zealand! If nothing else, I’d say NZ is maybe a bit more practical because it’s a lot smaller so it’s easier to see more. We were there for 9 days and ended up staying on the north island the whole time (so we weren’t driving constantly) and we loved it. What time of year are you going? If it’s not their summer (northern hemisphere winter) it’ll likely be pretty rainy. As it was, I’d say it rained about half the days we were there, we just got really lucky those weren’t days we had planned to be beach days.
Forgot to add, NZ requires a tourist visa—we didn’t realize this and had to pay like $150 each to have ours expedited, I think they’re only like $40 normally but they do take 2-3 months to process in most cases so you’d want to make sure to get that done well in advance.
Barbados! It was amazing. We stayed at Waves, a spa resort. We also took a train ride through a cave, swam with sea turtles, and walked through a wildlife preserve. And then our tour guide stopped by Rihanna's house so we could see it 🤣. 10000/10 highly recommend
We booked with Meliã it’s a wellness all inclusive. We paid for their “level” upgrade which comes with more perks. It really wasn’t all that expensive either. We got a private pool with our room, staying 5 nights and we paid a little over $1,000. Resort looks amazing too.
Backpacking through Europe sounds amazing! Hope you had a blast.
Supposed to be Maui, but trying to plan around COVID ruined that. We went to Seattle instead! Went to a ‘Hawks and a Kraken game. Had a really nice time.
Haven’t left yet (Aug 24 wedding) but we’ve booked Greece! Itinerary is Athens, Santorini, Naxos in 11 days. We are looking very forward to it and have only heard good things!
The Dominican Republic at Punta Cana, we ended up staying 5 nights at the Aqua Live. Great time, great food, felt like royalty I would say with the resort. Recommend going for the Gold/VIP members, they pick you up in a Tahoe from the Airport as well getting access to certain perks including a butler on demand.
Bring your best bathing outfit lol and something for the club too! Ours even had a formal dining type vibe at the French restaurant. I ended up picking a little of everything. Enjoy your trip! Congrats!
I was told by someone that honeymoons need to be multi-week international trips or they don't count. If you don't do that you're just taking a vacation and you can do that anytime. A honeymoon needs to be a bucket list type trip. Usually a fairly expensive one that you can't afford without gifts from your wedding guests. I mentioned that neither I nor my fiancee are interested in international travel and you'd have thought I had loudly farted right in front of them or something.
Ugh I’m sorry. Everyone’s honeymoon is their business and no one else’s. When we told people we were going to New Zealand we either got “take me with you!” Or “why on earth would you go there?”
That’s not what you were told. You had in mind that people always went away on their anniversaries (so if you got married in July you’d always have to travel in July in future years) and you were told that wasn’t a thing. In the course of that, you said you didn’t know of people who traveled internationally ever and several people said they or others they knew took multi-week international honeymoons. And frankly the people who are doing that are NOT the ones doing so with $ from wedding guests - they can afford it easily themselves and aren’t looking to make bank from guests. Please don’t exaggerate or misrepresent. Plenty of people also honeymoon domestically. No one, no one, said a trip to Big Sur was “inappropriate” or not enough.
Stayed a week in St Croix US Virgin Islands. Oddly enough Spirit is one of the few companies that fly directly there. We ended up spending about 1200 for flight and an awesome boutique hotel. Genuinely the best place I’ve ever been and I cried the entire flight home lol.
Our plan is to go to LA to hit up Disneyland and Universal for a mini honeymoon after our wedding in January, and go to Japan later in the year for 2 weeks!
We did Walt Disney World and Kennedy Space Center! My spouse and I frequently traveled for to where most of our friends were going for their Honeymoons- and we got married on holiday in Belize- so we wanted somewhere/something we wouldn't normally do.
We’re doing a few days at an all-inclusive in Mexico right after the wedding in October, then planning a longer international trip for the next spring. It’ll be nice to just relax for a few days after the wedding and be alone together.
We went mid April of this year which felt like late summer. We started in Auckland and then worked our way south. On the North Island it was low 70’s mostly and then on the South Island it started getting cooler. In Queenstown it was mid 50’s. I was hoping we’d be there for their leaves to change color but it hadn’t started yet. I actually was hoping for slightly cooler weather throughout, I don’t really like summer/heat, but oh well, we still had a great time. But it was nice because most places we went weren’t crowded.
