Honeymoon ideas!?

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  • Richie2shoes
    Richie2shoes Posts: 411 Member
    The pocono resorts are close to you. My sister went there on her honeymoon and enjoyed it.
  • Riemersma4
    Riemersma4 Posts: 400 Member
    Not sure what our budget is but Nemacolin Lodge, not too far from you, is great. Spa, food, outdoor and inidoor activities. Went there with my wife and had a spectacular time.

    http://mobile.nemacolin.com/?gclid=CODE7YaMgbUCFcc7MgodVU0A9Q
  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
    Mackinac Island!

    One of my favorite places to visit.

    http://www.mackinac.com/

    Or.... Traverse City.

    http://www.traversecity.com/

    Yes, I'm from Michigan, so I have a bias, but these places are amazing :happy:
  • piclovinchic
    piclovinchic Posts: 10 Member
    Florida has so many beautiful places that are perfect for a honeymoon. Anna Maria Island is astonishing, beautiful beach town. There's also Honeymoon Island not very far from Anna Maria. Where ever you guys end up, I hope that it's perfect.
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    I'm getting married in May. May 4, to be specific (Star Wars day..."May the fourth be with you!").

    We don't know where to go for a honeymoon yet and I want to see what ideas you guys can come up with!

    Stipulations: preferably no air travel (don't want to spend too much). No cruises. We live in southcentral PA, so somewhere within a reasonable (7 or less hours?) driving distance would be ideal, but not mandatory. Neither of us like cities. Beach would be fun, but kind of cliche and meh (plus, it will be early May). Wow. We sound boring.

    That's why I need your help!! Give me reasonably priced ideas, people!
    Don't discount flying somewhere. Round trip tickets "off season" can actually be cheaper then driving.
    No offence but, you are smack dab in the middle of nowhere
  • quixoteQ
    quixoteQ Posts: 484
    Oshkosh?
  • dodihere
    dodihere Posts: 490
    Smoky Mountains, stay in Maggie Valley, NC. You will be close to Ashville, Bryson City and Gatlinburg and have the mountains surrounding you.

    I have always liked the Lake Erie region, a lot of city stuff to do in Cleveland and you could even stay at Put-In-Bay, awesome little island in Lake Erie. Rent a sail boat, party island, great bars, great food.

    I loved Niagara falls and running along the coastline the wineries and lighthouses.

    Too much to mention. U.S. is great and has so many great areas.
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
    Jekyll Island, GA. It's a small island where the millionaires used to go to get away from it all. It's small and has a "homey" feel. The beaches are never crowded, you can rent bikes and ride around the entire island. Sea Island and St. Simons Island are an easy drive away (20 min?). And you can take a ferry over to Cumberland Island. Wild horses roam the island and it is pretty much the same way it was 50-75 years ago. :flowerforyou:
  • 50sBeachWalking
    50sBeachWalking Posts: 63 Member
    Well, from a guys perspective, just having alot of quiet quality time with my new bride is what is important, the location is secondary. I might suggest Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Kentucky. Rent a cabin, walks in the woods. No hussle bussle, just you time.
  • azalea617
    azalea617 Posts: 109 Member
    I'm getting married in May. May 4, to be specific (Star Wars day..."May the fourth be with you!").


    Well since you are both virgins, the place should be irrelevant, just have a lot of sex.

    I'm actually pretty far from being that, but thanks for your concern. I only noted that date because it's his favorite series, thus by picking that date, he'll remember the anniversary. ;) Plus, I think it's hilarious. We've got the sex covered, people! No worries there! We want to actually have something *else* to do too! haha :-p
  • azalea617
    azalea617 Posts: 109 Member
    Jekyll Island, GA. It's a small island where the millionaires used to go to get away from it all. It's small and has a "homey" feel. The beaches are never crowded, you can rent bikes and ride around the entire island. Sea Island and St. Simons Island are an easy drive away (20 min?). And you can take a ferry over to Cumberland Island. Wild horses roam the island and it is pretty much the same way it was 50-75 years ago. :flowerforyou:

    I really like this idea, thank you. :) I'm looking for small/not crowded, so this sounds like a good possibility. My wedding is going to be super simple. I'd like to feel relaxed on the honeymoon too.
  • azalea617
    azalea617 Posts: 109 Member
    Don't discount flying somewhere. Round trip tickets "off season" can actually be cheaper then driving.
    No offence but, you are smack dab in the middle of nowhere

