As everyone know we are coming from overseas for our wedding and we had this planned:
Arrive in LA- stay for 5 days & visit disney/universal (we love us some theme parks) & sight see
Day 6 -9 - drive from LA to Las Vegas by Joshua Tree & Lake Havasu.
Day 10 - 18 - Las Vegas, wedding & area sightseeing
Day 19 - 21- San Francisco (Fly)
Day 22 - 27 - Drive from SF back to LA via Yellowstone & other places.
Day 27- Fly to Hawaii (Honolulu)
Day 34- Fly Home
I have been to every place except Hawaii and FI has been to none (which doesn't concern me much as I loved all of these places) and it is a little bit expensive especially Hawaii (as we want to be in a beach resort not a high tower in the city).
Approx $10,000 each including all airfares
Today a travel agent friend sent over a great deal to Thailand for around our honeymoon time. It would be $1600 for 16 nights at a 5 star resort. My mum and Dad & aunts & uncles have already booked and paid today (it is a really good deal).
We can do the first 18 days of the trip as planned come home for 2-3 weeks and work then go off to Thailand and save about $4,000 each. We got enaged in Thailand and it was also the destination of our first overseas holiday together (it is cheaper than holidaying in Australia). Both of our works would also be happier with this option as they wouldn't need to get temps in as we would just be away in about 2 two week blocks.
So what would you do?