Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Travel Tips - Pick Your Honeymoon Destination

By Randall Cox


What if you've already chosen the dress of your dreams, placed the order for the exquisite cake and the stunning flowers and now can't put your finger on what to choose as your honeymoon destination? There's no need to fret once you have read these tips and hopefully, you'll be booking tickets to the honeymoon destination of your dreams pretty soon. Don't let the plethora of information on honeymoon destinations overwhelm you. You can approach this the other way around. Instead of looking at bridal magazines and websites about the various honeymoon destinations, talk to your spouse-to-be about where you would like to go and take it from there.

When the two of you have time together, what do you usually do. Perhaps you do water sports. Do you go hiking? Or antiquing. Do you like beaches? How about casinos? You can look back and see where you were the last time the two of you had a great vacation together. Perhaps it was a Vegas-like nightlife setting or something more tranquil such as Tahiti.

When you have decided on whether you want to hit the discotheque or the beach, then try to determine how much of your wedding budget are you going to devote to the honeymoon. Set a dollar amount and skip the bridal registry in favor of a honeymoon registry if you would rather have friends and family contribute to your honeymoon destination instead of more sandwich makers and microwave ovens.

Try a local place, preferably a drivable distance from where you live, if you want to save some money. But then, you can experience some place new if you can splurge. If you do have the budget to go international, enquire about visas and passport information before hand so that you are not disappointed later on.

If part of your plan is crossing borders, then great options would include Canada or Mexico but if a longer flight is what you fancy, then Europe must be top of your list. It can either be breathtaking Austria, romantic France, or some other European nation but regardless of this, such a honeymoon destination will surely be different from the usual and something you will cherish for a long time.

You need to determine whether you want to leave for the honeymoon immediately following the reception or wait a few days. Either way, book accordingly and have your dates firm. The earlier you do so, the better changes you have of scoring a great deal. If the sun and sand is what you are after, then you can save some money if you try some less popular beaches. If you're not into parasailing or water sports and just want time alone, then a less crowded, less touristy place would be the better choice anyways but the water will be the same even though some of the amenities will be different.




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