Honeymoons

1. Do a little research and tell me the details in the planning process…whose role is it, etc…

I think officially and traditionally it is the groom’s responsibility to plan the honeymoon, but I think more recently both the bride and groom plan the honeymoon together.

I found the following websites handy for planning because each gives the couple a quiz to help determine their “ideal” honeymoon destination.  I love to travel, so narrowing down possibilities is helpful.

Honeymoon Travel, Destination Weddings, Honeymoon Planning, Ideas for the Best Honeymoons 

This site gives a checklist for a couple to complete to assist them in identifying their possible honeymoon destinations. Also this site directs travelers to travel agents that specializes in regional and continental travel.

AMT American Express Travel Wedding Division- Honeymoons, Destination Weddings, 100% Free Honeymoon Registry and Wedding Travel

This quiz is interactive and makes suggestions for travel based on one’s preferences.

 I also like this website 1,001 honeymoon ideas because it lists honeymoons by geographical area and honeymoon ideas in the United States. This country has so much to see and do that traveling within the United States could be a great honeymoon idea.

www.1001-vacation-ideas.com

 One idea I really think is interesting from this site is  a honeymoon in Wyoming. Visiting geysers and bears in Yellowstone Park and  Grand Teton National Park are just two of the ideas. The Wyoming Dinosaur Center hosts a huge dinosaur exhibit and would be very interesting. 

Visting a rodeo and a cattle ranch would also be a lot of fun. We could produce our own cityslickers movie.

 

Out Thailand honeymoon would cost roughly $6,000 for our flights and accommodations for 15 days.  Food in  is very cheap. A coffee costs less than one dollar and a gourmet meal can cost less than $10.00, so we could budget less than $40.00 per day or roughly $590.00 for our two week stay. Taxis are less than $10.00 for a 5k ride and a massage is roughly $7.00.  A rental apartment for one month is roughly $600.00 per month.  So including everything ($6.00 manicures too), we could go to Thailand for less than $7,500 for all expenses.

Wyoming is closer and the flights are cheaper, but food and everything is more expensive. An 8 day pack trip with all expenses including food, cabins  and our horses is $5,000.  A hotel at Yellowstone is at least $180.00 per night, so 5 nights would be $900.00 that olny includes breakfast. Two nights of additional hotels on the road would be another $300.00. Flights are $1,200.00 and food for the remaining 7 days would run between $75 and $100 per day.  So, the grand total for Wyoming is $8,200.oo. HMMMMMM……bears or temples, difficult decision

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