Glowworms: Not Just for Kids Anymore

The Sands Turks & Caicos.
Image from http://www.thesandstc.com

A week ago, we went to AAA to look into 2 things: booking the trip to Turks & Caicos and the registry options they offer. They aren't as fancy as some of the sites I looked into, but they offer 2 things that I haven't been able to find yet: there are NO service charges, and gifts are taken off the cost of the trip This means we don't have to pay out of pocket up front and eventually get reimbursed from the gifts we receive; we pay the remaining balance. We REALLY can't complain about that, can we (unless no one gives us gifts towards the trip that is...you wouldn't do that, right?).

We are spending the 1st two weeks of October at The Sands on Providenciales. After looking at their website, I'm pretty excited! We have a studio with a microwave & refrigerator, which means we can keep some snacks and drinks in the room, thus saving a bit of time & money. They have an excursion desk on site so we don't have to do ten tons of legwork if we chose to do any last-minute excursions (the Glowworm Orgy Cruise and horseback riding trips will be pre-booked), we're on what is pretty much the major island of the chain, and have a bunch of other amenities that makes this the right choice for us.

We're too independent to really want an all-inclusive resort; we seriously considered one to make things easier, but decided pretty early on that we wanted more options. We want this to be the trip of a lifetime, and really be able to take in the islands. It's the main reason we are so focused on the honeymoon registry; every gift we receive towards the hotel/flight allows us to save that much more to put toward exploring the history and culture of the islands. I'm super excited about this! It's the last big thing that needed to be taken care of, and is going to be a very well-deserved rest after all the hustle and bustle of planning this wedding.