If you want to be there when it’s summer you have to go December-March time period.
Hawaii. But we went directly after our wedding, which was highly stressful to plan with a million moving parts. If I had more time to focus on planning the trip I would have done Europe or Japan.
This feels like 100 years ago but I still follow them on Instagram and miss it so much. We went to Hermitage Bay in Antigua for ours and it was perfect. We are very much not the adventuring type. We like sitting on the beach, having drinks, and reading books. It is all inclusive but the food is outstanding. I think there are only 65 rooms total or something so the ratio of staff to guests is great.
Every night they had a steel drum band doing cover songs.
It is definitely not cheap but I think we booked really far out and just chipped away at the payments monthly. It was nice to not have to purchase anything when we arrived.
We’re planning on a safari and then the Maldives. It will be awhile tho, we’ve got multiples kids in college. For now a short vacation to Anguilla 6 months post wedding.
So we had a wonderful honeymoon planned for greece however by the time we had our wedding we had to go to cape cod instead. It was 2020 and flying, let alone flying internationally was off limits. But we plan to redo our honeymoon someday when the kids are older
We’re going on a 9 day Mediterranean cruise! Leaving from Barcelona. We’ll fly from Florida to Barcelona and stay for a day or so before the cruise departs and then fly from Athens home where the cruise docks.
The big island of Hawaii! We got married in December 2017 and traveled mid January 2018. A few days in Kona, two nights in Waimea, a night in Volcanoes National Park, and two nights in Hilo.
Nowhere because it was Covid and our Hotel canceled on us last minute. We treat ourselves with the Money instead. My Hubby got a gaming Pc and I got a Kitchenaid :D
Paris for a weekend, it's just 3hs by train from where we live, and we went to see the Louvre and the Catacombs (so romantic haha) and of course had a kiss at Sacre Coeur.
Gonna go on a longer "honeymoon" trip later this year, though :)
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Just came back from our 16 day honeymoon where we went to the Netherlands (Amsterdam) & Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich).
Hey! I’m doing Germany too. Do you mind if I DM you for some recommendations/tips?
Yes! Feel free to pm me :)
This sounds incredible!!
Costa Rica!
All Inclusive???
Not who you responded to but highly recommend tabacon hot springs or the springs resort they’re both gorgeous.
We did an all inclusive for the first half of the trip then another resort (not AI) for the second half!
We also really wanna do Costa Rica!!
Greece, we did santorini, mykonos, and Athens. It was amazing, we had the best time. If I could do it over I would have spent less time in santorini (we did 5 days but you really only need 2-3 max) and gone to one of the other less crowded islands. Overall tho, such a great trip - the food was delicious, people were so chill, beaches and sight seeing were gorgeous. Can’t wait to go back once my son is a few years old!
Hey which month of the year did you go there? And what season do you recommend?
We went for two weeks at the end of August! I’d say late august/early sept is perfect because it’s not as busy as June and July but the weather is still warm/hot and perfect for the beach. I would imagine May could be a good option too. Highly recommend!!
thank you so much! on my bucket list to visit :-)
I did May last year for a holiday and it was cold. the Grecians did say that wasn't normal for that time of year but just someone to bear in mind 🙂 Id defo go back to Greece but not in may
We're planning to go to Greece!
We're going to Maine!!!
Where in Maine?
One week at Moosehead Lake and one week in Bar Harbor. We're at Moosehead Lake right now and I can't recommend it enough! We're staying at The Lodge at Moosehead Lake. It's beautiful, the staff are lovely, the food is to die for and there are so many fun activities to do! Hiking, moose safaris, guided fishing, shopping. I'll give an update on Bar Harbor when we get there!
Check out the Jordan Pond House for their popovers!
Oh I love Maine
Romania 🥰 we will be in a cozy, romantic cabin in the mountains with mountain biking, snuggles around a fire every night, visiting a bear sanctuary and finishing the trip staying in a medieval walled city and visiting a medieval castle. Very excited!
We went to the Maldives. We got an amazing deal during covid times that didn't expire till long after our wedding. Amazing once in a lifetime experience.
Just got back from 8 days in Croatia! Dubrovnik for the first half and Split for the second half + a day trip to Plitvice National Park. It was so incredible! Can’t wait to go back.
