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Location: USA | Monterey, CA area is nice. You can take hwy 1 to Big Sur. The beach is pretty. Beautiful scenery. Carmel by the sea has quaint little shops and there’s great restaurants everywhere. Pebble Beach, Monterey, Carmel Highlands and Carmel By The Sea are all close to each other and easy to get around. Big Sur is about an hour or so away, if my memory is correct. There’s a great burger place up in the cliffs that looks out over the ocean. |
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Location: Idaho | I'm a Disney World and Universal Orlando type of girl!! We too are planning out belated honeymoon trip when my husband gets back from deployment, and even though I would love to go somewhere tropical Disneyworld is always in the back of my mind. The Key's are always a nice place to go too!
We were just done in Florida for two weeks and did not have any problems! It has the ocean if you want it, and a bunch of things to do. :D |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | She specified she wants to go somewhere that is free from Zika.
So what do people suggest?
Florida, Cancun, Caribbean cruises, and Costa Rica.
Ay yi yi...... |
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| Zika is so rare and you only contract it if you are a complete idiot not taking precautions. Carribean, Costa Rica and every other area is safe as far as Zika goes. There are many other unsafe issues as far as international travel goes than to worry about Zika!
Edited by Texas Tornado 2018-01-19 10:59 PM
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Location: Arkansas | I didn't realize it was rare; I thought it was an ongoing problem?? |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Texas Tornado - 2018-01-19 10:48 PM
Zika is so rare and you only contract it if you are a complete idiot not taking precautions. Carribean, Costa Rica and every other area is safe as far as Zika goes. There are many other unsafe issues as far as international travel goes than to worry about Zika!
Maybe you are an expert in viral diseases, but the lady specified that any area with any risk of Zika is out of the question. Instead of respecting that request you recommended Costa Rica, and the rest of the Caribbean, in your infinite wisdom and suggest only an idiot would not take precautions.
Maybe a picture would aid in better understanding.....unless you think the doctors and scientist at the cdc are also idiots. Some people prefer pictures to actual reading:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/world-map-areas-with-zika |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Bear - 2018-01-19 11:31 PM
Texas Tornado - 2018-01-19 10:48 PM
Zika is so rare and you only contract it if you are a complete idiot not taking precautions. Carribean, Costa Rica and every other area is safe as far as Zika goes. There are many other unsafe issues as far as international travel goes than to worry about Zika!
Maybe you are an expert in viral diseases, but the lady specified that any area with any risk of Zika is out of the question. Instead of respecting that request you recommended Costa Rica, and the rest of the Caribbean, in your infinite wisdom and suggest only an idiot would not take precautions.
Maybe a picture would aid in better understanding.....unless you think the doctors and scientist at the cdc are also idiots. Some people prefer pictures to actual reading:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/world-map-areas-with-zika
Thank you Bear |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Zika virus is closely related to the viruses that cause Yellow Fever and West Nile. It’s most notorious as a significant risk to pregnant women because it can cause birth defects like microcephaly and mental retardation. About 20% of people exposed to it develop clinical illness, which is usually mild....rash, fever, joint pain, etc....
Rarely they can develop severe illness like Guillan Barre’ or encephalitis. It isn’t only transmitted by mosquitoes...you can get it via sexual contact, person-to-person contact, transplants, and transfusions.
Treatment is supportive like most viral illnesses.
All-in-all, it’s not something I’d like to risk.
One unique thing about Zika is that if you travel anywhere like mountains above 5-6000 ft you are pretty safe.
I know this because I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bear - 2018-01-20 10:13 AM Zika virus is closely related to the viruses that cause Yellow Fever and West Nile. It’s most notorious as a significant risk to pregnant women because it can cause birth defects like microcephaly and mental retardation. About 20% of people exposed to it develop clinical illness, which is usually mild....rash, fever, joint pain, etc.... Rarely they can develop severe illness like Guillan Barre’ or encephalitis. It isn’t only transmitted by mosquitoes...you can get it via sexual contact, person-to-person contact, transplants, and transfusions. Treatment is supportive like most viral illnesses. All-in-all, it’s not something I’d like to risk. One unique thing about Zika is that if you travel anywhere like mountains above 5-6000 ft you are pretty safe. I know this because I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Most of us that grew up on the border take all these viruses very serious. If I were a young lady that is looking for great places to spend my Honeymoon nothing across the border like Costa Rica are any of the South America areas I would not consider. No going South over the border why risk it, GO north for a Honeymoon. Zika is a problem and risk for a young women that is considering having children. Thanks Bear for bringing this up, because it is a Risk.. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I’m getting married in 2 weeks but my husband is a teacher so we’re waiting until summer to go on our honeymoon. We are starting here in Alabama where we live and going to NOLA and then on across the country and visiting different cities along the way. We’re going to come back through Arkansas and Tennessee. We’re renting a car that’s good on gas and just going where ever we end up. We really don’t have any certain places to visit. Will figure that at on the way. |
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