And if I had it to do over again, I d do it there once more. It was an elegant turnkey affair in the chapel of a brand-new hotel on the Strip. And best of all, it was far enough from Florida that I knew my mother wouldn t be able to attend. I know that if I were spending my first night with my husband, the last thing I d want would be to come down to breakfast the next morning and face a bunch of smirking strangers. That s three times as much as the average U.S. adult spends on a vacation.
Planning is essential.
Couples need to strike a balance between an overly regimented trip and being so completely laissez-faire about it that they end up with no place to stay for the night. A. Hawaii is by far the top choice. The weather is perfect, the hotels are terrific, the beaches are gorgeous, and the food, the flowers, and the Hawaiians themselves make it paradise. A great value south of the border, and muy simpatico . London and the British countryside beckon lovers.