When preparing for your honeymoon, remember it’s a trip for two, even if only one of you is doing most of the planning. You must take into consideration each other’s travel personality. The trip will only be fun and relaxing if it’s arranged to satisfy both your wishes and includes elements that meet both your expectations. Ask yourselves these questions:
How much time do we have and how do we want to spend it? (If one of you prefers to grab weekend getaways and the other wants to wait a year and then take a month off, you’ll need to negotiate.)
Do you both like to cram as much as you can into one trip? If you rent a car and drive through Europe, you won’t be rested when you arrive at home, but you’ll have wonderful memories and great pictures.
What about adventure travel? Will you try trekking and mountaineering, scuba diving or kayaking on your trip? If these active travel modes are more a preference of one of you than the other, take it slow the first time around. Don’t make your partner feel inadequate as well as inexperienced. Take time out for relaxation and/or stay in a posh hotel before returning home- what a treat for a good sport who suffered sunburn and sore muscles!
How much time do we want for rest and relaxation? How much time do you want to spend on activities? Evaluate both your daily work routines. It’s important to have a change of pace. More importantly, honeymoons and vacations are the time to learn to enjoy this new travel partnership. You have a lifetime to see and do it all; what you don’t do this trip; you can do on your second honeymoon or during future travel.