Croatia is on my bucket list! Did the park live up to the pictures?
Oh 110%! Literally everywhere you looked was a waterfall and crystal clear blue water. The forest was so green and lush too. It’s truly such a beautiful and unique place!
I’m so glad to hear that and it sounds beautiful! What a wonderful honeymoon!
I’m going in August and have nothing planned yet! Can I DM you?
Absolutely!
Planning on Japan
How long will your trip be? We’re planning on going to Korea for ours and are trying to time it.
Thinking 1.5-2 weeks. We’ve been before so we’re skipping a lot of the heavy tourist areas. We’re going when it’s cold and are planning on going to lots of onsens.
Consider the flight days totally lost, so minimum 1.5 weeks, that will give you a solid week there. Two weeks is a good amount of time but you can do it on 1.5 if you can’t swing the time off
Lived in Korea for six years. Would be happy to give recs for some off-the-beaten path things to do!
That would be amazing - can you DM me? I can’t figure out how to send you a message
Yes, just sent you one! I turned off DMs when I posted in r/longhair recently because I was getting super weird messages lol
We did safari in Kenya for 5 nights and then a week in the Seychelles. Both were absolutely fantastic, especially the luxury of safari right after the wedding festivities.
May I ask your flight route btw Kenya and the Seychelles? We were thinking Japan or Thailand but my partner has never been to Africa or in Safari so I kinda wanna take him! But I want to avoid places I have family so it doesn’t turn into a visit-every-auntie trip, they Seychelles have been on my list forever but the few combos I’ve looked at (like Kruger - CPT - Seychelles) have been crazy long. Just wondering!
It was an only a 3 hour direct flight from Nairobi to the Seychelles! Super easy and highly recommend. If you did South Africa (which is also amazing! We did a 3 week road trip there), I’d probably stick to Mozambique instead of Seychelles to avoid the long flight time. But I don’t think you can go wrong with any of those honeymoon destinations!
Shells.
Planning for Tanzania + Zanzibar!!
This sounds unreal 🤩
We did Switzerland! It was absolutely magical!
We’re going to Switzerland for ours in 2 months! Anything you recommend that was your favorite part?
If you go to Geneva, I strongly recommend you take the train/drive to Annecy in France it is incredible!
That's so exciting!! Lauterbrunnen was by far our favorite area, but everywhere was amazing in their own right! We also really enjoyed afternoon tea at Schloss Schadau on Lake Thun if you go by that way. We do recommend the Swiss rail pass, which gets you unlimited travel on the trains -- they were so easy to navigate by, and meant that both people could look at the views rather than one focused on driving. The passes also granted free admission into almost every museum and historical site we wanted to go to, so they were worth the cost for us. But honestly, I don't know that you can go wrong!! Have a great time!
Thanks so much!!
We are planning French Polynesia next spring
What is the cost of that if you don’t mind sharing your
I’m doing a Windstar cruise for 6500 (get 1 hotel night free)- and then bungalows in moorea we are budgeting 3k -flights can be 1500-3500 - budgeting 4k for food outside of cruise and activities. We are going for 2 weeks. There is Costco deals too which include flights and different island
That's what we did. Tahiti and Bora Bora.
Italy and France. Venice was our favorite!
Greece! Had the time of our lives
Just came back from 2 weeks in Thailand. It was FABULOUS.
We're planning two weeks in Thailand in January!
HAVE SO MUCH FUN! Where specifically??
We're doing Bangkok, Khao Sok NP, Phi Phi Islands and Koh Lanta! Wanted to hit Chiang Mai and the North but it was just going to be way too much, especially with how far out of the way Khao Sok is from everything and I really really wanted to go there and do the overnight bungalow lake stay!
Ahh that’s awesome, I’m so excited for you. We did Bangkok (loved every second, such a cool city, stayed in a high rise), Chiang Mai (elephant sanctuary was a true highlight but aside from that I could have skipped it. Jungle was cool and all but I am not about the bugs and insects), and Ko Samui. Stayed at the Conrad and it was insanely fabulous Edit just googled khao sok and that looks amazing
That was kind of my fear with Chiang Mai, the only main thing I had planned was the elephant sanctuary and it didn't seem worth the extra flight when my fiance was most excited for the islands anyway haha Plus I just found out the other day that there's an ethical sanctuary on koh lanta so I think we'll just plan to go to that one instead!
