Your Honeymoon: Driving or Flying?

Getting to your dream honeymoon is part of the whole experience. If your destination is too far to drive to or if you have too little time to drive, then you will most likely fly. But if your honeymoon is in Disneyworld or a cabin resort in the northwoods of Minnesota or the rolling hills of blue grass Kentucky, driving may be the best choice.

Flying as the Better Option
Flying can definitely be the better option to reach your honeymoon destination. You will save precious time as well as money by buying a honeymoon package that includes your flight. That is the good news. Of course, unless you have the window seat on a bright clear daylight flight, all you will see is the inside of a crowded aircraft. Here are some tips for making that honeymoon flight as wonderful as the rest of the wedding experience. If money is no object, then fly first class, especially if it is a long flight. After the excitement and stress of the wedding ceremony and reception, sitting in a cramped upright position with passenger class food for six hours may be more than you can deal with. Remember to pack your essentials in your carry-on bag, in case your luggage is lost or temporarily delayed. Definitely sign up for trip insurance, because if your flight is cancelled due to weather, sudden illness, a missed flight, or unforeseen misfortunes, you will want to have a serious backup plan in place. If you are landing at night, a more romantic alternative to spending hours finding your rental car and getting lost on the way to your destination is taking a shuttle to the nearest fine hotel for your first evening. You can start off again in the morning, after a swim in the hotel pool and a great room service breakfast.

Driving as the Better Option
A long and leisurely drive through the Napa wine region and then on to Yosemite through the High Sierras sounds romantic – and it really can be. It can also be a frustrating experience if you get behind a long line of slow drivers or a two hundred mile traffic jam. Or it can turn into a bad trip if the weather is terrible or if your car breaks down. Once again, you need a backup plan so that you are not ready to call your marriage off after only three days. If you are planning a long honeymoon car trip, you may want to make certain that you have the kind of relationship that can stand days and days of being confined in a small space. Then, you may want to bring along some great music and even some potboiler books on tape. Great maps and careful trip planning are also essential.

Planning for the unexpected
One of the best ways to avoid problems on your trip is to make reservations for stops along the way in advance. Too often, just when you need them, there are no available rooms for another hundred miles or the only ones you can find are frighteningly bad or far too expensive for your travel budget. If you find a wonderful place along the way that is better than the one you reserved, you can call ahead and cancel. And, yes, make certain your cell phone is charged and that you travel with an emergency kit, flasher, blanket, water and food, jumper cables and supplies to change a flat tire. Once you have insured that your car is in perfect running order and you’ve left a copy of your itinerary with your family, set off into the sunset for the adventure of y our life.