Non ttc poll: vacation suggestions

Re: Non ttc poll: vacation suggestions

• jessimi06 member

  June 2014

  I agree with @NariaDreaming‌, that if they let you go to st. Lucia, go! It's so much more expensive!
  
  We loved Jamaica and Punta Cana was gorgeous as well!

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• lebradford member

  June 2014

  Buttmonkey34 said:

  Try to get a villa in St.John USVI!

  This.

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  IUI #3- June- Follistim 75iu + Trigger + IUI #3  Benched due to a 40 mm cyst. :-(

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• theholmanherd member

  June 2014

  I LOVED Jamaica. We went to Ocho Rios, but there are lots of great places there. Tons to do and see. We ziplined down a mountain and climbed up a waterfall. For something more scenic and less adventurous, Nassau, Bahamas was beautiful. Grand Turk was nice, also, but it's small compared to the other two I suggested.
  

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• Kam10 member

  June 2014

  I also recommend Jamaica! It was by far the best vacation we have ever been on and I can't wait to go back. We have a big trip planned for our 5 year anniversary next year and I'm so excited.

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• AnnaClaire256 member

  June 2014

  St. Lucia is the most amazing place I've ever been. We went for our honeymoon (with a generous donation from my parents) but can probably never afford to go again. If it's an option I would HIGHLY recommend it.

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• KT416 member

  June 2014

  Anything with a St. in front sounds heavenly!

  St. Lucia, St. John, St. Maarten... oh my, so jealous!

  Me: 29, DH: 30

  Married: April, 2011; TTC: July, 2012

  Dx: MFI; June '14 IVF w/ ICSI: 11R, 8M, 5F... 1 5dt, beta #1: 213, beta #2: 621, beta #3: 8545!

  
  
  

  

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• jjgrl55 member

  June 2014

  St. Lucia is my recommendation as well. We couldn't afford it for our honeymoon and "settled" for Turks and Caicos (as if there was any way to "settle" for a Caribbean honeymoon!). T&C was lovely, obviously, but I still wish we could have done St. Lucia.  

  
  

  
  

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• athlete010688 member

  June 2014

  jessimi06 said:

  I agree with @NariaDreaming‌, that if they let you go to st. Lucia, go! It's so much more expensive! We loved Jamaica and Punta Cana was gorgeous as well!

  Good to know!  I think we'll be going to Punta Cana this February!

  

  
  

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• sharrison7613 member

  June 2014

  I would suggest St. John USVI or Grand Caymans or St. Thomas USVI. 

  Have fun, that is great to get away and AMAZING you aren't paying for it. 

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• knitpurl member

  June 2014

  We did a honeymoon cruise through the Caribbean and my absolute favourite was Bonaire. It's a tiny island in the Dutch Caribbean (beside Aruba) that not a lot of people seem to know about, but it's amazing. It's also out of the hurricane belt, so that's a bonus. Aruba is close by if you're more the type to like a Las Vegas'y feel, but personally I prefer the laid back, true Caribbean style.

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• aves0708 member

  June 2014

  I have always wanted to go to St. Lucia or Dominican Republic, so I vote for one of those!!
  

  
  

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  Oct '14: 100mg clomid + ovidrel + IUI#3 =BFN
  Nov 14: 100mg clomid + ovidrel + B2B IUI#4=slow response, bad lining, cancelled
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• RNCrystal member

  June 2014

  Thanks for all the input! I'm still deciding ! Thinking maybe St. Lucia if they will cover it- we went to Jamaica in April so I'd like to try somewhere new. Next choice maybe St. Martin

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• mindaa member

  June 2014

  +1 for St. Lucia  

  Me-37, DH-38

  Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012

  
  

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  He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)

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• rubysi member

  June 2014

  I have never been.. but that is awesome!

  
  

  

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• Lillovebug79 member

  June 2014

  We are going to Aruba at the end of August. I've never been but our friends told us it was their favorite place in the Caribbean. We went to Atlantis in the Bahamas last year and loved it but I'm so excited to go to Aruba. Have fun where ever you decide!

  
  
  
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