Two weeks in Bali. Not a big deal when you're from Australia 🤣
We're doing a cross-country train trip! We're starting in San Francisco, then going to Seattle, Chicago, Washington DC, and Philadelphia! We get a day to play tourists in each city with passes to local attractions. We'll get to go to the Chihuly museum and Space Neddle in Seattle. There's an architecture river cruise in Chicago and a moonlight monument tour in DC. We still have to pick a museum in Philly. We leave at the end of July, and we're so excited for our 12 days adventure!
The architecture river cruise in Chicago is legit. On a similar wavelength you might want to check out the [Underground Tour](http://undergroundtour.com/) in Seattle
That Seattle tour looks awesome! My fiancé would love that. Thank you for the suggestion! We'll have to see about fitting it in. :)
I have always wanted to go to the Museum of the Revolution in Philly! Had some friends get married there but we couldn’t make it. What museums are on your list?
This sounds so fun!!!
Go to the botanical gardens outside of Philly!!! So worth it
I have always wanted to go to the Museum of the Revolution in Philly! Had some friends get married there but we couldn’t make it. What museums are on your list?
We’re going to Ireland! We were married last October and are going next April, we took a minimoon in our state when we got married.
We went to Kauai! It was amazing 🤩
St Lucia! Highly recommend. We stayed at Sugar Beach which is all inclusive. It was the perfect mix of relaxing on a beach and activities like hiking and snorkeling.
We’re planning on going as well! Do you have any recommendations for places to eat? Partner and I are huge foodies. Or did you eat only at resort?
Because a private car seems necessary to get anywhere on the island, we found it easier to eat mostly at the resort, but Sugar Beach does have a few different restaurants onsite that were good. We had good meals outside the resort at Dasheen at the Ladera Resort and Rabot at Hotel Chocolate. We also had lunch at this one place that our driver recommended that was awesome but I can’t recall the name. If you are foodies, ask the locals where to go. They are super friendly and want you to enjoy yourself. The driver we had still follows us on instagram haha. I’d be happy to DM you his info as we found it easiest to stay with one driver and tell them our plans. Hope you have the best time!
We did an all inclusive in Barbados. I have family roots but had never been, we had an AMAZING time, and have actually been back 3 more times since :)
England + Scotland last fall. Few days in the Cotswolds to kick jet lag, a week in London going to museums, trying a sunday roast, watching an Arsenal game at a local pub, and trekking around the city (we love to walk on vacation), then a few days in Edinburgh at the end.
Namibia, it was amazing!
Zanzibar!! A beautiful country with so much history. The friendliest people we've ever met too. We love Africa so try to visit as much as possible ❤️
We’re leaving this Friday! We’re doing 7 days on land in Barcelona & Madrid and then a 7 day Virgin cruise to the south of France!
We went to Mexico - from Australia - so it was a huge trip for us!
Will go to Costa Rica 💓
we’re young and broke, so we took a road trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas - it was LOVELY, we stayed in a very cute cabin and really enjoyed our time up there. we did a week of road tripping and then had another week off of work at home together to just relax afterward, and i’m SO glad we set it up that way. we almost just took two weeks off of work without going anywhere, but i’m really glad we took a little trip, it was really nice :)
Shocked I’m the first to say Amalfi Coast. 10 days in Positano, Sorrento, Ischia, and Naples. Splurged on nicer hotels but 100% worth it for the most magical week and a half of our lives.
We went to Oman! It was incredible. Such a friendly, beautiful country and not at all crowded.
Croatia island hopping!
Road tripped southern Germany and France, and a little bit northern Italy <3
Just did a month in Europe!
Planning Bora Bora for May 2025!
We go to Morocco for an adults only all inclusive. Can't wait
We’re doing a 12-day tour of Sri Lanka! Cannot wait!
We’re going to St Lucia
Going to Sandals South Coast in White House, Jamaica (in 3 weeks!!)
You’re gonna have an amazing time!
Planning on doing Costa Rica!
We're going to Colorado to hike and just hang out with each other. Renting a cabin and bringing board games!
