Top vacation spots for love
When the time comes for couples to make a decision about where to spend their honeymoon, almost everyone wants somewhere with a beach and lots of sun. Automatically, most think of Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados and other similar destinations.
While those are still high on the list, a few surprising locations have been added to the hot honeymoon destination list for 2009.
Audley Travel’s top 10 include Japan and Zambia, Africa, along with Morocco and Indonesia. Other locations, mainly in Africa and Asia, made it on the list as well. Desitnology.com said the top 10 2009 honeymoons are St. Lucia, Maldives, Bahamas, Dubai, Koh Samui, Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, Barbados, South Africa and Seychelles.
Besides the top 10, destinology.com has locations for every part of the world. The top three U.S. locations are New York, Orlando, Fla. and Las Vegas.
For those who are looking for a more inexpensive, yet sunny getaway, Hawaii or California are always popular. Janessa Farris, sophomore and public relations major, said California would be her ideal pick.
“The ideal honeymoon destination is Disneyland, because it is warm and it’s a place I’ve been. So if I don’t get out much, it is OK,” she said.
According to a poll of 25 USU students, Jamaica was the top pick, but almost all said wherever they go, there must be an ocean. Other top choices included England, Greece, Australia and the Virgin Islands.
Some students said Peru or Kenya would be the best, because it would be an opportunity for service. Junior in broadcast journalism Ryan Parkinson said his pick would be someplace unique.
“I’d pick the Dakotas, because I honestly don’t believe they exist,” he said. “We hear about them, but has anyone really been there? They probably are a couple of the globe’s most hidden paradises.”
Though many new sites made it on the “hot list,” the old still remain as desirable as they were 10 years ago.
–tessa.karrington@aggiemail.usu.edu