Hello everyone,

 

Once again, I have now realized that its been well over three and a half months since my last blog entry, and amazed how easy it is for one to get bogged down in "reality" when not on the open road.  Its also been just about three months since returning from my latest trek, a two-week road trip that started in Toronto, Canada en route to Sarasota, Florida, with a side trip to the Grand Bahama Island via ferry thrown in to mix it up.

 

It amazing that no matter how many times I return home, my mind is always forward thinking to the next journey (I'm sure many of my fellow global wanderers can relate!).  Nevertheless, the ever-present realities of work and daily routine tend to take hold during those gaps of traveling.  That said, I recently welcomed a new opportunity to plan the next adventure/escape.

 

10 months ago, I got engaged in Varadero, Cuba and although at the time, the eventual wedding seemed quite a distance off (June 2009), its incredible how fast time has flown.  I now stand with less than a year away from "the big day", and have finally hit wedding planning mode.  As part my task, I've been given the responsibility of scouring the globe for honeymoon destinations.

Call me an obsessive planner, or just way too giddy and excited about the opportunity to travel again, but I've been conducting quite a bit of global research as of late, and have finally narrowed it down to a "Top 10" list, of which I will gradually whittle down to 3 over the course of the next few months.  As I've come to learn, honeymoon planning is a little different, with my fiancee and I seeking a balance of relaxation and a new cultural experience (i.e. beach + trekking).  When choosing my list, I made sure to throw in a mix of various regions that are genuinely feasible options, given our vacation schedules and distance.  It was somewhat of a painstaking process, but slowly cut it down to 10 solid options.  As such, here is the list in its random entirety:

1. Aruba
2. Belize
3. Bermuda
4. Costa Rica
5. Greece
6. Morocco
7. Panama
8. Peru
9. Portugal
10. Turks and Caicos

 

It'll be interesting to see which countries are the first to go, but I've been actively gauging public opinion from friends and family to assist in my decision (yes, I'm an admitted travel geek!).  At any rate, this is where I'll close for now, but hope everyone is keeping the global trek alive and well (be it from abroad or in the armchair).  Stay tuned...