Four Things I Loved about Provincetown, Cape Cod | The Honeymoon Series

/ No Comments

Hey Sweeties,

What can I say about Provincetown? It’s just the most lovely, most photogenic, most accepting place that I have ever been to. If you love Cornwall i.e. St Ives, you’ll adore Provincetown.

Provincetown was our third destination as part of our honeymoon (read about Boston, and Washington DC) and was the leg of the trip that we outlined for chilling out.

To be honest, I can’t really remember when we were planning our honeymoon, how we settled on Cape Cod and specifically Provincetown? I think it might have started with an accommodation search and built that way, but really we should have considered logistics first because we booked to go out of season which had an impact on getting there and what was open once we arrived. That all being said, I left Provincetown completely smitten with the place. Here’s why –

Four Things I Loved about Provincetown, Cape Cod

Provincetown Cape Cod

View Full Post

Three Days in Washington, D.C – What did we do? | The Honeymoon Series

/ 2 Comments

Hey Sweeties,

Today I am bringing you part two of my honeymoon; last week was Boston, today it’s Washington, D.C!

I would pour yourself a brew, this is a chunky post!

One of the best things to note about Washington, D.C is that aside from food and accommodation, all of your activities can be free, or at low cost, providing you are organised.

When we arrived in Washington, D.C, I suddenly got anxious and stressed that we were not going to get enough time to see everything we wanted. So almost as soon as we arrived at the hotel, I got the map out and started planning our itinerary.  Poor Ian, I started to get quite naggy and bossy that we needed to be organised. As it happened, we had plenty of time to do everything we wanted (for a first trip), as we were realistic with what we could get done in the time that we had. Truth be told, I think we could go back a few more times and still not see everything because there is so much to do there.

It is always worth your time to do your research about a place before a trip and particularly with a city like Washington, D.C, even though as I mentioned a minute ago that nearly everything can be done at zero cost, sometimes you need to book ahead to secure your tickets. However, more on that later.

Three Days in Washington, D.C – What did we do?

Washington D.C

View Full Post

Six Things to See and Do in Boston, MA | The Honeymoon Series

/ No Comments

Hey Sweeties,

Boston, Massachusetts’ capital city, might not be the obvious honeymoon destination, many more commonly favouring destinations like the Maldives or Greece I think to relax and spend time with their other half after what has likely been a stressful time planning their wedding. But, if you’re not the kind of couple that likes to spend endless days on the beach or by the pool, a destination like Boston offers something different, with plenty of opportunity for exploration intermixed with places for downtime.

My husband and I went on our honeymoon last April-May, a year after our wedding. We spent two weeks visiting Boston, Washington D.C and Provincetown (Cape Cod) and it’s about time I shared with you all some highlights from our trip beginning with –

Six Things to See and Do in Boston, MA

Boston

View Full Post

Tipping in America -The European Perspective & Debate

/ No Comments

Hey Sweeties,

I want to discuss today, tipping in America. Having just returned from my trip with Trek America touring the west coast (read my diary here), it was very much a focus on conversation throughout the trip and while we were well briefed about the tipping culture in the USA, we Brits will never quite be on board with this.

I have been to America before –New York and Las Vegas, but having not understood tipping, I didn’t do it as fully as I should have done but during my last trip, being educated about tipping from an actual American provided some much needed context to the culture and thus, changed how I did it.

Tipping in America

View Full Post

Pacific Coast, LA & Tour Summary | Trek America Diary Days 13-14

/ No Comments

Catch up with my Trek America trip so far, days 1-4, 5-7, 8-10 and 11-12.

Day 13 –Pacific Coast & Halloween Party

At the beginning of each day before we head off in the van (unless it’s a free day and we’re not driving anywhere), Lana always shows us the map and talks us through the route that we’re needing to do to get to our next destination. Until this point, we’ve mostly driven across very basic landscapes which I’m not going to lie, is quite boring. However, having been the DJ for the last week (which means I sit at the front with Lana organising the soundtrack for the day –tougher than it sounds when you have an audience to please!), I haven’t been able to just nod off when I like. So it always amuses me when Lana says (to everyone), “you can fall asleep for this first part, but make sure you’re awake and looking at the views through the second part” because I can guarantee you, I want to fall asleep when the view finally gets interesting!

The Pacific Coast, is beautiful! Quite twisty turny so while I get a little bit travel sick, I was grateful for sitting in the front but the west coast is honestly, stunning. But a bit like when we were travelling through Yosemite I had my eyes peeled for bears, the Pacific Coast is all about whale watching and looking intensely at the sea as you’re driving along and questioning every suspicious looking object and ripple is tiring!!

I’ll let some pictures do the talking for a min of the Pacific Coast (Big Sur)…

Trek America Pacific Coast

View Full Post

%d bloggers like this: