How To Survive Your Honeymoon Written by Alexis Miller
Romantic Honeymoon Destinations To Discover Each OtherOnce you've mortgaged rest of your life for dress and ceremony, made all sorts of promises in front of everyone you know and danced with your long-lost fifth cousin twice removed, you deserve a little time off to recuperate. It's called a honeymoon. Your honeymoon is that wonderful period of grace between fantasy of your wedding and reality of simply being an old married couple. It's a time for two of you to get to know each other as well as two people who are going to spend next couple of days alone with only each other for company can. But not so alone that you can't ring for room service when you need it. According to a recent survey by Modern Bride magazine, newlyweds are certainly not loathe to shell out when it comes to spending up on their honeymoon - on average, newlyweds spend $3,700 on their honeymoon. For average wage earner, that's almost 10% of their annual income. Honeymoon spending is high for a number of reasons. Firstly, for most of us it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to live it up, favoring luxurious resorts and exotic cruises over a two-star just-off-the-highway motel. And honeymoon is generally not time for going to stay with mad old Aunty Gladys who you haven't seen since you were five. No, honeymooners want their day in sun, a time to luxuriate in newness of coupledom and they are usually looking for something special. So if that means ordering that second bottle of champagne, or deciding on lobster for dinner, most honeymooners don't give it a second thought. To compile their list of Top 10 honeymoon destinations, Modern Bride survey factored in romance, ambience, affordability, seclusion, culture and adventure amongst its list of important qualities. Here are results for overall excellence:
| | The Gateway To The WestWritten by VMT Singuillo
Ever heard of Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri? Probably many of you are more familiar with Statue of Liberty in New York and Golden Gate in San Francisco, but how about Gateway Arch? The Gateway Arch is a Jefferson National Expansion Memorial which symbolizes America's expansion to West. It stands at 630 feet high and is currently tallest memorial in US - even taller than Statue of Liberty. As you enter city of Saint Louis, this three-sided enormous structure can be easily seen looming above skyrise buildings of city. Made of stainless steel with its free standing structure, it holds as number one tourist attraction of Saint Louis. It is fascinating to note that arch can accommodate people inside its structure. It has two trams each located on its North and South ends which can carry passengers up to its tallest peak where visitors can view whole city
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