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We generally like adventure but for our honeymon were so happy we went for a relaxing all inclusive on the beach. So so happy.
ETA: We fulfilled our adventure quota with a day off the ressort, trying new water sports and para sailing. So it was not completely a lazy vacation.
our honeymoon was at a couples resort, they had a lot of activities such as archery, tennis, roller skating, fishing, swimming, paddle boats, kayaks and even horse riding so for us it was a blend between relaxing and adventure
We went for a combo! We went to Grand Cayman where there are beautiful beaches and great restaurants to relax upon, yet we could go snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming with dolphins and stingrays, and other sighseeing (turtle farm, Hell, etc.). I want to go back!!
We're taking a cruise, so we'll have some adventures in the ports, but mostly relaxing on the boat and enjoying not having anything to do!
We went the relaxation route. I was so stressed out from the wedding that it was by far the best thing for me. And definitely was our best vacation ever. They did still have a lot of excursions and activities if you wanted to be active, but we only did a few of them. Relaxation was our #1 priority!
I think we are going mainly for relaxation. If out of the 7 days, we find an something interesting (a hike, tour, ect.), we may take it on. We haven't had a vaca in so long, we really just want to enjoy each other.
FYI - when I initially thought "adventure," I thought of going to a city (maybe Paris or Madrid, for example) with no beach in sight and exploring the culture. So I feel like an all-inclusive is on the other side of the spectrum now.
Relaxation! I'm of the firm belief that a honeymoon is time to enjoy being together, so I wanted to go somewhere with very few attractions and activities. We're going to a cabin in the mountains. We'll be going on a cruise later this year for adventure. :-)
We did a combination. We went to Anguilla, and definitely spent a lot of time eating and relaxing on the beach, but we also explored the island a lot and went snorkeling and such.
We originally looked at Adventure (travelling NZ), then decided a little exploring instead (driving around Tasmania) BUT then decided a nice quiet relaxing time in our own state seemed like a much more pleasant way to spend out time... The most adventurous thing we'll do is mini putt putt and maybe some wine tasting hahahaha
We are going for a bit of a combination. There is so much to see and do and I don't want to miss anything... if it were up to me, we would be running around and never stopping... but I know that FI will force me to stop, calm down, and relax. We have decided to add on a few days just so we can slow down more and relax.
We did both on a cruise :) The excursions let us explore and do fun stuff but the boat let us relax!
We're kind of doing both (although we're definitely not going all-inclusive). We do have lots of 5* luxury hotels booked along the way, but we're also going to some very out of the way places, doing scuba diving, motor racing and all sorts of other activities and visiting three very cosmopolitan capital cities.
Ours was a mix. We spent three weeks in Ireland, so it was only natural that some parts of the trip we were relaxed in front of a fire and during other parts we were taking boat rides across a choppy Atlantic to climb craggy islands!
We are hoping for a combination of the two - primarily relaxation with a little adventure sprinkled in.
Full out relax. It was torture, I'm an on the go vacationer and wanted the honeymoon to be another vacation off the checklist. Hubby want to relax and have a strerotype relaxing beach honeymoon, so I caved. It was his one chance to have a lazy beach vacation, cause I would not do one like that again.
@redheadem: We are definitely going for relaxation, and looking at all-inclusives for the same reason :)
We're doing both in Belize. Lots of (guided) jungle adventuring for a week inland, followed by a week of drinks on the beach. Our last few vacations have been a lot of logistical work -- self guided, across continents and oceans, and in places where we don't speak the language. So going to a place that speaks mostly English, is only slightly farther away than NYC by plane and will be experienced almost exclusively by guided tours sounds much easier.
Our first picks were Hawaii (FI) and Turkey (me). So Belize is a (happy) compromise.
We went to Paris for our honeymoon. Before heding to Paris we stopped at Manchester UK to watch a soccer match. While in Paris we had lots of fun, lots of walking and sight seeing but it is very romantic too. We had some relaxation but I have to say that if you really want your honeymoon to be magical do things that you wouldn't normally do in a normal vacation like drinks on the beach for a whole week! Go out there and have some fun!
We did a mix of both. We went on a Alaskan cruise which made this really easy.
We spent numerous days relaxing on the boat, including an afternoon at the spa for a couple's massage. We ate way too much yummy food, hung out playing trivia and games, and "relaxed" in our room.
But then we got to do more adventureous excursions. We took a catamaran to the glaciers, we went salmon fishing, and we went sea kayaking. We were also supposed to take a helicopter to go dogsledding but it got cancelled due to bad weather and the helicopters being unable to fly.
We will be doing a mix of both.
We're going to Switzerland, so the relaxation part is the fact that it's a very comfortable country in which to travel (safe and clean) and the fact that we'll be staying in quite luxurious hotels and apartments.
The adventure part is the fact that we'll be doing a lot of hiking in the mountains while we're there. Also, we'll be renting a car for part of the trip. so navigating in a foreign country will be plenty of adventure in and of itself!
We thought we wanted a mix, but it turns out we wanted to sit and not move. We were there for 8 days and left the resort for an excursion once. We did do snorkeling and some of the little water activities, but we liked bumming. Part of it was the wedding wore me out more than I thought and part was that it was quite humid away from the water and you felt like the energy was sucked out of you!
@Lemma: That sounds really adventurous! I do want to do something adventurous eventually, but I feel like I won't have time to plan something so detailed while planning the wedding.
@redheadem: Haha, I'm so much better at planning trips than weddings that I did all my honeymoon planning early on and still have a ton to do for the wedding!
Trip planning is actually really simple compared to wedding planning. I'm sure you could do it if you wanted to. But, I'm also sure that you'll have an awesome honeymoon at an all-inclusive resort!
I voted relaxation, but then I thought about it. We would probably mix the two of them somehow.
Palm Desert for 100% relaxation. All we did was eat, have sex, and watch movies. Literally, that's all we did. We needed it.
Ours was mostly adventure (amusement park hopping across the US to get in as many roller coasters as possible!), but we did have some down time on the beach too!
adventure! we do AIC's all the time and I love to be active so we're doing NYC and LV and I hope to almost never sit down. I've got a long list of stuff I want to do in both places already. In Vegas I imagine I'll be able to do all the getting dressed up and having nice meals and pool time etc I want to fill the 'sitting on my ass' quota of the honeymoon. I know most bees are american but I've never been there yet and I'm totally excited!!
We ended up staying home to relax and I'm so glad we did! I was sick the week of the wedding, so it was perfect to be able to sleep.
@redheadem: For a honeymoon, I would like some R&R but my FI would go for something adventurous. So in turn, we are looking for something that's a mix of both to compromise.
Ya we are doing both. We're going to an all inclusive and taking some adventerous excursions for our honeymoon. In june we are doing a back packing trip through Europe so that will be our adventure!
Totally going for relaxation for the HM! With a few minor relaxing excursions, we went for an all-inclusive in the caribbean.
We both love to travel everywhere and we know we'll be off on another adventure soon enough, wedding planning is stressfull!!
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Which would you prefer on a honeymoon? At first, I thought I wanted to explore and have an adventure. We're young and sprightly now, we have no kids, we can relax when we're old, etc. But now, I'm leaning towards relaxation - the wedding will be stressful enough, I don't want to have to plan an entire itinerary of things to do for a week-plus in a country I've never been to.
So I think that we want to go to an all-inclusive where the default mode is relaxing on the beach/in the spa/at the bar, and we can go on excursions for excitement.
What did you choose?