# Honeymoons: where'dja go and so on **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899 "2003-05-03T20:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899/21 "2003-05-05T18:46:25Z")
We got married in January 2000, and went to Sourthern Vermont. We stayed at [The Battenkill Inn](http://www.battenkillinn.com/) in Manchester, and then went to Grafton and stayed at [The Old Tavern](http://www.old-tavern.com/). We had a fabulous time. We wanted to learn to cross-country ski, but they had one of the coldest Januarys in recent memory and there wasn’t much snow. We went hiking, played tennis (indoors), ate really good food, spent hours in front of the fire, and had a great time. The day we were scheduled to leave, there was a blizzard. We tried to go home anyway, got about a mile away from the Old Tavern, and turned around and went back. (We nearly had an accident.) They let us stay the night at a reduced rate and we had the best day of our trip. Enough snow fell so that we could go snowshoeing, which was great fun. It was an excellent trip. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899/22 "2003-05-05T19:17:30Z")
**Where and when did you go on your honeymoon?** **DanielWithrow** and I will be spending our honeymoon in Norway and Denmark the first two weeks of June. **Any particular reason you chose to go there (culture, climate, close to/far from home, etc.?** Neither of us has ever been to Scandinavia, but from everything we’ve heard it’s gorgeous and has a great mix of cultural and outdoorsy stuff. It was a toss-up between Scandinavia and Ireland, but since I’ve already been to Ireland, we decided to go somewhere new to both of us. **What OTHER things did you do on honeymoon, when you finally left the room (skiing, etc.)?** We plan to do some camping and hiking, and we’ll probably visit some museums and such. And per the instructions of our fellow Dopers, we’re both planning to eat lots and lots of pastries. 🙂 Can’t answer the other questions yet. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899/23 "2003-05-05T19:23:38Z")
We were married in early December. We went on a Jamaica honeymoon, spending four days at one resort and then taking the resort’s plane to another property. These were the “Superclubs” resorts that are all-inclusive. We wanted to go somewhere warm (we live in Michigan!) and we chose something all-inclusive so we wouldn’t have to worry about anything except figuring out which fun things to do each day. We did the two-resort plan because we thought we’d get bored with one place and this way we could see a little more of Jamaica. There were no kids (they have kid-friendly resorts where families go, these weren’t them). The Good: it was lovely, especially the Sans Souci in Ocho Rios. We like this resort a thousand times better than the resort in Negril where we spent the latter four days. Ocho Rios is hilly and has gorgeous cliffs and lush vegetation everywhere. Negril is flat, and just didn’t seem as dramatic or exotic. Also, the resort didn’t seem very luxurious there. The food was good both places, and the clientele was international, which made it interesting. The beaches were gorgeous. The flight in the four-seater plane, along the coast of Jamaica? WONDERFUL. The Bad: I got sick with a horrible cold so I did not get my money’s worth. Aargh. And I hate being sick in a foreign country. It’s harder to nest and comofort myself. I felt kind of trapped. The last day of our vacation, a tropical depression came through and we couldn’t do anything on the water. That was a drag. I don’t think I’d go back. It was a been there, done that. Some of the other places described in this thread sound better to me. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899/24 "2003-05-05T19:28:20Z")
Marriage #1 Went to Anguilla. Would go again in a heartbeat. Beautiful little and largely undeveloped island. Did nothing but lay in the sand, listen to the waves, and eat and drink. Coming up Marriage #2 Going to Jost Van Dyke in the BVIs. Even smaller. Can’t wait. Lay in the sand, naked to the sun, eat, drink, sleep, make love. I may never come back. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899/25 "2003-05-06T00:07:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by screech-owl \* > > - Where and when did you go on your honeyoon?\*\* The Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Fl.\*\* > > - Any particular reason you chose to go there (culture, climate, close to/far from home, etc.?**Because I am a certified Disneyphile and that’s what CG and I wanted to [do.Me](http://do.Me) more than him natch.** > > - What OTHER things did you do on honeymoon, when you finally left the room (skiing, etc.)?**We went to all the parks…MK(magic Kingdom),EPCOT, Disney/MGM and AK (animal Kingdom).** > > - Would you go there again? **YESH!** > > - Would you recommend the area/hotel/resort where you went? **Yes…actually I would. We stayed in the All-Stars Music resort which is fairly nice for the price and considering it IS an on-property resort.** > > - What’ja like best (about the area/hotel/resort)? **TBH…the theming. Giant maracas and a bongo drum on our building, music notes,etc on others. It was pretty cool.** > > - What didn’t you like (too crowded, too expensive for the value, etc)?\*\* Not much. It was a great hotel for the price, we thought. \*\* > > - What would you have changed\*\* (cheaper/more expensive room, different resort, different time of year, etc.).\*\* I wouldn’t have sprained my ankle on the first day stepping off a curb. I have ankle probs and I’m usually more careful but I was being a dope that day and sprained it. I had to spend the entire vac in a wheelchair of all things.:(\*\* > > - Any amenities you would have liked to have had (hairdryer in the room, personal jacuzzi, should have rented a car)?**Hairdryer and shower with a seat in it. Shower also had a dispenser with soap/shampoo.Heated pools (2 of em!) and nice convience store (though a bit overpriced) onsite…** > > - Any amenities you paid for that you could have done without (didn’t use the concierge, really didn’t need the rental car)? **Nope** > > - Any honeymoon from hell or disaster stories you wish to share (idiot travel agent, hurricane, bedbugs in the rooms)?**Yup. Sprained my ankle the first day. Also…we checked our bags in and sorta half-assed checked in before heading off to the parks. When we returned back later that night, we discovered our room had a pair of twin beds instead of the kingsized bed we’d specified six months prior when making the ressies. CG had to go make a pissy stink about it and then a second stink when the room keys they gave us to our new room (the one with the kingsize bed)didn’t work the first time around.** > > IDBB > > - Any place that really impressed the heck out of you with service and perks (extra bottle of champagne, room upgrade) above and beyond when they found out you were on honeymoon)? > As for personal preferences: > > Time of year - mebbe autumn/early winter (northern hemisphere). Figure about a week or so. Open to the idea of a cruise, but I really also like to stay in one place, too. Domestic (US) or foreign travel are equal options. > > Also, I really want to be somewhere without kids around (or as few as possible) - I work with them daily, and I have the “Loudest Child in the World” as a neighbor. (Coming soon to a Pit Thread near you, but I digress.) Your suggestions may evoke a "Hmmm, I’ve never rock-climbed/played golf/skydived, and so on before, sounds like fun. The possibilities are endless. Please help me narrow down a few choices. > > As for him, he is open to suggestions: chances are he’s already rock-climbed/played golf/skydived before (done all three of those, and more). He’s traveled a lot, but he’s leaving the choices up to me. And again, it may get the same response of “hmmm…”. > > Personally, I wanna go everywhere. And I want to get the budgeting started now. Goals in life are good, and this is gonna be a good one. > > And DisneyWorld\*\*\* is out. > Been there. > Done that. > Rode the rides. > Bought the shirt. > Daily. > > My thanks for your information and suggestions in advance. > > - My world, my words to make up when I want to. Nyaaah. > > \*\*other than “different spouse” if you are no longer on good terms 😃 > > \*\*\*DW, SW, and UO are down the street from my place. \*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeymoons-wheredja-go-and-so-on/172899.md?page=1)