    Oh don't I know it, brother! We are actually close to Harrisburg, within a few hours of Baltimore, DC, Pittsburgh, so it's not too bad of a location. However, the Amish buggies riding down the street of my town tend to remind me my locale is a little different than most.
  • bmqbonnie
    bmqbonnie Posts: 836 Member
    I would take a train somewhere. Cheaper than flying, about the same as driving without the hassle and without having to check into a hotel en route. Get a sleeper car and, um, yeah enjoy your honeymoon!
  • azalea617
    azalea617 Posts: 109 Member
    Not sure what our budget is but Nemacolin Lodge, not too far from you, is great. Spa, food, outdoor and inidoor activities. Went there with my wife and had a spectacular time.

    http://mobile.nemacolin.com/?gclid=CODE7YaMgbUCFcc7MgodVU0A9Q


    That looks really neat! Thank you! Even if we didn't use that for the honeymoon, I think I'd like to go there someday! :)
  • CheekyRunner
    CheekyRunner Posts: 105 Member
    Niagara Falls is beautiful on both the Canadian and US sides with lots of trails to walk. There are a lot of nice B&B's around Niagara on the Lake. I think you could save some $ staying there. On the Can. side there is the Butterfly Consevatory which is lovely and the Oh Canada Eh' Dinner theatre which is so funny and you can get cheap tickets from Costco. The list goes on and on.....
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I went to Cuba for my honeymoon, but i guess being American you probably can't do that!

    I've only ever been to the US once, but I would recommend San Francisco. We drove from there to LA via the Pacific Coast Highway and it was stunning. We stopped off at Santa Cruz which was lovely and I wish we could've spent more time there. Apparently San Diego is worth a visit, but we went from LA to Vegas.
  • Lalouse
    Lalouse Posts: 221 Member
    I've got lots of international destinations to suggest, but since you wanna be a bit local..

    have you thought about Cape Cod, MA? I don't know think it'll be more beautiful than Niagara falls, but it might be a nice choice. Another option might be a cruise (i personally don't like them, but maybe you do?) and there are a ton that leave out of New York.

    I think Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, and Nantucket have all been named a top honeymoon destinations in the US and there are all within driving distance of you. I would love to go to Nantucket!
  • blink1021
    blink1021 Posts: 1,115 Member
    Thousand Islands its really nice and is on the water and has lots to do without a lot of driving.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Endor
  • lisadiane41
    lisadiane41 Posts: 141
    What about Maine. It is really beautiful there. Even Vermont is nice. If it were me, I a would go to Hawaii on my honeymoon. When I got married I went to Hawaii. It is an experience you will never forget. But if you cannot afford it. There are many places in PA, Florida, Boston, New Orleans. If you like gaming their are two places in CT that are supposed to be nice. Best wishes and congrats on your up coming marriage.
  • MyOwnSunshine
    MyOwnSunshine Posts: 1,312 Member
    Jekyll Island, GA. It's a small island where the millionaires used to go to get away from it all. It's small and has a "homey" feel. The beaches are never crowded, you can rent bikes and ride around the entire island. Sea Island and St. Simons Island are an easy drive away (20 min?). And you can take a ferry over to Cumberland Island. Wild horses roam the island and it is pretty much the same way it was 50-75 years ago. :flowerforyou:

    I really like this idea, thank you. :) I'm looking for small/not crowded, so this sounds like a good possibility. My wedding is going to be super simple. I'd like to feel relaxed on the honeymoon too.

    Love Jekyll Island! It is beautiful and has a lot of character. Also, not that far from Savannah, if you wanted to take a day trip.

    The Outer Banks are also amazing.
  • lilmissbamaqueen
    lilmissbamaqueen Posts: 184
    I went to Disney World on my honeymoon.... it was amazing. So much fun, and if you tell them you're on your honeymoon (you can get these super-cute Minnie Mouse wedding ears to wear), they do special things for you.
  • MelMoly
    MelMoly Posts: 1,303 Member
    I did my honeymoon at Cedar Point! it was amazing it was the week of the 4th so we got fireworks over the lake... <3
  • ilovelucy711
    ilovelucy711 Posts: 381 Member
    I was going to say Maui! My parents went there for their 20th wedding anniversary and it was around $4,000 for both of them to go and we live in Florida :)
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    I went to Niagara falls and thought it was tacky and horrid, but Niagara on the lake is lovely.
    We went on a Nile Cruise for our honeymoon, visited lots of temples and then flew to Cairo, saw the Great Pyramid, the Egyptian museum and Saladin's citadel, then flew to Luxor and stayed on a wonderful private Island 5* hotel, we had a dawn hot air balloon trip over the valley of the kings and it was awesome x

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