What to do on a honeymoon.

[MissTillyFlop]

So after many years of terrible annoyance unadulterated joy, the long suffering ever-pampered Mister Tillyflop asked me to tie the knot.

The wedding plans are going really well, but we're kind of stuck on ideas for a honeymoon. I want somewhere where I have the option to do NOTHING AT ALL (except drink wine and read, with the occasional swim) and he wants some activities like um, diving and visiting interesting places and seeing nice animals maybe. We'd like it to be warm and not rainy / hurricaney.

And food. Food is very important.

We tried asking one of those holiday companies for help. They laughed at our budget and told us to come back when we had FOUR GRAND?! (Seriously, what planet are these people from?).

We could stretch to maybe a thousand each, if we really had to (prefer not!)

Other bugger is that it has to be between 21st July - 3rd August (not the whole of those dates, that's just our window of availability).

Any ideas?

 

[MattHB]

Congratulations! How about Dominican Republic? I'm not sure about prices but it would be lovely and has some amazing marine flora and fauna.

Or... You could forget the honeymoon and buy 2x n+1's!

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Torquay? MonkeyWorld's not that far away?
Congratulations by the way

There's a monkey world?!!!!

Or... You could forget the honeymoon and buy 2x n+1's!

I suggested this and for some reason, it didn't go down as well as one might have hoped....

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

What to do on a honeymoon?? Excuse me whilst I bite my tongue!

 

[addictfreak]

Wine, good food, interesting places, sunshine. It would be Italy for me, you could certainly do a good holiday for a grand each.

 

[MattHB]

There's a monkey world?!!!!




I suggested this and for some reason, it didn't go down as well as one might have hoped....

Monkey world is just by me (and nowhere near Torquay). It's well worth a visit.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

What to do on a honeymoon?? Excuse me whilst I bite my tongue!

Well, yes, I fully expect to go "bongo in the congo"

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Congratulations....we spent our honeymoon in the Yorkshire Dales. It was a great two days......(mind you we've now been married - happily - for over 25 years)

That would be convenient, we're getting married in Mirfield.

 

[derrick]

Croatia, the island of Bol. lazy by the pool on on the rocks, there is not any sand, a few water sports and cycling and it's cheap for food and drink.
http://www.bol-croatia.com/

 

[threebikesmcginty]

...a few rides over Buttertubs Pass

That a euphamism?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

resisting the urge for some smut, i can heartily recommend venice. stay on the lido for cheapness, and get the water bus into town.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Regardless of honeymoon, all these monkeys being suggested WILL be visited

 

[MattHB]

Well that's that idea blown out of the water then

It's about a 3 hour drive although a train station isn't far away

 

[Drago]

Having once been treated for skin cancer I avoid sunny climes.

Being in busy places brings out my pathologically violent side, so London, New York, Paris were all out.

In the end I took Mrs Drago II to Torshavn in the Faroes, where we enjoyed an utterly enchanting 2 weeks. I'd very much like to revisit with a few bikes in my hand luggage

 

[slowmotion]

We went to southern Corsica and stayed in a budget hotel with a pool. We hired a tiny car and went exploring the mountains, forests and lakes of the interior, and avoided all the beaches. It was great.

Many congratulations.