Honeymoons


Sao Tome and Principe – you heard it here first!

  • November 11, 2010
Bom Bom Island - restaurant

Leading honeymoon expert, Rachel Hambro, talks to me about why Sao Tome and Principe is her new favourite honeymoon destination. (I have to say that photo below looks absolutely amazing) “….Because no-one has really caught on yet, so it’s totally original, with a perfect mix of both culture and exquisite beach. It’s just off the coast of Gabon on the West cost of Africa. You do have to choose your dates carefully as the flights don’t leave every day.” “There are a plenty of activities from visiting the old chocolate and coffee plantations, learning how chocolate is made and watching…

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Going against the Honeymoon grain!

  • September 28, 2010

A great friend of mine has just started working at Original Travel and was telling me about some of the amazing honeymoons that they organize. I asked her if I could feature a selection on LMW as I’ve only had one honeymoon so I’m lacking a bit of inspiration in that department! “Nepal and Oman for a honeymoon? I wasn’t sure about it myself, which is why I didn’t tell my wife until we got to Delhi airport for the onward transfer. There was not that much beach action, and a lot of hills and culture, so it was a…

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Real Life Honeymoon – Cocoa Island, Maldives

  • September 24, 2009
deck

Between the mangrove and blossoming frangipani trees is a sandy pathway covered with hibiscus flowers that change from yellow to red when they fall to the ground in the evening. We walk along the perimeter of the island shuffling our feet in the water. There are black crows that circle the island overseeing their land while the water hens, herons, and gannet keep watch of shore. Wooden swings and hammocks hang on trees, and huts with lounge chairs are scattered all over the island – each one feeling like you’ve Christopher Columbused a secret chill-out zone. The Maldives are a…

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Honeymoon choices UK and abroad

  • July 8, 2009

The majority of couples choose to jet away straight after their wedding, normally the next day, but we decided to delay ours seeing as we got married so close to Christmas. We wanted to celebrate Christmas and New Year with our families and friends, go back to work for a few weeks and then head off and enjoy ourselves towards the end of January, when it was all cold and bleak and we had a chance to take a breather post wedding. This is going to be the one chance when you can (if you decide that is what you…

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