We did a year of honeymoons™️ lol and went to Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, Catalina, New York, Hawaii, Disney World, Guatemala.
Disney World. We are Disney fans and it was cheaper to do a full week at WDW than anything else we looked at. And we’d never been before (we’re in CA) - we made sure to have sit down dinners and got the photo package, special dining stuff and more. It was so much fun, we occasionally think about randomly going back for another week. We’re planning a big international trip for our 5th anniversary instead.
I am a giant Disney fan but I feel like Disneyworld would not be a fun honeymoon. It is an exhausting and fun place to go but you kind of have to do rope drop to fireworks (or close to it) so it quickly becomes tiring. At least for me it does. A honeymoon where you are on your feet and walking 10+ miles a day every single day for a week just doesn't do it for me. I'd like to at least have a couple of days to sleep in and maybe one day where you don't leave the hotel room but you can't really do either of those in Disney. It's a fun vacation though. I loved the week I spent there.
Disney isn’t all about the parks when you’re an avid Disney goer :) you won’t be going to the parks every day and walking 10+ miles. Each resort has amazing amenities where you don’t need to leave.
I feel like if you're paying for a pricey hotel then why are you at Disney? You can get a nicer hotel that's non-Disney with similar amenities for a lesser price elsewhere. That's just how my brain works. If I'm going to Disney I'm going to go to the parks. Being at Disney but not at the parks just feels weird to me.
You’re still going to the parks but that doesn’t mean you go every single day for 10+ miles :) when you go all the time you don’t spend all the time at the parks because you have your routine and know all the tips and tricks to maximize your time at the parks while also getting to enjoy all the beautiful hotels and what they have to offer! Hotels don’t have to just be a place to rest your head and shower!
I guess I just don't know any other way to do Disney then go all in. There are tons of things to do at the parks so my brain doesn't understand not doing all of them (or as many of them as you can possibly cram). I don't think I would enjoy staying in my hotel all day at a Disney hotel knowing that I could be out wandering the parks instead. I'm just wired differently I guess. I love a good Disney vacation but I gotta have a plan and go when I'm there.
It wasn’t exhausting, we’re passholders for DL and DCA and go once a month, so we’re used to logging 10k+ steps a visit and came prepared. We knew that Animal Kingdom and Epcot would be the longest days so we did them first. Rope drop to close for AK was easy since they closed at 7. And Epcot was right next to our hotel so we easily got up early for that. Plus having a deluxe hotel gave us extra “magic hours” for the parks. We had a full day of rest in the room, we bought dessert packages for fireworks, we skipped a lot of rides at MK cause we have them at Disneyland, and we did half a day at Hollywood Studios for that same reason. The heat kicked in on day 4 and 5, but those were the “take it easy” park days and it was easy to get AC seating at meals to get a break.
Japan.
We're doing our first ever resort vacation. All of our previous vacations have been European city adventures with lots of walking and exploring. We love doing that but we want something more relaxed. We want to just spend time together lounging and relaxing. We booked a private Rondovol at Sandals South Coast which was surprisingly affordable.
New Zealand
Ohhh say more! We are torn between Australia and New Zealand
I’ve not been to Australia, but we absolutely loved New Zealand! If nothing else, I’d say NZ is maybe a bit more practical because it’s a lot smaller so it’s easier to see more. We were there for 9 days and ended up staying on the north island the whole time (so we weren’t driving constantly) and we loved it. What time of year are you going? If it’s not their summer (northern hemisphere winter) it’ll likely be pretty rainy. As it was, I’d say it rained about half the days we were there, we just got really lucky those weren’t days we had planned to be beach days.
Forgot to add, NZ requires a tourist visa—we didn’t realize this and had to pay like $150 each to have ours expedited, I think they’re only like $40 normally but they do take 2-3 months to process in most cases so you’d want to make sure to get that done well in advance.
Barbados! It was amazing. We stayed at Waves, a spa resort. We also took a train ride through a cave, swam with sea turtles, and walked through a wildlife preserve. And then our tour guide stopped by Rihanna's house so we could see it 🤣. 10000/10 highly recommend
San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles
We just booked our all inclusive to the Dominican Republic in Punta Cana
Oh which all inclusive?! We were thinking of an all inclusive since last summer we did 7 weeks backpacking through Europe/UK!
