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This is just my opinion, but I plan on RELAXING on my honeymoon. FI & I call it our "planning induced coma." I voted the Caribbean, but I'm biased. :) I have been there before as well, but never with FI and never to any adult-only couples resorts or anything.
I do think that if you really want to do Thailand then you should go for it - personally I would save that for another year and do it as just a big trip. That is something you will have to plan and you will already be planning your wedding this time.
Take it with a grain of salt, but hey, that's what I would do. Good luck!
I voted for Thailand. I went there with my now husband 4 years ago and absolutely loved it. How long are you planning to be there for? I wouldn't suggest too much travelling around on your honeymoon. We were there for 3 weeks and spent time in Koh Samui, Phuket and 3 days in Bangkok at the end of our trip. Loved Koh Samui and would give Phuket a miss. If we ever go back, we'll do some of the smaller islands.
I loved Thailand! Its an amazing experience. I agree with @Monny, spend a few days in Bangkok, and then relaxing on a beach - Krabi is beautiful. If you're up for a little more adventure, I'd highly recommend hoping over to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat.
I voted for Thailand bc thats where we want to go! We'll relax, but honestly I want to see culture and a new destination rather than sitting around in a resort all day. But to each their own, I know for some people, sitting around on a beach resort is the dream honeymoon.
We went to Thailand for our honeymoon and had an amazing time! PM me if you have any questions.
Oh and I'd definitely recommend Koh Tao.
I voted the Caribbean Sandals because I just got back from there (Sandals Royal Bahamian) and it was amazing. Let me know if you want more info, I would love to ramble on about it.
I voted Thailand, that is pretty much what I want to do too. I'm thinking 6 days of beach/relaxing will be enough for me and then I will want to see more stuff. I was thinking Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai for 5 days and Khao Lak for 6, the Bangkok for 3.
I've been too Thailand as well, but voted for the Caribbean. I've been to both actually - but the Caribbean (to me) is more of a honeymoon so you can focus on eachother (as well as sites).
Plus, I saw some crazy things in Thailand, so just watch where ya go. :)
Hm, there is a lot to consider, I feel a lot like icelara in that I want to do something really different for our honeymoon,
In the future, life may get in the way and we won't have an opportunity to do a big trip like this...
But at the same the first few weeks of marriage should be stress free and a time when you can enjoy the time with each other.
Hard to say from outside what would suit you best as a couple...But if I were in your shoes, I'd choose Thailand. We choose for our honeymoon somewhere neither of us had been before because it was more special to experience it together for the first time. You say you've been to Caribbean many times and you're not a resort person, so I don't see a great appeal outside that. We've been to Sandals in Jamaica before, it was nice, but I've been to much nicer resorts in the Mediterranean for half the price. Don't regret going because it was a new experience but wouldn't go back either.
I personally hate all-inclusives and loooove adventure travel, so I vote Thailand (will be going there myself next year!)
Thailand!!!
There are MANY MANY beautiful beaches in Thailand. I would perhaps leave not immediately after your wedding? Begin your honeymoon at a beachy resort location in Thailand for a day or two to decompress. Then travel to other areas. :)
I hope to take a Pacific Island trip one day!
A tip for airfare look at buying your flight out of BUF to major airport separately. Search NEW/LGA/JFK to Thailand. Or even from Toronto to Thailand.
THen get your airfare from BUF to major airport separate. It's MUCH cheaper that way.
Thailand!
1) The Caribbean is EASY to get too, even with a family. 2) If you do go Caribbean I would research places other than Sandals and Secrets. The Iberostar and Palace family are better and both offer adult only. 3) It's Thailand! There's lots of beach relaxation to be had there.
If you have the means to do it now, do it now. You truly do never know what life will through at you in regards to health, money, or kids down the road.
