It’s been 1825 days since I married my college sweetheart. We had a beautiful wedding with a picturesque setting on a lake house with all of our family and friends and then went on a glorious honeymoon on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. For seven days, we left all of our problems in the states and wined and dined just like newlyweds should do. When we finally returned to our lives in the States, we settled into our married lives quickly forgetting about our time in Puerto Rico. Being married seemed to make time move faster, and five years later we are yearning for that relaxed feeling we had on our honeymoon. You see within the last five years we’ve had two children 18 months a part, we moved to another state, both my husband and I changed jobs, and recently I decided to become an entrepreneur. Needless to say, after 5 years of marriage we need a vacation–now.
We’re not searching for just any family vacation, we’re looking for a place to have our second honeymoon. A place without the stresses of family life, and an escape from the “real world”. Our anniversary is quickly approaching in the next 6 days and we’ve decided that NOW is the time to book that second honeymoon. While 5 years is not long in the grand scheme of forever, it’s a great time to reconnect as we did before we had so many children!
Knowing that I’m about to be out of time planning this second honeymoon, I’ve made a tentative list of must haves for our vacation spot:
1. Our destination must be an adults only spot. On our first honeymoon, we stayed at a corporate chain that had people of all ages staying. It was common to see couples with their families and toddlers screaming in the hotel restaurant. This time we want to go to the hotel where there’s a strict adults only policy. I don’t want to hear any kids yelling and screaming all over the place. I need quiet time for this honeymoon.
2. I must be near a beach. There’s nothing like getting a tall alcoholic beverage and laying on the beach soaking up the sun rays and relaxing with the sounds of the water nearby.
3. The vacation spot needs to be secluded but accessible to activities–if we choose to be active. We want to be in an area that if we choose to sleep, relax and eat that there are plentiful spots to do that at. However, we also want to be accessible to activities if we get the urge to go snorkeling, swimming, or dancing.
4. The vacation spot must be affordable. There’s no need to go broke on this second honeymoon. Instead, the place needs to be affordable where we can drink, eat and be merry but no worry about mortgaging off our house when we return.
In the end, we have several destination spots that are in consideration: Myrtle Beach, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Trinidad, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic all lined up.
Help me out where’s the perfect spot to go for your second honeymoon?
Ann says
Why not go back to Puerto Rico? I’m a big fan of the island. Check out Vieques if you want some real solitude. The beaches are pristine.
Jackie Bledsoe, Jr. says
I’m with you! My wife and I were just talking about how we need to unplug and get away! I would say any of the above would be great. But if you need to have a vacation now…the one that you can do right away. Cost wise, planning wise, and time wise.
Tracey says
I felt the same way last year and we stayed at a cousins retirement home in Florida. No resort w no frills and ee had the best time. Everything we needed was there included an indoor pool in her house. We rented a car and with no agenda, had a blast! We beach hopped, ate out most nights, watched movies, had wonderful conversation and great physical contact 🙂 We drove to different towns and window shopped….it was exactly what we needed.
Resorts and such are fabulous but I had a short window of time to plan and just told my husband that we needed this rebooting for my own sanity…..he got the tickets and I planned out where we stayed. Thank God for for family who kept our kids.
Do what is best for you…less is more….throw that list of things to do and see out the window and just embrace the time together. Happy Anniversary and God bless.
DrMichelle says
I agree more than you know. I want an all-inclusive resort with a room that opens up to the beach. Great food and great scenery. Any tried and true locations, anyone, just send them my way.
April says
This sounds great. Why don’t you stay at a Sandals resort? They are adult only and all inclusive . Also since its last min check out Travelzoo, they have a lot of great deals.
JoyceJ says
My husband and I went to Punta Cana, DR a couple years back and it was amazing. We stayed at an adults-only resort. It’s the way to go if you don’t have children with you.
Chastity says
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ReLee says
Both Mexico and Dominican Republic offer multiple options. We vacation annually and have found Trip Advisor to be an incredible resource. There is even a category for Romantic resorts. My only caution would be to check the weather. The carribean is VERY HOT in the summer months. November -February represent the best months to vacation in the carribean but are of course more expensive.
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