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bextasy · Oct 21st, 2009, 11:25 AM

This May I am graduating and my boyfriend and I would like to go on a trip to celebrate. I have already been to Aruba and Cabo. I wanted to hear opinions of your favorite places to travel. I mostly sit on the beach so activities and attractions aren't that important.

eyelash_xl · Oct 21st, 2009, 02:01 PM

New Caledonia :)
I went there with some friends after graduating,
it's beautiful, and everyone is so friendly, there
are alot of honeymooners and couples...
you can take a small plane to Isle of Pines. thats where we stayed.
or stay in Noumea, the capital..
The beaches are great. Fiji is paradise, but expensive...

keya · Oct 21st, 2009, 03:01 PM

Again, I have to recommend Thailand. The beaches are amazing, the water crystal clear and massages and spa treatments are so cheap I try to get at least one every day when I'm there. I particularly like the islands off the east coast (you can easily hire a longtail boat/taxi boat and go find your own secluded beach or lagoon) I love Phi Phi island, it's beautiful and fun!

redney · Oct 21st, 2009, 03:31 PM

I second Thailand and also suggest Bali.

Mimster · Oct 21st, 2009, 03:35 PM

Bora Bora - I think that it is the ultimate romantic vacation spots. We missed going there on our honeymoon but will make up for it this anni. The avatar is one of the resort in Bora Bora. You literally sleep above the water in the lagoon.

bextasy · Oct 21st, 2009, 03:47 PM

Okay Bora Bora is my first choice but for right now it is too far!!! I want to stay somewhere close to the US. I live in NY so I was thinking closer like St.Thomas...

MissLianne · Oct 22nd, 2009, 06:02 AM

Hawaii... A Carribean cruise... The Bahamas... US Virgin Islands... St Maarten... St Barths...Bermuda

^^^
I've been to all these places w/ my dbf... We're 24 and had a good time. These are generally the more "upscale" and IMHO safer islands. I'm not a fan of the Dominican Republic, Cuba and new to my list Mexico. I work in the travel industry-- too many horror stories.

missb · Oct 22nd, 2009, 06:57 AM

I would suggest Bali and / Lombok island in Indonesia if you can be bothered with the distance.

Bali is more commercial but still relatively cheap to western standards... Lots of tourists too.

If you want something quieter, Lombok is a great choice.

diamond_lover · Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:12 AM

Maldives off the tip of India. Amazing water and some of the hotels there are soo drop dead gorgeous. That is my ideal place to be proposed to

Not sure how far you actually want to fly since it will be a very very long flight. Turks and Caicos is also lovely. Bahamas is also nice considering the flight is so short.

kroquet · Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:47 AM

What about Bermuda? Not too far from NYC.

HAve fun wherever you go!

bextasy · Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:48 AM

I think we are going to go to St. Thomas! I saw a few threads on it... Any thoughts?

NYCBelle · Oct 22nd, 2009, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Mimster

Bora Bora - I think that it is the ultimate romantic vacation spots. We missed going there on our honeymoon but will make up for it this anni. The avatar is one of the resort in Bora Bora. You literally sleep above the water in the lagoon.

oh thats me and DF's dream honeymoon destination...but it's like 3k or more a night for those over water bungalows...can't afford it

NYCBelle · Oct 22nd, 2009, 10:48 AM

Punta Cana, DR
Riviera Maya, Mexico (below Cancun, more calm)

Never been but would like to go:
Turks & Caicos
Bora Bora
Maldives
Bahamas
Costa Rica
Puerto Rico

sillykitty · Oct 22nd, 2009, 02:30 PM

I loved, loved, loved Barbados & Roatan!

This is Roatan ...

canada's · Oct 22nd, 2009, 02:48 PM

lanai, hawaii is magical.

you have the beauty of the ocean and dolphins that swim up to the shore (natural dolphins from the ocean) and also the stellar mountains with their fairy tale-like mist and greenery.

