Comments on: Wisdom of crowds, part 1: Honeymoons http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/ bubbling enthusiasm for $arbitrary_topic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:57:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jemma http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3963 jemma Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:10:49 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3963 Croatia is really beautiful, and unspoilt. I would go there for my honeymoon if I hadn't been so recently Croatia is really beautiful, and unspoilt. I would go there for my honeymoon if I hadn’t been so recently

]]> By: Suw http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 Suw Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:00:06 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3934 Thanks for the ideas! Kev's been keeping a close eye. Do keep commenting if you have any other suggestions. Thanks for the ideas! Kev’s been keeping a close eye. Do keep commenting if you have any other suggestions.

]]> By: kim siciliano http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 kim siciliano Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:23:45 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3919 greece! that's where i'm going ;) i've heard that there are tons of stray cats around. so i guess that's good on the purring front. greece! that’s where i’m going ;)
i’ve heard that there are tons of stray cats around. so i guess that’s good on the purring front.

]]> By: Maria Pooley http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3910 Maria Pooley Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:26:57 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3910 Hello, If you don't want to go too far and you want warmth can I recommend Morocco? A work colleague from Australia is going over for Xmas as she needs her sun top-up, and I'm told it's great. Obviously you would have to find somewhere more rural and quiet than the capital though... Hello,
If you don’t want to go too far and you want warmth can I recommend Morocco? A work colleague from Australia is going over for Xmas as she needs her sun top-up, and I’m told it’s great. Obviously you would have to find somewhere more rural and quiet than the capital though…

]]> By: Rachel Clarke http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3897 Rachel Clarke Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:12:30 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3897 To get the warmth you are probably looking at Southern Hemisphere? I've got no absolute recommendations but I can point you towards http://www.kuoni.co.uk/, a company I think does a lot of good holidays, such as Mozambique. Always my favourite brochure for browsing as they have some great suggestions. To get the warmth you are probably looking at Southern Hemisphere? I’ve got no absolute recommendations but I can point you towards http://www.kuoni.co.uk/, a company I think does a lot of good holidays, such as Mozambique. Always my favourite brochure for browsing as they have some great suggestions.

]]> By: Stephanie Booth http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3896 Stephanie Booth Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:08:54 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3896 Otherwise, maybe this -- but it's not a no-jetlag one: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/11/30/vacation_was_gl.html Otherwise, maybe this — but it’s not a no-jetlag one: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/11/30/vacation_was_gl.html

]]> By: Stephanie Booth http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3895 Stephanie Booth Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:08:21 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3895 Tunisia? Not sure how it is in feb, or if it's maiden-name friendly, but both grandparents and parents have been there and said it was really lovely. Tunisia? Not sure how it is in feb, or if it’s maiden-name friendly, but both grandparents and parents have been there and said it was really lovely.

]]> By: Jill Walker Rettberg http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/comment-page-1/#comment-3893 Jill Walker Rettberg Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:50:17 +0000 http://chocolateandvodka.com/2007/12/01/wisdom-of-crowds-part-1-honeymoons/#comment-3893 As far as maiden/married names are concerned, I never heard of countries not letting you in with your maiden name - if that were the case, they would have to not let you in if you weren't married, too, surely? What *is* an issue is that you have to make sure you book your flights in your maiden name, which will still be your passport name. I've been so bloody slow getting the passport changed to my married name (and yes, I could have written several blog posts about the name change thing though I never did - I really like my new name though, and am so happy with my decision although my mother still swears she'll never call me anything but my maiden name and I let down my feminist upbringing) where was I? Oh yes, my passport is only NOW at the embassy having its name changed, half a year after the wedding - well I was travelling a lot, you need weeks at home to renew your passport! and now I'm anxious I won't have it back in time to travel to the States for Christmas... Anyway, I've never had a scrap of trouble travelling with passport and tickets in my maiden name, despite that name not exactly being my legal name anymore. As for where to go, I always cross time zone so don't really know - but I have friends who LOVED the Seychelles, aren't they closish timezone-wise? How about drawing a line straight south and seeing where it takes you? We went wine-tasting in Spain which was lovely in July but no, not in February :) As far as maiden/married names are concerned, I never heard of countries not letting you in with your maiden name – if that were the case, they would have to not let you in if you weren’t married, too, surely?

What *is* an issue is that you have to make sure you book your flights in your maiden name, which will still be your passport name. I’ve been so bloody slow getting the passport changed to my married name (and yes, I could have written several blog posts about the name change thing though I never did – I really like my new name though, and am so happy with my decision although my mother still swears she’ll never call me anything but my maiden name and I let down my feminist upbringing) where was I? Oh yes, my passport is only NOW at the embassy having its name changed, half a year after the wedding – well I was travelling a lot, you need weeks at home to renew your passport! and now I’m anxious I won’t have it back in time to travel to the States for Christmas…

Anyway, I’ve never had a scrap of trouble travelling with passport and tickets in my maiden name, despite that name not exactly being my legal name anymore.

As for where to go, I always cross time zone so don’t really know – but I have friends who LOVED the Seychelles, aren’t they closish timezone-wise? How about drawing a line straight south and seeing where it takes you? We went wine-tasting in Spain which was lovely in July but no, not in February :)

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