I say honeymoon is the time to go big if you have a chance. You're flying out 2 days after the wedding so you have a little time to recover and have a whole 2 weeks available, how often does that happen?! The Carribean is great but you can always do shorter trips and have fun there while you can't always do Thailand. Have you done more adventurous travel with your fiance? And maybe just plan the first few days of your vacation not moving around too much so you get off with a good start. I've had a couple friends who went on big honeymoons and none of them have had any regrets from what I've heard.
THAILAND! You only get to honeymoon once, go big or go home!! If you've been to the Caribbean before it won't be special for you. And you can always go there again. Thailand could be a once in a lifetime opportunity!
DO IT!
My vote is Thailand. I'm not sure how much time you will have but I spent almost 3 weeks there and was able to cover a lot of land while still feeling relaxed and not rushed. The islands are incredible, Northern Thailand is amazing, there is so much to do, amazing food, great people, and it's affordable! You will be able to do a lot more there than you would at Sandals, and if you want a couple of resort all inclusive type days there are plenty of them on the island, so you could have the adventure plus the relaxation.
I have a Thailand question for you. I am trying to plan my honeymoon as we speak and would like to do a week on a beach somewhere and a week in the North split between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai plus a couple of days in Bangkok either at the beginning or end. I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to space the trip for maximum relaxation while still having a really intersting time. What order would you do things in?
I'm reviving this thread :) Plantains, we are planning on the exact same thing. fly into bkk, right out to ko sumui or another island, decompress for 5-6 days til we get bored, then up to chang mai/rai for hiking/culture adventure. Hoping to do it all in 2 weeks. Anyone done this? Any suggestions on iterinerary?
Not sure how I missed this but I have since worked our itinerary out properly. We are flying into BKK and staying at the St Regis for 3 days. This should help us feel nice and relaxed even though we are in the big city. We are then flying out to Chiang Rai were we will stay for 5 nights. I was initially going to split it into Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai but decided that I was trying to squeeze too much in which might mess with the relaxing honeymoon vibe. From Chiang Rai we are flying to Khao Lak for 6 nights to get the beachy chilled out portion of the honeymoon in and then back home via BKK. Hope this helps you figure your itinerary out.
We're going for 10 days, with the first 3 in Bangkok, the next 3 in Chiang Mai, and the last 4 in Krabi. We want to do the adventure thing, and end on relaxation!
@plantains: Did you book your trip through a tour, or are you going it alone for the whole thing? We are looking to hopefully book this weekend...just wondering how you came up with your itinerary!
I am going it alone on the whole thing. I found folks on www.flyertalk.com to be very helpful. They have lots of forims and people who spend as lot of time in Thailand. Lots of reading helped me narrow down what experience I wanted to have and then I took it from there. It also helped that I was restricting myself to Starwood hotels which gave me a steer on what my options were early in the process.
Feel free to ask anything you want and I will gladly share what I know. We are gonna have fabulous honeymoons!
@plantains: We are getting close....probably going to book a tour for the first half of the trip. 3 days in Bangkok, 3 in Chiang Mai, then 3 in Siem Reap, Cambodia to see Angor Wat. The last half of the trip is just gonna be hanging out at the beach....either Phuket or Koh Samui for 7 days. Apparently the weather in July in Koh Samui is better than Phuket, but my fiance really wants to go to Phuket (he's seen pictures of the Phi Phi Islands and that's what he keeps insisting he wants to see), althought a lot of people seem to say to avoid Phuket because its oversaturated with tourists and whatnot. But now our dilemma is that July in Phuket is low season (cheaper!), while July in Koh Samui is high season. I don't know how to choose! How did you choose Khao Lak?
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Any advice would be appreciated!
We're flying out of Buffalo, NY 2 days after the wedding for our honeymoon in October 2011.
I would love to honeymoon in Thailand but I am wondering if after planning a wedding, will it be too stressful to travel 22 hours and have to navigate (I'd like to go to see at least 3 different places in the country).
Or would a beach resort be better for a honeymoon, something like a Sandals. The thing is I am not much of a resort person and have spent a lot of time in the Caribbean.