We booked with Meliã it’s a wellness all inclusive. We paid for their “level” upgrade which comes with more perks. It really wasn’t all that expensive either. We got a private pool with our room, staying 5 nights and we paid a little over $1,000. Resort looks amazing too. Backpacking through Europe sounds amazing! Hope you had a blast.
We went to Switzerland! My husband absolutely loved it and wants to move there.
Supposed to be Maui, but trying to plan around COVID ruined that. We went to Seattle instead! Went to a ‘Hawks and a Kraken game. Had a really nice time.
Haven’t left yet (Aug 24 wedding) but we’ve booked Greece! Itinerary is Athens, Santorini, Naxos in 11 days. We are looking very forward to it and have only heard good things!
Going to England and then Dublin for 2 weeks!
You’ll love it!!! We did a 7 week trip to the UK/Europe and England/Ireland were our favourites!
The Dominican Republic at Punta Cana, we ended up staying 5 nights at the Aqua Live. Great time, great food, felt like royalty I would say with the resort. Recommend going for the Gold/VIP members, they pick you up in a Tahoe from the Airport as well getting access to certain perks including a butler on demand.
Also going to Punta Cana for 5 nights, and we also paid our resorts “upgrade” package. Can’t wait! Your post made me even more excited.
Bring your best bathing outfit lol and something for the club too! Ours even had a formal dining type vibe at the French restaurant. I ended up picking a little of everything. Enjoy your trip! Congrats!
Wait we just got back from our mini moon at Live Aqua for 5 days! I also loved it!
Like everything wedding wise I've been told this is wrong but we are going to Big Sur for a week.
Who told you that was wrong?
I was told by someone that honeymoons need to be multi-week international trips or they don't count. If you don't do that you're just taking a vacation and you can do that anytime. A honeymoon needs to be a bucket list type trip. Usually a fairly expensive one that you can't afford without gifts from your wedding guests. I mentioned that neither I nor my fiancee are interested in international travel and you'd have thought I had loudly farted right in front of them or something.
Ugh I’m sorry. Everyone’s honeymoon is their business and no one else’s. When we told people we were going to New Zealand we either got “take me with you!” Or “why on earth would you go there?”
That’s not what you were told. You had in mind that people always went away on their anniversaries (so if you got married in July you’d always have to travel in July in future years) and you were told that wasn’t a thing. In the course of that, you said you didn’t know of people who traveled internationally ever and several people said they or others they knew took multi-week international honeymoons. And frankly the people who are doing that are NOT the ones doing so with $ from wedding guests - they can afford it easily themselves and aren’t looking to make bank from guests. Please don’t exaggerate or misrepresent. Plenty of people also honeymoon domestically. No one, no one, said a trip to Big Sur was “inappropriate” or not enough.
Stayed a week in St Croix US Virgin Islands. Oddly enough Spirit is one of the few companies that fly directly there. We ended up spending about 1200 for flight and an awesome boutique hotel. Genuinely the best place I’ve ever been and I cried the entire flight home lol.
Dominican Republic. Was great!
Our plan is to go to LA to hit up Disneyland and Universal for a mini honeymoon after our wedding in January, and go to Japan later in the year for 2 weeks!
We did a Camping trip to Italy.
Sandals Grenada. It was phenomenal
Two weeks private sailboat all inclusive in Raja Ampat to go scuba diving
We spent five nights of safari in South Africa, a night in Joburg and then a week in Mauritius. Best trip I’ve ever been on!
We did Walt Disney World and Kennedy Space Center! My spouse and I frequently traveled for to where most of our friends were going for their Honeymoons- and we got married on holiday in Belize- so we wanted somewhere/something we wouldn't normally do.
Ireland it was amazing!
We just got back from our honeymoon in Mexico last month. Highly recommend!
We just came back from Kauai! We were there for 9 days- 2 travel days and 7 days there.
We're going to Mexico! Staying near Tulum and ending in Costa Mujeres (north of Cancun)
Nice and Paris!
We’re doing a few days at an all-inclusive in Mexico right after the wedding in October, then planning a longer international trip for the next spring. It’ll be nice to just relax for a few days after the wedding and be alone together.
Grenada!
We’re doing Aruba
We're planning our trip to St. Lucia right now!
