https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:12:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2522065 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 05:07:23 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2522065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd go to Tofino if I were you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2521670 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:28:04 +0000 daniellemybelle 2521670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Yikes. It's hard not to worry about this but I am just going to slather in insect repellent! I just ordered it on Amazon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2521047 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:46:55 +0000 Foodnerd81 2521047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: that is so scary (yet seems obvious). I'm in the northeast and I'm not too worried about it here but just terrifying in general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2520969 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 21:41:37 +0000 FancyGem 2520969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Wow! I live in one of those areas. Seems like we will hard time avoiding the Zika Virus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2520805 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:41:24 +0000 Goldengirl 2520805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been trying to figure out alternative vacations too... we sooo wanted to go to Mexico or somewhere Caribbean. Now will have to wait quite a long time. Also, just read this, might be of interest to some: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/opinion/zika-is-coming.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/opinion/zika-is-coming.html?_r=0</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2520803 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:40:01 +0000 hb3233 2520803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: It sounds awesome! I so want to go!!! Thanks for the tip about off-season. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2520795 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:10:29 +0000 FancyGem 2520795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: No, we are staying at a resort on Exuma. We aren't pregnant, but we may be when we go (or ttc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy/page/2#post-2520791 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:57:04 +0000 mrsjd 2520791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hb3233: Kiawah is gorgeous. I actually recommend going off season. We went at Christmas and it was inexpensive because it was at low capacity. Truly stunning. I prefer Sea Island as a resort but love Kiawah. Especially if DH golfs. Also Charleston is very close and is one of my favorite cities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520713 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:21:50 +0000 Littlebit7 2520713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: yep we love it too! We go one or two times a year, every year even since we moved 8 hours away. We typically rent a house but we stayed at the sanderling once for a long weekend. We just started taking lo to the obx and it's been so great! Lmk if you ever need reccs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520708 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:58:05 +0000 SweetiePie 2520708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: DH and I stayed at the Sanderling when we were dating. It was so so chill! We've been talking about going back to OBX now that we have an LO. My family has gone a few times and we always loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520706 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:53:19 +0000 stiletto_mom 2520706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read all the responses everyone. The states seem like the most "budget" option. </p> <p>I am on the east side of Canada so flying to Cali and Hawaii will be far but okay if I can get the right rate. I'm not a big fan of the east coast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520692 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:06:34 +0000 Littlebit7 2520692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about the outer banks? The sanderling in Duck is fantastic if you just want to plunk yourself in a chair. Good restaurants on site, very lovely rooms, and reasonably priced at the end of the season. I don't know where you live, though.<br /> Its very hard to make recommendations without knowing a budget. You say "tight budget" in the first sentence but then throw out Thailand.. Those are not synonymous to me!!! We went to the Caymans last winter while I was 7 months pregnant. I don't know if I'd want to fly longer than that and deal with jet lag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520691 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:03:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 2520691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If Greece, Italy and Thailand from Canada are budget trips, we have very different definitions of "tight budget" :silly: </p> <p>If you really are on a tight budget, the good news is most of the U.S. Is warm in late August. You wouldn't have to go very far south to get heat or beaches. Of course you'll lose some on the dollar exchange rate. </p> <p>What about looking at Groupons? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520681 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:32:57 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2520681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For budget trips, I'm confused about Greece, Italy, or Thailand in high season.</p> <p>The southeast US would be cheaper at that time of year but I don't think there are all inclusives. Those seem to be exclusive to the Caribbean and Mexico. