Alright! Jer and I are really struggling with the location of our honeymoon!
If you have any recommendations, PLEASE OH PLEASE speak up!
So the situation is this.
We have been planning Greece since we began talking honeymoon. Initially we wanted a cruise but they all depart the Saturday following our wedding and I have limited vacation time. Our next options are a land/cruise tour, staying put in a hotel on the sea and exploring or a full guided land tour. Our options with these remain limited due to cost but some definitely fall within our budget.
The negatives to Greece:
*The travel time it requires to get there
*The amount of our budget which will be allocated to flights
*When will we be able to travel this far once we start having kids?
The positive to Greece:
*does not have to be explained!
*The waters are bluer than blue
*There are white and black sand beaches
*The food options will be phenomonal
*The history/mythology is endless
* Also, I have always had this feeling that I may have been Venus in a past life! ;)
Another option we have began discussing is Cabo! Who can resist an amazing, adventurous Mexican getaway.
We have run into All-Inclusives, normal hotels and Amazing Resort and Spa retreats. If we go Cabo, we must go all in to get the best quality out of this option. Plus there is always the chance that we can vacation to Cabo once we start our family, so this is definitely a possibility in the nearer future.
The negatives to Cabo:
* The limited activity provided by an all inclusive
* The limited activities for adventure and history
* The number of families that may be vacationing
* The September weather may be iffy due to hurricane season
The positives to Cabo:
* The beautiful beaches
* The endless mexican food
* The bottomless cocktails
* Returning to Milwaukee with a tan
* The short flight which will allow us more vacation time
Now that you have read the positives and negatives to both, please provide a recommendation based on your honeymoon, your past travels or your advice as a friend!
We could use a little help as we keep going back and forth!
Thanks in advance!
Tasha
4 comments:
Hi! (this is Erin writing this even though it says Mike!!)
So, here is my thought on it...GO somewhere where you are just going to relax...I know with a child you cant do that..yes, you can go to Cabo again...but it will NOT be the same I promise you. Mike and I loved St. Lucia because we spent 10 days doing nothing in a fabulous little boutique-y small place and loved our experience even more so now because as we look back on it, we would not be able to have that expereince again with a growing family. Lily would just not be able to "sit" on a beach, or go snorkling, or all of the beachy things you do at an ocean resort. Our trips NOW are to Greece, and Italy (which we are planning!! :-) Lily just got here passport!!) since little ones are more one the go, and enjoy the moving about...to an extent of course. So my convulted opinion, albeit lenghthy is beach it, relax. If you want to start a family sooner rather than later RELAX with each other now!!
hey. i love both ideas. i have always wanted to go to greece myself but mexico is one of my fav places to vaca. just make it somewhere you will NEVER forget. my thought; i would go with GREECE. WHY? because it's somewhere you may NEVER be able to go again. i feel like your honeymoon should be the one time in your life that you go ALL OUT. i know with financial restrictions it's hard, but i promise you it's worth it. brett and i went to hawaii and spent 11 days there. we spent an ungodly amount of money (money that we got as wedding gift) but we look back and it was all worth it. we stayed at a place that we may never be able to get back to, we did things that we may never be able to do again, especially ALONE>without children!! :) cabo is a short flight and most likely you will be able to get there someday. it's definitely a place that you can find an affordable all-inclusive resort that is beautiful. but i still think i would TRY to make the greece trip/dream happen:) that's me. good luck. i am sure whatever you choose will be magical.
Cabo, Cabo, Cabo............your money will go along way and you won't spend most of your trip on a plane!!!! Go to Greece when the kids are in College!!
Boy oh boy, it is rough making decisions like this!
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