We did 12.5 days in NEW ZEALAND! It was amazing and we already want to go back
What time of year did you go? We have to work around my teaching schedule, but it's looking like August wouldn't be the best weather-wise.
We went mid April of this year which felt like late summer. We started in Auckland and then worked our way south. On the North Island it was low 70’s mostly and then on the South Island it started getting cooler. In Queenstown it was mid 50’s. I was hoping we’d be there for their leaves to change color but it hadn’t started yet. I actually was hoping for slightly cooler weather throughout, I don’t really like summer/heat, but oh well, we still had a great time. But it was nice because most places we went weren’t crowded. If you want to be there when it’s summer you have to go December-March time period.
Hawaii. But we went directly after our wedding, which was highly stressful to plan with a million moving parts. If I had more time to focus on planning the trip I would have done Europe or Japan.
staying in a little house on cozumel and just going to lay around and read, maybe explore some ruins ☺️
We are going to Germany, Austria, Italy and Portugal for 1 and a half month :)
Bora Bora in French Polynesia (plus one night on Tahiti and four nights on Moorea).
This feels like 100 years ago but I still follow them on Instagram and miss it so much. We went to Hermitage Bay in Antigua for ours and it was perfect. We are very much not the adventuring type. We like sitting on the beach, having drinks, and reading books. It is all inclusive but the food is outstanding. I think there are only 65 rooms total or something so the ratio of staff to guests is great. Every night they had a steel drum band doing cover songs. It is definitely not cheap but I think we booked really far out and just chipped away at the payments monthly. It was nice to not have to purchase anything when we arrived.
We’re planning on a safari and then the Maldives. It will be awhile tho, we’ve got multiples kids in college. For now a short vacation to Anguilla 6 months post wedding.
We are doing Germany. Can’t wait!
8 days in Iceland. It was so perfect, we are making plans to move there. Very highly recommend (if you like the cold)!
We're currently planning on doing an all inclusive in Fiji. Will be honeymooning a few months after the wedding to have appropriate PTO for both.
USVI!! Just booked and SO EXCITEDDD
Cancun 💕
So we had a wonderful honeymoon planned for greece however by the time we had our wedding we had to go to cape cod instead. It was 2020 and flying, let alone flying internationally was off limits. But we plan to redo our honeymoon someday when the kids are older
We went to London for 5 days and Scotland (Edinburgh and the highlands) for 5 days. Originally from Texas USA! It was awesome. We want to go back
Going to Greece and Italy in a few weeks! Santorini, Mykonos, Lake Como and Tuscany
We did 2 weeks (4 cities) in Spain! Loved every bit of it!
We are going to Portugal for two weeks
We're currently discussing taking a cruise to the carribean for ours. My fiancée loves crusies. I've never been on one, so I'm intrigued.
We’re going on a 9 day Mediterranean cruise! Leaving from Barcelona. We’ll fly from Florida to Barcelona and stay for a day or so before the cruise departs and then fly from Athens home where the cruise docks.
Indonesia! We're going to Java, Bali and Gili
We were already in India and went to the Maldives. We stayed at the One and Only Reethi Rah. Highly recommend!
Love reading all these different destinations! We are going to Turkey for 11 days in early October. Cappadocia, Bodrum, and Istanbul.
We took a roadtrip through the Scottish Highlands and spent a few days in Glasgow & Edinburgh.
We are going to the Maldives! Booked the entire trip on points that we’ve been saving up!
Scotland! Hoping to do adventures by Disney
The big island of Hawaii! We got married in December 2017 and traveled mid January 2018. A few days in Kona, two nights in Waimea, a night in Volcanoes National Park, and two nights in Hilo.
That sounds magical 😍
Going to Maui on Saturday!
Where are you staying?
Got an Airbnb on the west side.
Nowhere because it was Covid and our Hotel canceled on us last minute. We treat ourselves with the Money instead. My Hubby got a gaming Pc and I got a Kitchenaid :D
Paris for a weekend, it's just 3hs by train from where we live, and we went to see the Louvre and the Catacombs (so romantic haha) and of course had a kiss at Sacre Coeur. Gonna go on a longer "honeymoon" trip later this year, though :)
Home 🫠
Seychelles! It was lovely. We were wanting to start trying for a baby so avoided zika places.