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520655 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:14:19 +0000 hb3233 2520655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second all of those pointing to nice beaches in the U.S. People don't necessarily think beach when they think U.S. East Coast, but there are super nice places that have been mentioned - on the Cape and further south. So Cal is also amazing, and probably less likely to rain. I've been to HI (Kauai) once and it was great but a pain to get to from the east coast (if you're on the west coast it will be much easier). Flight delays meant we missed connections both going there and coming back, hence we spent two nights unexpectedly at airport hotels (thankfully on United Airlines $, but still...). If you're still thinking southeast Asia, what about Malaysia or Vietnam as potentially cheaper and less crowded alternatives to Thailand? The main downside of Malaysia is that alcohol is difficult to access, but that presumably isn't an issue for a baby moon :silly: </p> <p>@mrsjd: @jape14: Kiawah Island has been on my bucket list for a long time. I'd kind of given up on ever actually making it there, but your comments are making me think that we should try harder to make it happen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520620 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:45:43 +0000 daniellemybelle 2520620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FancyGem: Definitely is! Though I posted somewhere else about whether to go on the water slides at Atlantis pregnant (if I happen to be) and someone responded, "I'd be more worried about Zika." 😏 </p> <p>Are you going to Atlantis? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520607 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 21:40:33 +0000 FancyGem 2520607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: We are going to the Bahamas as well. Originally planned on going to Mexico, but Bahamas seemed like a safer option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520545 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 16:35:41 +0000 stiletto_mom 2520545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: That's amazing. Thank you for your reply! I'll definitely look into Hawaii as an option! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520541 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 16:17:27 +0000 PawPrints 2520541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Greece, Italy, and Thailand are all places I would want to save for a special future time when you could go for at least 10 days (ideally 2+ weeks) and also not be pregnant. I vote you check out Hawaii, it fills the need to be Zika-free and easy in most ways and not a huge amount of travel time. FWIW I actually found Hawaii to be a very affordable place to eat/drink/be merry on the trips we have taken there. Beaches are public/free, and food really isn't bad at all. Our last trip to Kauai we pretty much lived off of takeout from poke stands. Mmmmm. (Though maybe you're avoiding raw fish - there's kalua pork in that case.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520513 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:34:07 +0000 ocean81 2520513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty sure Zika is in Thailand...I also wouldn't want to go that far away when I'm pregnant. What about one of the Carolinas? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520512 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:25:41 +0000 lawbee11 2520512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If there's a Zika outbreak in the US this summer it'll be Florida, so I'd probably avoid it. Late August is also hurricane season so that's another strike against Florida. I'd probably do somewhere in California or Vegas (nice pools, can go to the spa, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520498 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:01:53 +0000 MoonMoon 2520498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cheap + warm = Florida</p> <p>No way would I fly to Thailand for a week- you lose a day to get there, then jet lag, then it's peak tourist season... Plus that's not exactly cheap </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520491 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 13:53:42 +0000 PinkElephant 2520491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thailand is lovely, but the nice resort places (ie, not in the middle of party central Phuket) are very pricey, and you'll soend lots of time getting there from the US (which may not be very fun when you're in late pregnancy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520483 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 13:43:23 +0000 daniellemybelle 2520483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to the Bahamas (Atlantis) this summer. They have few mosquitos in general and no Zika reported. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520463 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:48:07 +0000 gingerbebe 2520463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hawaii is really not that bad. We really like staying at oceanfront condo resorts and get drinks, good coffee, fresh fruit, and treats at Costco (every island has one) and then lounging at the pool or beach. They all have communal grills that you can grill super fresh seafood on and The thing about Hawaii is that the water is like legit warm and delicious. I'm from SoCal and the beaches are nice but the water is pretty cold! We loved the Maui Kai in Maui - it's a small quiet mostly owner owned building, oceanfront, free parking, daily straightening up, across the street from a grocery store and Snorkel Bob's snorkel rental place, and half a mile from the super posh fancy beach resort area. Any of the condos in Ko Olina in Oahu is also gonna be great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520448 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:21:47 +0000 sunny 2520448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about Arizona? Not the beach but you can park yourself in front of the pool at a resort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520444 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:18:54 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2520444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a Mediterranean cruise? Cruises include all the food and you will get to hit up a lot of different places while still taking it easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520441 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:08:59 +0000 erinbaderin 2520441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vegas? Not all inclusive but you'll have hot weather, you can sit by the pool all day, hit up the outlets to get cute cheap baby clothes, and spend the money you save on airfare on nice restaurants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520439 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:07:34 +0000 skipra 2520439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe Azores? Or somewhere in Spain or Portugal? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/zika-free-babymoon-suggestions-beachy#post-2520416 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 11:22:58 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2520416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd do Orange County, San Diego or Papm Springs to pretty much guarantee warm weather. </p>