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Honeymoon planning time line

Congratulations, you just got engaged!   Did you know that the time between Christmas and Valentine's Day is the biggest time of the year for new engagements?  You're in good company if you just got engaged. This is a really exciting time for you and your fiance with lots to think about, like all the [...]

Making winter vacations and honeymoons affordable- top hacks

When it's cold and snowy in their home town, many of My Vacation Lady's clients want to escape to somewhere warm and sunny. The problem is----- so does everyone else. That's why the winter months are the most expensive time to travel to somewhere tropical and beachy. There are some ways to get away that [...]

New for 2025 in the world of Travel

Here are some of the latest announcements in the world of travel brought to you by My Vacation Lady   Planned to go into effect January 8, 2025, the United Kingdom (England, Scotland,Wales, and Northern Ireland) is adding Electronic Travel Authorization requirements for US and Canadian passengers. For Detailed Information see here. This new entry [...]

How we can make your honeymoon special

Times have changed since I got married back in the olden days.  That was when a honeymoon was the first vacation couples took together.  Now, the majority of My Vacation Lady's honeymooners are living together before the wedding or have taken many vacations together. So how do we make our client's honeymoon special?   How can we [...]

Visiting Oahu? Take a hike up Leahi

Have you seen the views of Oahu from the top of Diamond Head?   You will need advance reservations to enter and park (if needed) at Diamond Head State Monument.  These reservations can be made up to 30 days in advance.  Please use this link to make the reservations- https://gostateparks.hawaii.gov/diamondhead/about Just some info on hiking [...]

Survival tips for Winter Honeymoons

You have taken every step to make sure your honeymoon is planned perfectly, but we need to be realistic and stuff happens.  It's already December and whether we want it or not, it's going to snow this winter. My Vacation Lady has some tips for surviving a winter honeymoon.   Take a nonstop flight, if [...]

Black Friday advice- give a gift of memories

When speaking to one of My Vacation Lady's vacation specialists the other day, she told me about her family's idea on gift giving for the holidays. Something you need Something you want Something to read Something to EXPERIENCE Give the gift of Memories.   Share experiences with your family and friends. Toys break.  Game pieces get lost.  [...]

Family friendly Maui

My Vacation Lady is well know for planning Hawaii honeymoons but recently, we've been asked to plan family and multi-generational family vacations.   Most of our clients request Maui and/or Kauai. Here are  some of the most family friendly activities that we might recommend in Maui. Most of our families will spend about a week in [...]

Kauai- a honeymooner’s Paradise

Wailua Falls- photo credit KL Kohn When we started planning our client's honeymoons to Hawaii many years ago, we sent many of our clients to Oahu (to see Pearl Harbor) and Maui- because you have to go to Maui.   If we sent clients to Kauai at all, it would be for 3 [...]

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