| The best to place to honeymoon should provide a | | | | OK, so maybe you don't have a year. If I were |
| couple the chance to grow together; it should be | | | | forced to choose one country as the best place |
| a challenge that will help them learn to trust and | | | | for a honeymoon, it would be Thailand. The |
| rely upon each other. As a travel agent, I've seen | | | | combination of culture, cuisine, hiking, climbing and |
| far too many newlyweds spend over ten grand | | | | water sports are among the best in the world, |
| to support a week long trip to a remote island | | | | and for many newlyweds (who've broken the |
| where they can hopefully spend a few days of | | | | bank on the wedding) Thailand provides great |
| peace and quiet before returning home to their | | | | value for your money. A couple who are budget |
| new life. | | | | sensitive can expect to see this beautiful country |
| So what do I recommend for couples looking for | | | | for thirty to forty dollars a day, provided they |
| the ideal honeymoon location? Well, my wife and I | | | | travel slow and don't drink too much (for some |
| did things a little differently... | | | | reason a beer costs the same amount around the |
| Rather than break the bank on a trip to Bora | | | | world). |
| Bora, we decided to take the long way home: a | | | | If there is one piece of advice I can offer you, |
| year long trip through Southeast Asia, India, Nepal | | | | both as a travel agent and a married man, it's |
| and China. Our average monthly budget was | | | | that you should take your time when traveling on |
| fifteen hundred dollars, and in all honesty, we could | | | | your honeymoon. Try your best to take as much |
| have gone for less than that. During that year we | | | | time as you can, as your travel costs tend to |
| hiked in the Himalaya, laid out on pristine beaches, | | | | decrease the longer you travel. The best place to |
| sailed down the Mekong River, and generally | | | | honeymoon is the one where you and your loved |
| partied like rock stars. | | | | one can grow together, not apart. |