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8 Ways to Avoid a Honeymoon Nightmare: Passports and Money

  

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Avoid Honeymoon Pitfalls:  Two More Important Steps.

If you have been reading my article on the 8 ways to avoid  honeymoon nightmares, then you know that I have already touched on two of the most important aspects of having a dream honeymoon.  Planning your honeymoon together, and doing your homework on the destinations and resorts you are interested in.  Doing these two alone, increases your chances of a great honeymoon. You can get the honeymoon you are dreaming of by continuing to follow these eight steps.  Here are steps three and four to avoiding a honeymoon disaster.

Step 3 Getting Your Passports Early:  You can never apply for your passports too early!  It is always better to start your passport application early.  There can always be small hang ups with the processing of your passport.  If you have a passport, double check your expiration date, to make sure that it will be current through your travel dates.   It is also very easy to renew your passport if yours is expired or will be expiring soon.  Click Here to learn more passport information.

Step 4 Keep Your Money Safe:   Don’t carry large amounts of cash on you, when you travel.  Most places all over the world accept credit and debit cards now, and usually your bank will give you the best exchange rate.   Divide your cash and credit cards among your spouse and you and never keep it entirely in one wallet or purse.  If something happens to one of the money sources, you will still have the other available to you.  When you are on a tour or off the resort, I always recommend that you put your money and credit cards in either a money belt or travel pouch that goes around your neck and can slide under your shirt where no one can see it.   Most quality resorts, (that I would recommend) have very good safes in the room to keep all of your valuables in when you are not needing them.  The general rule of thumb is to only carry the amount of money you will be needing in any particular situation, the rest can stay in your safe back in the room.  

Tomorrow I will focus on steps 5 and 6 to avoid a honeymoon nightmare.   Step 5: choosing your room, and Step 6: Avoiding sickness

Tami Santini is owner and lead honeymoon and destination wedding designer for Paradise Getaways.  Tami helps busy brides all over the United States design the perfect honeymoon and destination wedding of their dreams.