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Sorry for another goddamned honeymoon thread. Maybe we should make a megathread. I'm getting married in late July. We will most likely go to SE Asia for three weeks in November, as that seems to be when the weather will be most comfortable. We'd like some time to decompress after the wedding, though, and would like to do something cheap to tide us over until November. We have 3-7 days. We'd like to keep the whole thing under $1000 (haha). We live in the PacNW and have lived/spent lots of time in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, so an urban stay close to home wouldn't feel that special. We both like the outdoors but would want lots of unique scenery to make it feel different than home. Right now the ideas being thrown around are Glacier, something in Colorado (I don't really know what's there), possibly Baja or some other part of Mexico, north or central Californian coast, Chicago or NYC if we could do it cheap (neither of us have been to Chicago, we were both in NYC when we were 5). We've both been to Canada and Hawaii, neither of us have been to Mexico or the Caribbean. I'm willing to spend more to see something new, she's thinking more close to home. I have enough miles with United for two domestic tickets if need be, but not two overseas tickets. What should we consider that's a cheap destination from the PacNW but still feels special? blk fucked around with this message at Feb 12, 2013 around 17:44 |
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| # ? May 20, 2013 05:11 |
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Fly down to Denver and spend 3-4 days (during the week if you can hack it) at a bed-and-breakfast in the mountains, maybe Estes Park? 4 days plus car rental, food and entertainment should be about a thousand bucks if you plan correctly. Lots of great hiking all around, and the perfect time of year to get up in altitude.
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| # ? Feb 12, 2013 17:59 |
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If you're into wine the central cost of California can be great. San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, etc. All can be fun, if not a little older and sleepy. Also not terribly expensive. Sub $1000 can be tough with airfare for 2. Can you up it a little? sellouts fucked around with this message at Feb 13, 2013 around 01:53 |
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My wife and I drove, stayed and played in Jackson Hole and West Yellowstone for a week for our honeymoon. Plenty of scenery and outdoors, and it cost about $800 total. Alternatively, I also took a trip to Cabo San Lucas for a week once, cost me $300 for just myself, so you could probably do something like that as well.
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| # ? Feb 13, 2013 06:43 |
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Look into some state or national park lodges. They are generally fairly cheap and are right in the state or national park. My wife and I stayed at one and it cost like $260 for the whole week (5 days).
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I'd go to second Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. Fantastic, and if you like camping you can save a good deal of money, the cabins run about at least 150 a night, sometimes more. e. I'm assuming going during peak season.
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I vote for Glacier. It's a beautiful, beautiful park and late July is the perfect time for a visit. Going-to-the-Sun Road will be open, so you can drive through the entire park. It's much prettier than Denver. Seriously, there's no comparing the two. It'll be cooler than Denver too. Average high in July is just under 80 degrees. Don't you want to honeymoon here? 
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Are you trying to keep it under 1000 total? or under 1000 each? Depending on your answer I might have some good suggestions. My first suggestion would be costa rica. Last time I went (I'm going back in June), I went in the off-season. Right before the "Green season" begins. The green season is when the rainforest gets...well, rainy. With your United Miles, you could potentially save some money by using those to get to a connecting flight to CR. However, if you go between May and June you are still getting "green season" prices without much of the rain. In those months, it's more like nice sunny days with an afternoon shower for about an hour or two (perfect for some drinks or a nap). When I took my girlfriend down, we flew in for 1000 total (This was from the East Coast though, so your prices may be lower)rented a car, and stayed at a place I found on Air BNB. It was this really sick little bed and breakfast on top of a mountain that overlooked the pacific. You had to cross a small brook to get up the road,there was a waterfall to swim in on the way up, and the entire place was open-air, with hammocks and an outdoor bar area. I can show you a link if you're interested. The owner was a retired 5 star chef who made family style dinners every night for all the guests. But keep in mind, it's not a "Resort". The beds weren't luxury mattresses with 6000 ply Egyptian linens. But it was comfortable, and really unique. All in all, air fare (1000), rental car (275), lodging (25 a night for a room in the lodge -- but we got upgraded to a more private cabin for free), and a horseback trip to a massive waterfall (75 each) -- I ended up spending about 1700. I know it's outside of your budget, but it might be something to consider. This was the view from our cabin.... http://i.imgur.com/uixz5zr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tjynCTm.jpg itsmalarky fucked around with this message at Feb 27, 2013 around 14:28 |
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itsmalarky posted:
Sounds awesome. Too bad you were there when they were testing nuclear weapons (or that's what the photo looks like, anyway).
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| # ? Feb 27, 2013 17:07 |
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That made sunset an extra radiant experience! haha, I think it was just my camera's sensor getting all confused because I had it on the wrong setting. After the sun goes down: http://i.imgur.com/nllV7RD.jpg
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| # ? Feb 27, 2013 17:34 |
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| # ? May 20, 2013 05:11 |
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I'm with the guy above that said Yellowstone would be a great idea. Forget scenery that's different from home. Yellowstone is different from EVERYWHERE. It's also amazing in summer. I will pimp out Yellowstone till the day I die. You're talking about peak season so if you want to see Old Faithful and Mammoth Springs and the obvious giant attractions there will be plenty of people. But Yellowstone is huge, so you're always going to be able to find somewhere in the middle of nowhere to wander to by yourself if you want. Glacier is probably also a great bet. I've never been there before so I can't vouch for it.
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