Which island for a proposal?
Aug 8th, 2005, 01:35 PM
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Phillyyo: for your secluded beach trip, look into JBTours.com and Silverdeep.com. The pictures are really what the beaches look like!!!
If you're on a college budget, I can also give you other ideas to save you money there. (ex. where some private beaches are so you can set up your own picnic, and where the reasonable places are to eat, like Tiki Hut )
Good luck!
Christie, your welcome about the troll
If you're on a college budget, I can also give you other ideas to save you money there. (ex. where some private beaches are so you can set up your own picnic, and where the reasonable places are to eat, like Tiki Hut )
Good luck!
Christie, your welcome about the troll
Aug 8th, 2005, 02:06 PM
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blamona: Please do give me all your suggestions! We're both pretty frugal and wouldn't enjoy spending a ton of money on dinner. I plan to get sandwich fixings and do that for lunch, and eat at reasonable restaurants at night (maybe 1 or 2 really nice places as a treat).
Aug 8th, 2005, 03:07 PM
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phillyyo: I must warn you it's an expensive island, but here are some tricks:
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Tikihuttci.com (check out menu and prices, really cool place)
thesandsresort.com, then click on resort, then click on Hemmingways, then click on current menu. One of my favs, on a deck on the beach.
The Gecko shuttle now goes to IGA supermarket, where you can get sandwiches and such.
Across the street from the Sands and Sibonne is Saltmills Plaza, with a cafe, some restaurants, and next to that is Danny Bouoys, a pub.
If you are at least 25, you can rent a car a couple of days, in the $30-$60 range per day. Look at tciway.tc and click on autos for all the different car rentals and prices. You can drive down to Pelican beach and practacally have the beach to yourselves, just make sure you take a picnic!! Also picnic at Sapodilla Bay and see Chaulk Sound on the way. The water on Chaulk Sound is so turqouise it GLOWS!!
WhereWhenHow.com is also a good source for info, plus when you land, pick up that magazine for free (anywhere on the island) it will info for everything.
and have fun!
thegecko.tc
Tikihuttci.com (check out menu and prices, really cool place)
thesandsresort.com, then click on resort, then click on Hemmingways, then click on current menu. One of my favs, on a deck on the beach.
The Gecko shuttle now goes to IGA supermarket, where you can get sandwiches and such.
Across the street from the Sands and Sibonne is Saltmills Plaza, with a cafe, some restaurants, and next to that is Danny Bouoys, a pub.
If you are at least 25, you can rent a car a couple of days, in the $30-$60 range per day. Look at tciway.tc and click on autos for all the different car rentals and prices. You can drive down to Pelican beach and practacally have the beach to yourselves, just make sure you take a picnic!! Also picnic at Sapodilla Bay and see Chaulk Sound on the way. The water on Chaulk Sound is so turqouise it GLOWS!!
WhereWhenHow.com is also a good source for info, plus when you land, pick up that magazine for free (anywhere on the island) it will info for everything.
and have fun!
Aug 8th, 2005, 04:53 PM
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Great idea! If I was her and read the forum and all the research you did, I'd be blown away. Not to be read at "the moment" of course, but later. Reminds me of that show "Perfect Proposal" on TLC. Yeah, it's a "chick" show.
Aug 9th, 2005, 08:49 AM
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She loves all those TLC shows 
This whole plan stems from the not-so-subtle comments she makes while watching all those TLC wedding shows. Even though we've discussed getting married and we both know we're going to get married some time after we graduate, she's made it clear that she wants a 'real proposal'. Hopefully this will be real enough for her (I would want to do something like this anyway, and the best part is I doubt she'd ever expect me to do something this elaborate!)
This whole plan stems from the not-so-subtle comments she makes while watching all those TLC wedding shows. Even though we've discussed getting married and we both know we're going to get married some time after we graduate, she's made it clear that she wants a 'real proposal'. Hopefully this will be real enough for her
(I would want to do something like this anyway, and the best part is I doubt she'd ever expect me to do something this elaborate!)
Aug 9th, 2005, 04:26 PM
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Best of luck!!! Can't believe we have to wait til next year for your trip report. Be sure to post. You are going to be busting at the seams to finally let your secret out when the time comes. When is the birthday?
Aug 9th, 2005, 08:17 PM
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I know, it's going to be tough keeping it secret. She's rather nosy at times so I'm having to be very careful. Her birthday is in mid Nov so by then, even if I haven't bought the tickets/made reservations then at least I'll be able to tell her about the trip (disguised as a birthday present of course.) I was thinking of dropping clues for her in her apartment before hand, like a snorkel, flip flops, sunglasses, beach towel etc.