Oct 21st, 2009, 11:25 AM	#1
bextasy OP <3's TPF Joined: Feb 2007 Location: New York Posts: 4,202	Need Ideas for a tropical romantic vacation This May I am graduating and my boyfriend and I would like to go on a trip to celebrate. I have already been to Aruba and Cabo. I wanted to hear opinions of your favorite places to travel. I mostly sit on the beach so activities and attractions aren't that important.
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Oct 21st, 2009, 02:01 PM	#2
eyelash_xl Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: LA Posts: 20	New Caledonia :) I went there with some friends after graduating, it's beautiful, and everyone is so friendly, there are alot of honeymooners and couples... you can take a small plane to Isle of Pines. thats where we stayed. or stay in Noumea, the capital.. The beaches are great. Fiji is paradise, but expensive...
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Oct 21st, 2009, 03:01 PM	#3
keya Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,906	Again, I have to recommend Thailand. The beaches are amazing, the water crystal clear and massages and spa treatments are so cheap I try to get at least one every day when I'm there. I particularly like the islands off the east coast (you can easily hire a longtail boat/taxi boat and go find your own secluded beach or lagoon) I love Phi Phi island, it's beautiful and fun!
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Oct 21st, 2009, 03:31 PM	#4
redney Lovin' Life! Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,751	I second Thailand and also suggest Bali.
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Oct 21st, 2009, 03:35 PM	#5
Mimster Very very soon... Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 341	Bora Bora - I think that it is the ultimate romantic vacation spots. We missed going there on our honeymoon but will make up for it this anni. The avatar is one of the resort in Bora Bora. You literally sleep above the water in the lagoon.
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Oct 21st, 2009, 03:47 PM	#6
bextasy OP <3's TPF Joined: Feb 2007 Location: New York Posts: 4,202	Okay Bora Bora is my first choice but for right now it is too far!!! I want to stay somewhere close to the US. I live in NY so I was thinking closer like St.Thomas...
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Oct 22nd, 2009, 06:02 AM	#7
MissLianne Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 465	Hawaii... A Carribean cruise... The Bahamas... US Virgin Islands... St Maarten... St Barths...Bermuda ^^^ I've been to all these places w/ my dbf... We're 24 and had a good time. These are generally the more "upscale" and IMHO safer islands. I'm not a fan of the Dominican Republic, Cuba and new to my list Mexico. I work in the travel industry-- too many horror stories.
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Oct 22nd, 2009, 06:57 AM	#8
missb B is for Bags Joined: Jun 2008 Location: J-F*Town, Indonesia Posts: 1,012	I would suggest Bali and / Lombok island in Indonesia if you can be bothered with the distance. Bali is more commercial but still relatively cheap to western standards... Lots of tourists too. If you want something quieter, Lombok is a great choice.
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Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:12 AM	#9
diamond_lover Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 1,506	Maldives off the tip of India. Amazing water and some of the hotels there are soo drop dead gorgeous. That is my ideal place to be proposed to Not sure how far you actually want to fly since it will be a very very long flight. Turks and Caicos is also lovely. Bahamas is also nice considering the flight is so short.

Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:47 AM	#10
kroquet Menopausal M. O. B. Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 9,471	What about Bermuda? Not too far from NYC. HAve fun wherever you go!
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Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:48 AM	#11
bextasy OP <3's TPF Joined: Feb 2007 Location: New York Posts: 4,202	I think we are going to go to St. Thomas! I saw a few threads on it... Any thoughts?
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Oct 22nd, 2009, 10:48 AM	#13
NYCBelle Yahtzee anyone?? Joined: Oct 2006 Location: 57th & 5th Ave Posts: 5,531	Punta Cana, DR Riviera Maya, Mexico (below Cancun, more calm) Never been but would like to go: Turks & Caicos Bora Bora Maldives Bahamas Costa Rica Puerto Rico
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Oct 22nd, 2009, 02:48 PM	#15
canada's Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,796	lanai, hawaii is magical. you have the beauty of the ocean and dolphins that swim up to the shore (natural dolphins from the ocean) and also the stellar mountains with their fairy tale-like mist and greenery.
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