Where to go for 10 year second honeymoon?

[stuckathuntermtn]

Last I heard, LAX and SFO go direct to pretty much every major euro city. 10 hrs direct is shorter than anywhere to the other side of the pacific.

And English has been fine to get by with everywhere I've ever been.

PS she already said Scotland and Ireland so this entire thread is moot

Yeah, but there's that whole language language barrier.

[raisingarizona13]

I have always wanted to spend an extended weekend in Chicago and be antagonistic live audience guest on the Jerry Springer show. Your SO will love it.

Book here. http://www.jerryspringertv.com/

If that doesn't work I hear Detroit is on the up and up and becoming very sexy these days.

[Fritz]

Fly into Geneva and rent a car. If you like awesome mountains, food and wine. Montreaux jazz fest is pretty fun if you're going in the summer.

[frorider]

Greece.

[Gray Lab]

Kauai. No contest.

[sb]

if you want a second hunnymoon to last 10 years you may have to spend moar.

[robotzombie]

bmoM m og

[DasBlunt]

10 second honeymoon? You need to go to big Pharma for some Viagra, for god sakes!!!!

[Bobby Stainless]

Hedonism?

[Tippster]

Anywhere you choose in Europe with a side trip here for some snoggery http://www.belmond.com/reids-palace-madeira/

Was there last fall- perpetually spring. You will be the youngest people there by 25 years or so and the only nonfat pasty filthy rich Brits. Unless you are fat pasty filthy rich Brits.

No need to talk to anyone else- great food- awesome places to explore in island. Your own little terrace perched over the ocean for chillin/jumping in when too hot.

$400/night is gonna eat up a budget pretty quickly. Nice looking place tho.

[liv2ski]

$400/night is gonna eat up a budget pretty quickly. Nice looking place tho.

Shit, a Jr suite for $800 Euros a night!!! Larry rolls bigger than we do.

[DJSapp]

Kauai. No contest.

^^^ Already going. Been to Hawaii 3 times in the last 5 years.

Budget for this is just a part of the ongoing vacation cycle, so I can't spike the budget too hard. She wouldn't want me to either, she likes more cheaper trips rather than one big blowout trip. This isn't a one time splurge, just a swell in our regularly scheduled travel cycle. She also likes the idea of getting an RV in New Zealand and living out of that better than Larry's superdeluxe hotel, but she would want to stay there for one night.

The recent schedule:

Yosemite in May for camping
St. Louis in June for cousin's wedding without kids
Yosemite in July for camping
In-state family visits in August
Dizneyland in Sept for the kids
Kauai in October for 10 days
November/December visiting family
November-April--weekend Tahoe ski trips
Unspecified spring--10 year trip without kids

[LightRanger]

Shit, a Jr suite for $800 Euros a night!!! Larry rolls bigger than we do.

He could sell off a pair of his loafers and pay for most of a week.

[Tippster]

^^^ Already going. Been to Hawaii 3 times in the last 5 years.

Budget for this is just a part of the ongoing vacation cycle, so I can't spike the budget too hard. She wouldn't want me to either, she likes more cheaper trips rather than one big blowout trip. This isn't a one time splurge, just a swell in our regularly scheduled travel cycle. She also likes the idea of getting an RV in New Zealand and living out of that better than Larry's superdeluxe hotel, but she would want to stay there for one night.

The recent schedule:

Yosemite in May for camping
St. Louis in June for cousin's wedding without kids
Yosemite in July for camping
In-state family visits in August
Dizneyland in Sept for the kids
Kauai in October for 10 days
November/December visiting family
November-April--weekend Tahoe ski trips
Unspecified spring--10 year trip without kids

Central America is easy on the budget.

[whyturn]

Brazil maybe. Economy is down so deals are had. Greatness in beaches and hiking. Stop in Miami beach. Get beach apartment for a week. Can offer advice if u decide on it

[old goat]

The classic Europe destinations are all worth it and doable on your budget--we've had great trips to Italy (10th anniversary in Venice drinking amaretto like we did on our first date; the waiter was unimpressed), Spain (Sagrada Familia should be on everyone's bucket list) island hopping in Greece, and Netherlands/Belgium--11 days in Amsterdam with a lot of day trips by train and not bored. If you happen to be there on King's Day (Koningsdag)--April 27 in 2016--you'll have a ball; basically a combination of Mardi Gras and the 4th of July. Paris of course. I'd figure out where you can get the best flights and go there--you'll have a good time wherever. Just don't try to cram too much in to the two weeks. Changing cities/hotels every few days gets tiring and is basically wasted time.

[goldengatestinx]

I think $3K/without flights for 2 will limit things for your choices in Europe. Even with the euro being a bit weak outside of staying at hostels you'll eat a big chunk of your budget on lodging for 2 weeks.

We rented a car, drove all over Germany, Austria and Italy and used HRS for hotel/guest house/pension reservations on short notice...was awesome...and reasonable.

http://www.hrs.de/web3/init.do?activ...d=ZW5fX05FWFQ-

[VTeton]

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p330262

LA to Tahiti, spend a week at Brando's old house. Swim, snorkel, scuba, hike everyday. Cook your own food/drinks. Then spend a week in NZ.

[BS720]

Central America is easy on the budget.

This. I'd fly into Panama City, then shuttle to Bocas Del Toro. After 8 days, I'd head north to whatever sparks your interest. Plenty to see in CR, Nica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Belize. If this isn't interesting enough for you, head to Columbia. Check out San Andreas and Medellin. You can talk about San Andreas for years, and nobody will have any idea where you were.

[XXX-er]

I looked at the thread and it struck me ... I had never actualy made it to 10 years

[BS720]

I'm curious to see if I can pass that mark. Seems like touch and go at times...

[Meathelmet]

Adventure and landscape excites us more than cities. Never been to Europe to see old shit, so that could be cool, but we might get bored.

If you get bored in europe, it is time to have a dirt nap. #digitaldeath

No need to worry about the language, you will basically get around everywhere with english+good attitude. If the place has even some remote touristic infra, there is always someone
speaking a bit of english. I get by with eng/swe/ger/ita but don't speak french or spanish. Let alone any polish or slavic languages and haven't had basically any problems, ever.
On the contrary, usually it is the best way to communicate by making a total ass out of yourself and laugh about it...

The train service in europe is really good and if you decide to take a cheap rental (nissan micra is 20-30€ day) the driving is not too bad either. A bit chaotic from time to time but I think
euro driving culture is relatively good compared to say, south america or far east..
Good lodging can be found from 20€/pers upwards, can't remember when I have had to pay more than 150€/pers unless I have wanted to. Eating is cheapish but things can add up if you end up hitting with 2-3 bottles of good wine per night. 30-40€ for two with a no name wine is normal in central europe, half of that if you go to smaller places in italy/spain/france.

But the question is skiing : yay or nay? That will easily wreck havoc with the budgets especially if you don't bring your own gear. And then the traveling with public transport can be a bit hassle now and then. All trains don't have allocated places for skis so you end up stowing the few carriages away and then you have to start to stress about them. Not that the crime is that prevalent.


Or, you can go to japan? Fly to osaka/nagoya/tokio, leave the skis to a carry service (takubing...like BlackCat) and take a bullet train to Hakuba or hokkaido. And the skis will prolly arrive before you do.

[BobbyBill]

Slovenia and the Istrian Penninsula of Croatia.