Well, happiest 50th to al of you. I've just been married 32 years and sometimes it teels like 50 when other times it feels like a honeymoon. I ask my 90 year old mom what her secret is to her happy marriage and her reply is "ignore". I'm still learning.
No Elvis, but we were dressed in shorts and flip-flops and it was in the Little White Chapel on the Strip. Yes it was a spur of the moment elopement. We were in Phoenix for a friends wedding (this was when we lived in Seattle, not Tucson) and had an extra day so we decided to drive up to Las Vegas and get married. That was 40+ years ago.
cathyandsteve - I hesitate to say this but I don't think India is a very "romantic" location.
I agree with Cathy with respect to the 'romantic' aspect, with a couple of exceptions (at least on the Portrait of India tour):
a) as a set the hotels (mostly Oberoi hotels) are the best of any Tauck tour we've been on
b) the 'Tauck special' was a parade to dinner. The parade included elephants, horses, band, ... There was entertainment at dinner and a special fireworks/candle ceremony after dinner in conjunction with India's Diwali Festival of Lights celebration
Those, if not romantic, are at least very special.
When I recommended the Portrait of India and the Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand tour it wasn't driven by the romantic aspect of either.
If 'romance' is the driver, then I doubt that any tour is a good selection, unless it is a private tour for two.
We did Alaska for our 25th -- a week on the water followed by a week inland. It was a compromise. I wanted to try a cruise, because my parents loved cruising, and he wanted to go Alaska (where his plane had refueled on the way to Okinawa, courtesy of Uncle Sam, in 1970). We loved it. (Unfortunately, my husband didn't make it to our 50th, which would have been 2 years ago.)
MCD: so sorry to hear that. I hope you were able to celebrate with other family members. This is exactly why my husband and I celebrate our 50th every year.
We enjoyed our Alaska cruises with family very much.
Thanks, everyone! (We had a great 42 years.) And Wan -- to celebrate my 50th, my daughter took me to a resort in Maine where my husband and I used to go on our anniversaries. It's all good!
One word of caution if you are celebrating an anniversary while on a Tauck tour. (I am using the word caution loosely).
In 2017 we did the Tauck Northern India and Nepal trip. Our anniversary #43 happened during our trip. At the beginning of the trip we filled out a questionnaire and one of the questions was about celebrating birthdays, anniversaries etc. I think it was Mrs. S who checked anniversary.
At almost every hotel we were greeted in our room with a bathtub full of flower pedals or some special bed arrangements and more cake than we could ever eat.
We have #50 coming up in March but our next Tauck trip is not until June. I will keep quiet.
John, we have had the same experiences as you for both anniversaries and birthdays with Tauck.
The funniest was at the Four Seasons in Bali last year. We got back from dinner and there was a gorgeous looking chocolates cake under a glass dome. We were too full, so decided to eat it the next day. When we came back to our room, they had taken it away!
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Well, happiest 50th to al of you. I've just been married 32 years and sometimes it teels like 50 when other times it feels like a honeymoon. I ask my 90 year old mom what her secret is to her happy marriage and her reply is "ignore". I'm still learning.
We just passed through our 40th this year. It's amazing how many trips there have been titled, "Our 40th Anniversary Trip".
Let's see Cozumel, Las Vegas (where we were married), and our Tauck Essence of South America coming up in less than a month.
Happy Wife, Happy Life! 😂
Was Elvis involved?
No Elvis, but we were dressed in shorts and flip-flops and it was in the Little White Chapel on the Strip. Yes it was a spur of the moment elopement. We were in Phoenix for a friends wedding (this was when we lived in Seattle, not Tucson) and had an extra day so we decided to drive up to Las Vegas and get married. That was 40+ years ago.
I agree with Cathy with respect to the 'romantic' aspect, with a couple of exceptions (at least on the Portrait of India tour):
a) as a set the hotels (mostly Oberoi hotels) are the best of any Tauck tour we've been on
b) the 'Tauck special' was a parade to dinner. The parade included elephants, horses, band, ... There was entertainment at dinner and a special fireworks/candle ceremony after dinner in conjunction with India's Diwali Festival of Lights celebration
Those, if not romantic, are at least very special.
When I recommended the Portrait of India and the Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand tour it wasn't driven by the romantic aspect of either.
If 'romance' is the driver, then I doubt that any tour is a good selection, unless it is a private tour for two.
We did Alaska for our 25th -- a week on the water followed by a week inland. It was a compromise. I wanted to try a cruise, because my parents loved cruising, and he wanted to go Alaska (where his plane had refueled on the way to Okinawa, courtesy of Uncle Sam, in 1970). We loved it. (Unfortunately, my husband didn't make it to our 50th, which would have been 2 years ago.)
MCD: so sorry to hear that. I hope you were able to celebrate with other family members. This is exactly why my husband and I celebrate our 50th every year.
We enjoyed our Alaska cruises with family very much.
MCD - Sorry to hear about your husband. 🥲
MCD - So sorry to hear about your husband. We celebrated 46 years last June.
Thanks, everyone! (We had a great 42 years.) And Wan -- to celebrate my 50th, my daughter took me to a resort in Maine where my husband and I used to go on our anniversaries. It's all good!
One word of caution if you are celebrating an anniversary while on a Tauck tour. (I am using the word caution loosely).
In 2017 we did the Tauck Northern India and Nepal trip. Our anniversary #43 happened during our trip. At the beginning of the trip we filled out a questionnaire and one of the questions was about celebrating birthdays, anniversaries etc. I think it was Mrs. S who checked anniversary.
At almost every hotel we were greeted in our room with a bathtub full of flower pedals or some special bed arrangements and more cake than we could ever eat.
We have #50 coming up in March but our next Tauck trip is not until June. I will keep quiet.
John, we have had the same experiences as you for both anniversaries and birthdays with Tauck.
The funniest was at the Four Seasons in Bali last year. We got back from dinner and there was a gorgeous looking chocolates cake under a glass dome. We were too full, so decided to eat it the next day. When we came back to our room, they had taken it away!
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