Stutts On Travel

Learn about Travel from Alan Stutts

March 29, 2009

Alan Stutts on Honeymoon Travel

Alan Stutts writes that all the details of the honeymoon require one’s attention just as the wedding party does.   Here are some tips to consider for a perfect honeymoon travel regardless of whether you choose the car, the train, the plane or the boat as a means of transportation.

Make reservations in advance and book tickets at hotels in case you make halts on the way to the destination.   Thanks to good planning you’ll benefit from great price discounts; airlines usually sell all classes of seats at the most convenient of prices, but as the departure date approaches, only the business class seats are still available.

Alan Stutts feels that honeymooners also benefit from lots of travel packages, with various options included.   Hence, when you approach an agency for offers and quotes make sure you specify that you are looking for a honeymoon travel solution.   Sometimes people go for the all inclusive variant and leave it to the agency to deal with everything from then transportation details to the hotel reservations, but other couples take a more active approach to holiday planning.

Smart packing is another honeymoon travel tip some people fail to follow particularly when going to areas with warmer climates.   Of course this is not about taking sweaters and jackets when going to Hawaii, but rather about choosing to have some extra apparel items available for more special events, as you may want to wear something other than very casual beach clothes.   Don’t forget to take some water, a few snacks and the essentials necessary for the trip.   By essentials I mean a list of emergency phone numbers, credit cards, cash and passports.

Enhance the atmosphere of the honeymoon travel by means of some carefully selected personal items .   Thus, you can pack a CD with very meaningful love songs, eventually music from the wedding reception or some special rhythms to enjoy in a romantic setting.   Then, keep in mind that hotels provide all sorts of services on request, therefore, if you want to pamper yourself, the honeymoon could be the right time to start.

Feel the spirit of every location to really make the best of your honeymoon travel: try new food, new music, local customs, talk to the people, see relevant local sites and points of attractions.   Should there be any incidents, try not to be exaggerate, keep everything under control and focus on the memorable parts of your honeymoon.

March 29, 2009

Alan Stutts on Hawaii

Alan Stutts writes that there is not one travel agency in the world that would not include Hawaii travel packages in its  holiday offer.  The reputation of these islands as a corner of paradise, the friendly weather, the spectacular surfing waves and lots of other local attractions no longer need advertising as they speak for themselves.   Thus, with such a rich variety of Hawaii travel packages, the tourist needs to look carefully for the most advantageous choice.   Hawaii makes a good destination throughout the year unraveling its attractions to the visitor: there are blue lagoons, palm-fringed beaches, exotic rain forests, beautiful water falls, incredible rivers flowing through spectacular canyons and smoking volcanoes.

Under the name of Hawaii travel packages you can purchase a holiday on any of the six main islands of the archipelago, Molokai, Hawaii, Oahu, Lanai, Kauai and Maui.   Each of them has distinct complex features that make them impossible to exhaust in terms of attractions this is actually the reason why people keep returning for another dream holiday sometimes year after year.  Besides beaches, warm waters and impeccable tourist services, Hawaii travel packages offer visitors the chance to experience first hand exploration of dormant and active volcanoes in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.   This could be the only opportunity to see red-hot lava in a lifetime, as you may never have the chance to see anything like this again.

If the Hollywood Hawaii seems far-fetched, well, you couldn’t be more wrong.   If this was paradise on earth, then, on a sun-drenched group of islands in the mid-Pacific, you could be living a dream.   The truth is that Hawaii travel packages don’t come cheap, but there is a trick about when to plan your vacation so as not to break the bank.   If you want to make the trip during the winter holidays you will most likely find very high prices for the services.

Another idea is not to pick the time of the year when the ocean swell is most favorable for surfing, otherwise you will also find the resorts pretty crowded.   If you’ve found a reliable travel agency you will receive advice in the direction of buying the most for your dollars.   All Hawaii services are next to perfect, and sometimes it is more rewarding to pay for a holiday in a retreated corner than to come in the middle of the most expensive resorts where the luxury strikes the eye.   Moreover, anything too extravagant could also be out of reach in terms of finances.